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POPESCU Ruxandra-Irina, CORBO? Răzvan-Andrei and MINA-RAIU Laura FAMP
STUDY ON THE CONTRIBUTION OF EUROPEAN FUNDS FINANCED PROJECTS TO URBAN CCASP
DEVELOPMENT

4. Revitalizing the degraded sports areas (2011-2012) (figure 9) was accomplished by demolishing
the old sports club and building a marina, which offers a wellness center, catering services and
accommodation facilities for potential tourists.
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FIGURE 9. THE MARINA
30 th – 31 st October 2015 ”Strategic Management for Local Communities” Bucharest The project’s results (Loose, n.d., p.13):
Source: Loose, 2011, pp. 62-65

(1) Improving the quality of the cultural infrastructure.

(2) Promoting the Mill’s image and history beyond the borders of the Polish city. Thus, after the
completion of the project, approximately 20,000 people came to spend their free time on the

island, in order to participate in various cultural, educational and sport events).

(3) Improving the business environment in the area (approximately 3,000-4,000 people have
benefited from specialized counseling in the start-up centers, at the premises of the Association

Of Employers and Entrepreneurs, and in various offices for business and vocational training).

(4) In the long run the objectives are: increasing the competitiveness of the area, ensuring and
reinforcing social cohesion, and developing a new brand for the Polish city, taking into account

the strategy of the Mill Island.

Awards. The program that aimed "Reviving the natural heritage on the Mill Island and its surroundings"
has received several awards, of which (EuroCities, 2013a):

(1) in 2008 it received the title “Modernization of the year” from the Polish Ministry of Infrastructure

and Development and from the Ministry of Science and Higher Education;

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