title: Plan to eliminate villages, April 1988.
abstract: In April 1988, the Government of Romania announced a plan to consolidate rural communities by eliminating half of Romania's 13,000 rural villages.  Some are to be replaced with modern cities containing light industry.
mesh_terms: D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005060:Europe; D005061:Europe, Eastern; D005843:Geography; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012383:Romania; D012424:Rural Population; D014505:Urban Population; D014507:Urbanization
keywords: Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Eastern Europe; Europe; Geographic Factors; Legislation; Migration; Migration, Internal; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Romania; Rural Population; Spatial Distribution; Urban Spatial Distribution; Urbanization