VATRA DORNEI – FORESTRY LANDSCAPE DYNAMICS IN THE PAST 240 YEARS

Abstract

In the last 240 years Vatra Dornei passed many types of politic forms. From a socioeconomic and political point of view during the 240 years, Vatra Dornei represented a obvious development in accordance with the specific potential of Dorna Land, especially mineral and forest resources. Regarding the dynamics of the forest landscape, Vatra Dornei presents an eloquent example of different forms of management of forest areas influenced by: patrimony factors, political decision factors, natural factors, demographic evolution (pressure on the forest landscape). By cartographical statistical, mathematical and aerophotographic models, this study exemplifies the dynamics of this type of landscape in different stages of political and administrative evolution of imperialist, monarchist, totalitarian and capitalist order.