CASE STUDY: TIMISOARA, ROMANIA

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Monitoring the Urban Dimension in EU Cohesion
Policy
CASE STUDYTIMISOARA, ROMANIA
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coridoare
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TIMISOARA

• Second biggest Romanian city after Bucharest
• Important economic center (80 from the county
  economic result, 30 from the region,
  unemployment rate lt 2)
• Attractive destination for foreign investors
  (gt 8 from the foreign investments value at
  national level)
• University excellence center (57.000 students)
• Innovative city (52 research institutes)
• Intensive multicultural life

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Development potential of individual FUAs
Draft Trend Scenario 2020(February 2006)
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National Policy for Policentric development
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ROP / AXIS 1Support for the sustainable
development of cities growth poles
(nominated by Government Decision Nr.
98/27.08.2008)

• OBJECTIV encouraging the development of
  growth poles in order to achieve a balanced
  development of the country
• AREA city communities from the area of
  influence joint into an association
• DOCUMENTS IUDP, individual projects
• FUNDS 70 Mio Euro Funds from other OPs

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ROP / AXIS 1Eligible activities

• Rehabilitation of urban infrastructure and
  improvement of the urban services
• urban public infrastructure
• transport and mobility of the population
• cultural heritage
• Sustainable development of business environment
• Rehabilitation of social infrastructure,
  including social housing and improvement of
  social services

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TIMISOARA CASE
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HYSTORIC URBAN EVOLUTION
Evolution
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FUTURE URBAN DEVELOPMENT
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GROWTH-POLE ASSOCIATION
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GROWTH POLE TIMISOARA
- BASIC DATA -

• Population 380.000 inhabitants(100)
• - core city 330.000 inhabitants (87)
• - influence area 50.000 inhabitants (13)
• Surface 108.000 ha (100)
• - core city 13.000 ha (12)
• - influence area 95.000 ha (88)
• Economic turnover (2003-2006) 100,0
• - core city 91,4 - influence
  area 8,6

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Strategy for Timisoara growth pole
Strong point The historic districts
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Strategy for Timisoara growth pole
Strong point The Bega-Banks
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Strategy for Timisoara growth pole
Strong point The historic districts

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GROWTH POLE TIMISOARA
- PROPOSED INTERVENTION -

• Rehabilitation of urban infrastructure in the
  core of the influence area city center
• Extension of the urban public transport network
  to the communities
• Improving the traffic connection and management
• Revitalization of cultural heritage
• Development of business facilities in the
  influence area transfer of functions from urban
  area
• Improvement of social services of the area

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MAIN PROJECTS
Rehabilitation of public space
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MAIN PROJECTS
Rehabilitation of public space
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MAIN PROJECTS
Rehabilitation of public space
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MAIN PROJECTS
Revitalisation of Bega banks
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MAIN PROJECTS
Improving the traffic connection and management
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MAIN PROJECTS
Development of business facilities in the
influence area transfer of functions from urban
area
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POSITIVE ASPECTS

• There is a special EU program dedicated to the
  urban development
• First strategy for national development based on
  polar policy
• The concept of growth-poles supports directly the
  urban development of core city and indirectly the
  development of the rural areas
• The program stimulate the cooperation between
  local public administrations

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CRITICAL REMARKS

• The methodology is over-ambitious and therefore
  too time-consuming
• A legal framework delimitation of
  area/establishment of the association is still
  missing
• The polar policy was compromised by the
  artificial multiplication of poles (7 growing
  poles, 13 development poles, over 70 urban poles)
• Only investments are eligible. Social networks or
  activities are not taken into consideration

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CITY HALL OF TIMISOARA
Arh. Aurelia JUNIE Director Development
Department Email ajunie_at_primariatm.ro Tel/fax
0040-256-293605