LOCAL AGENDA 21 – LOCAL PLAN FOR SUSTAINABLE ...

27GIURGIUFUNCTIONAL ZONESArea (Ha)PRESENTShare from the TotalUtilities 52.04 2.41Communal husbandry and graveyards 53.53 2.48Special functionality 66.96 3.1Open lands 180.9 8.39Waters 15.8 0.73Forests 40.8 1.89Unproductive lands - -TOTAL BUILT-IN AREAS 2153.74 100I.2.2.4. HousingMunicipal residents live in individual dwellings orapartment buildings (about 50% of the population) inthe residential districts of Oinac, Tineretului, Bucureşti,Centru, Policlinica and Istru.Housing development recorded a boost after 1980.Apartment buildings and individual houses were builtafter 1990, leading to an increase of the total dwellingfund. Most apartment buildings recently constructedare of the type P+4, with some exceptions (P+1 andP+10). The old city had a closed radial structure yetconstruction work in the area has negative impactsand have fragmented the coherence of the urbandesign. Although the municipality has somecharacteristic urban features, housing faces numerousproblems:• Poor quality of the municipal dwellings;• Unfinished apartment buildings at MihaiViteazul Boulevard (near the County Hospital),and the downtown;• Inefficient utilisation of some apartments inbuildings for bachelors;• Absence of amenities for residential districts(day care centres, kindergartens, medicalcentres, libraries, places of worship, sportsfacilities);• Some areas under conflict;• Low densities in some neighbourhoods (Obor,Ghizdarului, Alexandriei and Sloboziei);• Poor quality of utilities in someneighbourhoods;• High pollution levels in some residential areas;• Poor street systematisation in some districts(where most houses are located);• Lack of green and recreational areas in theneighbourhoods and the entire city;• Utilisation of some perimeters in the residentialareas as land for agricultural activities.I.2.2.5. Green AreasAccording to Romanian standards, Giurgiu has adeficit of municipal green. Green areas comprise ofparks, squares and recreational open areas. The cityalso has an Alley Park, 15 squares, an open-airswimming pool and two stadiums. Given that thenational average standard is 13 m 2 ofgreen/inhabitant, of which 12 m 2 /inhabitant isplantations and 1 m 2 /inhabitant is sports amenities,results in a deficit of 804.401 m 2 /inhabitant or 10.8m²/inhabitant. Facilities for sports and recreationalactivities are also in a deficit of 10.665 m 2 or 0.14m 2 /inhabitant, an area smaller with one third of theSNG stadium is located in the Free Trade Zone, andtherefore not utilised much.I.2.2.6. UtilitiesWater servicesGiurgiu has a rather favourable standing in terms ofwater supplies. Aquifer layers in the underground areeasily extracted, and ground streams are used forindustrial purposes. The municipality has a centralwater system for household and public consumption.