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FAMP POPESCU Ruxandra-Irina, CORBO? Răzvan-Andrei and MINA-RAIU Laura
CCASP STUDY ON THE CONTRIBUTION OF EUROPEAN FUNDS FINANCED PROJECTS TO URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
example for other cities that are experiencing problems related to road infrastructure, degraded buildings,
industrial wasteland, an increasing unemployment rates and investors who choose to leave the area for
more attractive centers, from more developed cities (European Association for Information on Local
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Development, 2013b).
2.2. Bydgoszcz (Poland): Revitalizing the industrial zone
Context. Mill Island (figure 4) was a deserted post-industrial area located in the Centre of Bydgoszcz.
The zone sprawled over an area of 6.5 hectares and was neglected and excluded from the plans and
strategies of urban community for about half of century.
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FIGURE 4. MILL ISLAND, BYDGOSZCZ, POLAND BEFORE THE RESTORATION
Source: http://www.czystabydgoszcz.pl/upload/file/735.pdf
In 2004 the City Hall of Bydgoszcz launched a broad strategy for revitalizing the area of Mill Island, which
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covered three essential aspects: (1) maintain the historical characteristics of Mill Island; (2) carry out
and to take into account the requirements, or needs of its citizens and (3) attain the objectives of the EU
with regard to securing and strengthening social cohesion and environmental sustainability (EuroCities,
2013b, p.1).
Project duration: 2004-2012
Main objectives: using the entire potential of the Island for its development in the areas of culture, tourism
and leisure, through the rehabilitation and reconstruction of historic buildings, leisure parks, road and
pedestrian infrastructure, thus fostering economic growth and strengthening social cohesion in the area
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