URBAN CULTURAL TOURISM PRIORITIES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE TRANSYLVANIAN DEPRESSION

ARABELA MUSCALAGIU¹

¹Colegiul Tehnic „I.D.Lăzărescu”,515600,Cugir, România, e-mail:muscalagiuarabela@yahoo.com

ABSTRACT. – Urban Cultural Tourism – Priorities of Sustainable Development in the Transylvanian Depression. Sheltered by the rich arch of The Carpathians, The Transylvanian Depression is highlighted by the complexity of its defining elements. Our article approaches a fascinating geographical space, with multiple development opportunities. The historical evolution of the Transylvanian Depression has been both complicated and difficult. However, today, in many respects (economic achievements, cultural concerns), it occupies the first place in Romania. Why? The answer is simple: although the wounds of history sometimes don’t let us admit it, Transylvania wouldn’t be itself without the imperial imprint. Along the Romanians there lived, worked and created for centuries Hungarians, Saxons, Armenians, Jewish. The question is: how can we now value our common heritage? In our opinion, the priorities of the sustainable development of the cultural tourism in the towns of the Transylvanian Depression include the articulation of an unitary system of values, turning into account the adjacent rural areas, the rehabilitation of historic centres, finding new ways of ”recycling” the industrial ruins, solving environmental and traffic problems, creating a complete, accurate and accessible database of information on cultural tourism potential, highlighting the attractive elements of the urban space, creating and developing new thematic tours.

Keywords: cultural tourism, heritage, urban space, palimpsest, multiculturalism, sustainable development.

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