analysis of regional disparities in the development of human settlements in vacea county

This paper aims at analyzing the level and nature of regional disparities in Vâlcea County. The main objectives of the paper are: to present the most relevant aspects of Vâlcea County, to individualize different types of territorial disparities after the rank of county localities (cities, towns and villages), using mainly the statistical analysis method and the graphic method, to identify the advantaged and disadvantaged geographic areas in Vâlcea County and to propose solutions to reduce the identified disparities in accordance with the trends set in the European Union (Strategy 2020).