Agricultural land use changes in the Valea Lupului between 1965-2010

Abstract

Valea Lupului is situated west of Iaşi and has become a village in 2004, separated administratively from the Rediu. Important land use transformations within Valea Lupului occurred due to its close proximity to the urban influence area. The present paper makes a detailed analysis of land use changes between 1965 and 2010. Changes took place both at the village level and at the built-up area level. These are accompanied by transformations of its territorial borders and surface, the built-up area increasing at the expense of agricultural land. The economic profile of the village has also changed from rural-agricultural to services, meaning that financial power is redirected to the tertiary sector. The results are depicted in a series of graphic and cartographic elements showing the human and economical pressure created by Iaşi upon the village. Urb