Monitoring the Urban Dimension in EU Cohesion Policy
Monitoring the Urban Dimension in EU Cohesion Policy CASE STUDY: TIMIŞOARA, ROMANIA
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TIMISOARA o Second biggest Romanian city after Bucharest o Important economic center (80% from the county economic result, 30% from the region, unemployment rate < 2%) o Attractive destination foreign investors (> 8% from the foreign investments value at national level) o University excellence center (57. 000 students) o Innovative city (52 research institutes) o Intensive multicultural life
Development potential of individual FUAs Draft Trend Scenario 2020 (February 2006)
National Policy for Policentric development
ROP / AXIS 1 “Support for the sustainable development of cities – growth poles” (nominated by Government Decision Nr. 98/27. 08. 2008) o OBJECTIV: encouraging the development of growth poles in order to achieve a balanced development of the country o AREA: city + communities from the “area of influence” joint into an association o DOCUMENTS: IUDP, individual projects o FUNDS: 70 Mio Euro + Funds from other OPs
ROP / AXIS 1 Eligible activities o Rehabilitation of urban infrastructure and improvement of the urban services • urban public infrastructure • transport and mobility of the population • cultural heritage o Sustainable development of business environment o Rehabilitation of social infrastructure, including social housing and improvement of social services
TIMISOARA CASE
HYSTORIC URBAN EVOLUTION Evolution
FUTURE URBAN DEVELOPMENT
GROWTH-POLE ASSOCIATION
GROWTH POLE TIMISOARA - BASIC DATA - o Population: 380. 000 inhabitants(100%) - core city: 330. 000 inhabitants (87%) - influence area: 50. 000 inhabitants (13%) o Surface: 108. 000 ha (100%) - core city: 13. 000 ha (12%) - influence area: 95. 000 ha (88%) o Economic turnover (2003 -2006): - core city: - influence area: 100, 0% 91, 4% 8, 6%
Strategy for Timisoara growth pole Strong point: The historic districts
Strategy for Timisoara growth pole Strong point: The Bega-Banks
Strategy for Timisoara growth pole Strong point: The historic districts
GROWTH POLE TIMISOARA - PROPOSED INTERVENTION - o Rehabilitation of urban infrastructure in the core of the influence area – city center o Extension of the urban public transport network to the communities o Improving the traffic connection and management o Revitalization of cultural heritage o Development of business facilities in the influence area – transfer of functions from urban area o Improvement of social services of the area
MAIN PROJECTS Rehabilitation of public space
MAIN PROJECTS Rehabilitation of public space
MAIN PROJECTS Rehabilitation of public space
MAIN PROJECTS Revitalisation of Bega banks
MAIN PROJECTS Improving the traffic connection and management
MAIN PROJECTS Development of business facilities in the influence area – transfer of functions from urban area
POSITIVE ASPECTS: o There is a special EU program dedicated to the urban development o First strategy for national development based on polar policy o The concept of growth-poles supports directly the urban development of core city and indirectly the development of the rural areas o The program stimulate the cooperation between local public administrations
CRITICAL REMARKS : o The methodology is over-ambitious and therefore too time-consuming o A legal framework delimitation of area/establishment of the association is still missing o The polar policy was compromised by the artificial multiplication of poles (7 growing poles, 13 development poles, over 70 urban poles) o Only investments are eligible. Social networks or activities are not taken into consideration
CITY HALL OF TIMISOARA Arh. Aurelia JUNIE Director Development Department Email: ajunie@primariatm. ro Tel/fax: 0040 -256 -293605
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