%0 Journal Article %T RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE PRESERVATION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE %A NICOLETA MATEOC-S£¿RB %A I. I. TOMA %A DIANA BLAGA %A M. RAICOV %J Lucr£¿ri £¿tiin£¿ifice : Management Agricol %D 2010 %I %X The Romanian rural area has a rich culture with a strong traditional character differing from one region to another; the problem here is that the rural area cannot fully valorise its resources because of the lack of not enough promotion of the rural areas and of a proper infrastructure. In this paper, we present measures from the National Programme of Romania¡¯s Development (PNDR) 2007-2013 which aims at increasing the attractiveness of the rural area through renovation and integrate development of Romanian villages for sustainable development. %K village %K development %K cultural heritage %K traditional character %U http://www.usab-tm.ro/Pdf/2010/xii1/economie10_01.pdf