BAIA MARE MUNICIPALITY
THE
LOCAL STRATEGY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
OF BAIA MARE CITY
This
document was published within the project of the United Nations Program for
Development ROM 98/012, with the support of the British Government and guided
by
The National Center for Sustainable Development
BAIA
MARE
2002
LOCAL
AGENDA 21 SECRETARIAT
Mariana Popescu - Baia Mare City Hall, Anca Rat - Baia Mare
City Hall
Working
Group No. 1 - Environmental Protection
Working Group No. 2 - Economic
Working Group No. 4 - Informational Techniques and Communication
UNDP Coordinators,
The Department for Social and Economic Programs
Ruxandra Stan - Social and Economic Programs Manager, Tatiana Stoian
- Social and Economic Programs Asistent
NCSD Coordinators
Calin Georgescu - Executive Manager, George Romanca - Area Coordinator
International Consultants
Frank Price - WSAtkins International Ltd., UK, Mihaela Teaca
- WS Atkins International Ltd. Bucharest
The opinions expressed through this document belong to the authors and do not necessarily represent the UNDP point of view.
Foreword, for the Citizens, City and Surrounding World...
Chapter1 General Presentation of the Baia Mare Area
1.1. Physical-Geographical Characterisation
1.2. Main Historical Milestones
Chapter 2 The analysis of the potential
2.1. The Analysis of the External Environment
2.2. The Analysis of the Internal Environment
3.1. Nature Reserves
3.2. Protected Century-Old Trees
3.3. The Forest Vegetation
3.4. Protected Flora and Fauna
3.5. Green Spaces and Public Parks
3.6. Mineral and Therapeutical Water Springs
3.7. Air
3.8. Surface and Subterranean Waters
3.9. The Soil and Subsoil
Chapter 4 Environmental Protection
4.1. Waste Management
4.2. Noise
4.3. Ecological Education and Specific Community Activities
Chapter 5 Social-Cultural Environment
5.1. Demographic and Occupational Aspects
5.2. Public Health Care
5.3. Social Assistance
5.4. Civil Society
5.5. Education and Learning
5.6. Culture, Sport
5.7. Media
Chapter 6 Citizen SafetyChapter 7 The Economic Environment
7.1. The Analysis of the Economic Situation by Activities, Structure and Organisational Type
7.2. The Dynamics of Baia Mare Economy Between 1996 - 2000
7.3. Employment structure by economic activities: 1996-2000
7.4. Structure / Evolution of the Main Economic Indicators 1996-2000 19
7.5. Business Environment
Chapter 9 Inventory Of The Existing Strategic Resources: Partnerships, Plans, Programs, Sources Of Strategic Information
9.1. Consortiums initiated in Maramures, Baia Mare, 1994-2001 23
9.2. Environment Programs and Projects 23
9.3. Complex and Multidisciplinary Programs and Projects 24
9.4. Social Policy Programs and Strategies
Part II
Chapter 2 Strategic Objectives
2.1. Major Strategic Objectives
2.2. Principles for Urban Management
2.3. International Acts And Documents and Internal Legislation Underlying The General Objectives and The Action Plan For Local Agenda 21 - Baia Mare
2.4. Criteria for Achieving Sustainable Development Objectives
2.5. Perspectives of the Local Administration eGOV/e - BaiaMare
Foreword,
for
the Citizens, City and Surrounding World …
Over the years people succeeded through work and research, often acting brutally, without taking into account the consequences of those actions. Science, which has enabled us to discover the wonders of the world we live in, has not taught us how to treasure them. We made ourselves masters of nature and have passed on this legacy, from one generation to the next.
Are we aware of this legacy? How many times does it cross our mind that one day forests could be gone? That the plants we take for granted might not exist for the enjoyment of our grandchildren will no longer be able to play outside and the families will no longer be able to enjoy weekend picnics.
Development has a price we all must pay. Sometimes the price is bigger that we can pay. It is time to look around and say that we care about our neighbourhoods, communities and the natural beauty surrounding our city. It's time to say that Baia Mare is our City. Why don't we turn it into an oasis of prosperity, cleanliness and safety? IT IS WITHIN OUR POWER!
Thus at the end of the
2000 year, the Baia Mare Municipality started to implement a new project called
Local Agenda 21, which is a framework that gives us the possibility to imagine
how our communitty will look like in the future.
The idea of Local Agenda 21 came up at the United Nations Coference on Environment
and Development (the Earth Summit) held in Rio de Janeiro in 1992.
The Rio Conference acheved consensus in more than one area: first, it secured
a set of agreements between governments which marks a significant advance
in international cooperation on development and environment issues.
Second, it marshalled political commitment to these arrangements at the highest
level and placed the issue of sustainable development at the heart of the
international agenda.
Third, it opened new paths for communication and cooperation between official
and non-official organisations working towards developmental and environmental
goals.
Fourth, it led to an enormous increase in public awareness of the issues that
were tackled in the process - an awareness that ought to facilitate the adoption
of policies and the allocation of additional resources to fulfil the task.
We do believe that each generation has its own chalenges. The today generation has a responsibility to create a sustainable society. We must to assure that the next generations will enjoy the minimum requests for a healthy life. To be able to achieve this historical task we have realized this document, "The Strategy for Sustainable Development of Baia Mare City", and through the production of it, the community of Baia Mare has become an important link of a global movement that promotes sustainable development.
Baia Mare is undoubtedly a very dinamic city, still expanding and changing. One of the distinguishing features of the Baia Mare community is its manifest ability to take on new initiatives and its readiness to respond to changing situations. In drawing together a local strategy we will offer opportunities for people to do their bit, take action and have a say - working across all sectors to create a better more sustainable future.
We will have to re-visit the strategy regularly and amended it to suit the ever-changing situation. This document is a community response and provides real opportunity to identify and adopt sustainable development practices.
As a conclusion, we invite you to imagine a jigsaw puzzle. Every community member holds a piece of the puzzle. Take care not to loose it; it's important for designing the future picture of our city. When all the pieces will be put in their right place, even you will be surprised by what a wonderful picture you have made. Together will make Baia Mare the city wanted by all of us!
We take this opportunity to thank The United Nations Program for Development, The National Center for Sustainable Development, The British Government - The Department for International Development, through WS Atkins U.K. and Bucharest, the local community, the citizens, the institutions, the companies, the NGOs for the solidarity, power and energy they devoted to the achievement of this document and the program Local Agenda 21.
Cristian Anghel,
MAYOR OF BAIA MARE
CITY