Sustainable urban strategies for children’s poverty problems in Timisoara’s neighborhoods- Kuncz [articol]

Abstract

The suburban area, not the most attractive part from a city, it represents one of the most important zone for future development of the city. Usually, the highest level of poverty in a city is reached in suburban area. In this way, the development of the city it’s powerful influenced by poverty. That is why it’s essential to elaborate sustainable urban strategies for this areas, taking in consideration all the determinant factors, including poverty. The suburban neighborhoods from the biggest capitals of the world are the most poor ones from the entire cities. This neighborhoods don’t have enough, or sometimes at all, hospitals, cultural buildings, parks, special areas for children, schools, kindergarten, etc. In this environment, children are growing and form themselves for the future. Not doing anything for this areas, to improve the quality of life, we neglect the formation of the children who grow up in an improper environment. This article discusses the problems identified, in a suburban neighborhood from Timisoara, Romania, named Kuncz, the way this problems affects the urbanization of the city and how because of the poverty, this neighborhood is the source for lots of problems including for the problem of the street children. In conclusion we will try to put on the table some different strategies for an sustainable urban development of this suburban zone of the city.