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City of Walbrzych: technical assistance for mitigating the social and economic challenges of the city

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  • Provan, Bert
  • Jadach-Sepiolo, Aleksandra
  • Borsa, Maciej

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This report addresses options for city renewal in the medium sized, but shrinking, Polish city of Walbrzych. It provides an overview of the impact of the rapid closure of the mining industry in the mid-1990s, in terms of high unemployment, family poverty, and the transfer of legacy buildings and housing in very poor condition. A range of EU and Polish investment programmes over the last 20 years have brought new industries and urban development, particularly through the creation of a Special Economic Zone. The report reviews current initiatives taking place in Walbrzych and explores these in the context of good practice and options from 25 EU cities, mainly of a similar size and with similar types of problem. A set of four virtual workshops over four days were held involving 9 cities and URBACT domain experts to explore in more detail the experience of Walbrzych and compare it to the problems and solutions in those other cities and networks. These workshops and discussions are described and analysed. The report concludes with an overview of possible next steps for Walbrzych. There are also five detailed case studies which present actions taken in five additional cities, complementing the detailed work in the workshops. The project was funded by the European Investment Bank and the report and the case studies are attached in the format required by the funder. ** Find out more about the project on our website: https://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/CASE/_new/research/Walbrzych/default.asp

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  • Provan, Bert & Jadach-Sepiolo, Aleksandra & Borsa, Maciej, 2020. "City of Walbrzych: technical assistance for mitigating the social and economic challenges of the city," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 121518, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
  • Handle: RePEc:ehl:lserod:121518
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    Keywords

    cities; city size; depressed areas; urban development; slums; urbanism; Poland;
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    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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