%0 Journal Article %T URBAN COMFORT IN BUCHAREST. SOCIAL-ECONOMIC PARAMETERS %A Carmen Beatrice Pauna %A Dana Ileana G. Chirvai %J Romanian Journal of Regional Science %D 2009 %I Romanian Regional Science Association %X The undergoing concerns for local and regional development focus also on the territorial analyses. The local socio-economic analysis is naturally followed by the strategic planning of development during which the local public authorities initiate and organize, locally, the economic development of the respective territorial unit. This article is intended to analyze a concrete case, that of the Capital City of Romania, the Municipality of Bucharest. One of Romania¡¯s objectives is to sensitize and educate the civil society, the private organizations and the public authorities towards understanding and observing the urban landscape. In the spirit of the aspects mentioned above, the authors have presented a case study, at the end of this article, in which the reconsideration of the urban architectural framework matches perfectly with the wish of introducing elements of spatial dynamics and of balance. In this spirit, the over-crowded City of Bucharest, which has a density of 9009 inhabitants/sq.km, will potentially be turned into an oasis of social comfort that will positively influence the urban organism. %K local economic development %K urban comfort %K Bucharest %U http://www.rrsa.ro/rjrs/V315.PAUNA.PDF