Evolution of Urban Structures in Romania and Some EU Countries

Urban structure consists of all the relationships established in urban areas, between its components: functional, psychosocial, physical and spatial. Developments depend on demographic concentration and socio-economic and cultural differentiated development of member localities. Analysis presented in this material follows changes recorded in urban structure from several European countries for a time period of approximately 30 years. The same analysis was conducted for Romania, highlighting the phenomenon of concentration of urban structure or reducing the concentration, by decreasing share of cities and increasing importance of small and medium towns. After 1990, Romania displayed a phenomenon of emergence of new towns that have led to changes in urban structure.