Volume 2 – 2010

CONTENTS

EDITORIAL

 Services Specialization (a Possible Index) and its Connection with Competitiveness. The Case of Romania

ARTICLES

Methodology to Establish the Borders and Structure of Metropolitan Areas
DOREL ABRAHAM
IONELA SUFARU
VASILE GHERASIM

The Economic and Social Development of the Metropolitan Areas
GABRIELA STANCIULESCU
OLIMPIA STATE
GABRIELA TIGU

The Impact of Metropolitan Development on Recreation Areas Planning
RODICA MINCIU
DELIA POPESCU
MIHAELA PADUREAN

Monograph of the Metropolitan Area Iasi Premises for the Development of Moldavia
VIORICA IONASCU
DRAGUT BOGDANEL

Particularities of the Inter-Community Development Area Alba Iulia from Romania
ANDREEA BALTARETU

BOOK REVIEW

International Handbook on the Economics of Tourism

EVENTS

Papers Presented at International Conferences, with Program Committee, outside Romania
Papers Presented at International Conferences, with Program Committee, in Romania
Books Published by Romanian Publishing Houses
International Projects
Conferences

PhD THESIS AND THEIR RESEARCH RESULTS

Statistical and Mathematical Modeling of the Factors Influencing
the Development of Sustainable Tourism 
IONELA CRISTINA JOITA (MICU)
Scientific Coordinator: Prof. PhD GABRIELA STANCIULESCU

Research on the Importance of Franchising in General
and Sectoral Economic Growth 
DENISA ELENA PARPANDEL
Scientific Coordinator: Prof. PhD GABRIELA STANCIULESCU

Ways of Approaching Religious Tourism through the Offer of Monastic Settlements and the Specificity of Travelers’ Demand for These Destinations
ALEXANDRA-MARIA TIRCA
Scientific Coordinator: Prof. PhD GABRIELA STANCIULESCU

Improving the Management Relationships in Tourism 
CORNELIA PAULINA PODINA
Scientific coordinator : Prof. PhD MARIA IONCICA