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In almost all developing / under transition countries, people and economic agents tend to concentrate on a larger or a smaller number of cities that become true economic engines, both for their proximate areas as well as for the rest of the country. Developing liveable and sustainable cities, capable to balance social, economic and environmental needs becomes a true challenge for the authorities, city dwellers, business companies and civic society. The present article focuses on Sibiu city, named by Forbes as “Europe’s 8th most idyllic place to live”[1]. It examines the main development directions of the urban model in the context of a vivid pace of transformations in an era of a continuous economic, social, and demographic transition, trying to demonstrate why Sibiu fits among European liveable cities.

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