GEOGRAPHICAL CONSIDERATIONS REGARDING SMALL VILLAGES IN BIHOR COUNTY

The depopulation of small villages is a major problem facing today's society in the context of the migration of young people to the urban environment, which offers numerous opportunities for a better life. Given that a sustainable alternative to stop this phenomenon is the development of technical-urban and social facilities, this study aims to identify and establish the relationships between the specifics of rural localities in Bihor County, Romania, and the related technical-urban and social infrastructure. In this regard, the multi-criteria method was used. The results highlighted the existence of strong relationships in the case of 238 of the analyzed localities (90.3%), which confirms the importance of identifying solutions adapted to the local specifics for the revitalization of the rural environment.