LOCAL AGENDA 21 – LOCAL PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE ...

5GIURGIUCONTENTSForeword by UNDP ResidentRepresentative in Romania ..................... 7Foreword by the Mayor of GiurgiuMunicipality.............................................. 9INTRODUCTION ............................................... 10I. ASSESSMENT OF THE SOCIAL ANDECONOMIC SYSTEMS ........................... 11I.1. NATURAL SYSTEM ............................................11I.1.1. LOCATION .......................................................11I.1.2. TOPOGRAPHY.................................................11I.1.3. CLIMATE..........................................................11I.1.4. NATURAL RESOURCES ..................................12I.1.4.1. Water ..............................................................................12I.1.4.2. Land................................................................................12I.1.4.3. Flora and Fauna.............................................................12I.1.4.4. Biological Diversity.........................................................13I.1.4.5. Mineral Resources .........................................................13I.1.5. ENVIRONMENT FACTORS ..............................13I.1.5.1. Air ...................................................................................13I.1.5.2. Water ..............................................................................14I.1.5.3. Land................................................................................14I.1.5.4. Noise Pollution ...............................................................14I.1.5.5. Rainfall............................................................................14I.2. SOCIAL SYSTEM................................................15I.2.1. ECONOMY AND THE BUSINESSENVIRONMENT .............................................15I.2.1.1. Agriculture ......................................................................16I.2.1.2. Industry...........................................................................16I.2.1.3. Construction ...................................................................17I.2.1.4. Transport ........................................................................17I.2.1.5. Tourism ..........................................................................17I.2.1.6. Trade ..............................................................................17I.2.1.7. Evolution of the Private Sector ......................................18I.2.1.8. Dynamics of the SME sector .........................................19I.2.1.9. Services..........................................................................19I.2.2. LAND USE PLANNING .....................................22I.2.2.1. Location..........................................................................22I.2.2.2. Roads and transport ......................................................23I.2.2.3. Land Zoning ...................................................................24I.2.2.4. Housing ..........................................................................27I.2.2.5. Green Areas ...................................................................27I.2.2.6. Utilities ............................................................................27I.2.2.7. Solid Waste Mmanagement ..........................................29I.2.2.8. An area Prone to Natural and Human-InducedHazards .........................................................................29I.2.2.9. Land Use Management in the Built-in Areas ................30I.2.2.10. Town-Planning and Local Cultural Heritage ...............30I.2.3. SOCIAL CAPITAL .............................................30I.2.3.1. Population Structure and Demographic Trends ...........30I.2.3.2. Ethnic Structure .............................................................32I.2.3.3. Human Resource Formation .........................................32I.2.3.4. Social Assistance...........................................................34I.2.3.5. Public Health..................................................................35I.2.3.6. Education .......................................................................38I.2.3.7. Culture and Mass Media................................................40I.2.3.8. Sports and Leisure.........................................................40I.2.3.9. Civil Society....................................................................41I.2.3.10. Public Safety ................................................................41I.2.3.11. Civil Protection .............................................................41II. OBJECTIVES, SCENARIOS ANDPOLICIES ................................................43II.1. CONTEXT...........................................................43II.2. GENERAL OBJECTIVES:...................................44II.3. PRINCIPLES ......................................................44II.4. LEGISLATION....................................................45II.5. PUBLIC HEALTH ...............................................47II.6. Education ..........................................................48II.7. ECONOMICAL GROWTH ...................................48II.8. CONSERVATION OF RESOURCES ANDENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION..................50II.9. SCENARIOS.......................................................53III. LOCAL ACTION PLAN.................................55III.1. INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITYSTRENGHTHENING MEASURES...................55III.2 FINANCIAL PROJECTION .................................58III.3 SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES AND IDENTIFIEDPROJECTS ....................................................67III.4. MONITORING AND EVALUATINGINSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES.....................75III.5 ANNEXES ..........................................................76