%0 Journal Article %T Direc ii generale n dezvoltarea ora ului-port contemporan %A Drago£¿ Horia Buhociu %J Urbanism. Arhitectura. Constructii %D 2011 %I NR&DI URBAN-INCERC %X Port-cities are unique landmarks of the world commercial andsocial history, as crossroads of regional and world trade, assuring thetransition between the coast and the hinterland, acting as transit hubs for goods, people and ideas. They evolved over time, following the humanity general evolution. Our present service-oriented economical systems no longer rely on the industrial port production from the past, while the technological services redefined the relationships between transport and port industries. %K port-city %K urban development %K transport %U http://uac.incd.ro/Art/v2n4a03.pdf