Who Comes To The Bucharest Markets?

Authors

Daniel N. Dubei, Brigham Young University
Dr. Sam Otterstrom, Brigham Young University

Keywords

agricultural land, Johann Von Thunen, Bucharest market

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Geography

Abstract

Johann Von Thunen’s model of agricultural land use has done much to explain the use of agricultural land in Europe prior to industrialization. His theory predicts the type of crop produced by the distance from the market. Modern transportation (1) though has improved the spatial pattern of crops and other products; no longer do they follow his theory. Romania is a country that is not yet fully modernized, and I researched how transportation is changing the land use now. I have found that improvements in transportation have allowed many farmers to come to the Bucharest market from further distances than usual. Also I found that certain products, like milk, which according to Von Thunen’s theory is produced close to the market, are now produced 500 km away (2).

Recommended Citation

Dubei, Daniel N. and Otterstrom, Dr. Sam (2014) "Who Comes To The Bucharest Markets?," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014: Iss. 1, Article 203.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/203