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8) Post-industrial land revitalization
Sector/Subsector: Social Infrastructure / Built environment and urban services
Description: Most EU countries have entered a post-industrial phase. A result of this
process is the growing size of the areas which have been previously used for military,
mining, industrial or commercial purposes and are now often beset by soil and water
contamination. However, the land itself is often suitable for regeneration. The type of
regeneration is project dependent and can include revitalizing old sites into
residential/recreational/commercial areas, roads or new industrial area, but focusing
on more sustainable production.
Financing needs: ~ € 15bn.
Involved parties: Public (e.g. Ministry of Economy, Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu SA) and
private (e.g. Katowicki Holding Węglowy SA).
Main project barriers:
- Complexity and the need to prepare unique strategy for each brownfield to be
regenerated (each revitalization project is different);
- High project costs (revitalizations requiring soil, surface and ground-water
remediation, and on the top of that development of the new infrastructure);
- Financing constraints (no public funds devoted to the projects yet, high risk for
private investors);
- Legal and administrative constraints.
Socio-economic benefits: Brownfields regeneration is helping old industrial areas
generate new economic activity, contributing to the further development of cities,
creating jobs for the nearby communities, promoting innovation and creating various
areas of low-emission services/ industry.
European Value Added: Rejuvenating brownfield sites falls under the umbrella of
“green” and innovate solutions for economic growth which are supported heavily by the
EU. Additionally, it is fully coherent with EU recommendations for the Member States to
take integrated actions for sustainable urban development.
Project examples:
Multiple brownfield areas in the Upper and Lower Silesia;
Post-industrial revitalization of Nowa Huta (€2 bn).
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6 Cross-sector project appearing also within the “Smart cities - intelligent energy and transport
management” project class.
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Sector/Subsector: Social Infrastructure / Built environment and urban services
Description: Most EU countries have entered a post-industrial phase. A result of this
process is the growing size of the areas which have been previously used for military,
mining, industrial or commercial purposes and are now often beset by soil and water
contamination. However, the land itself is often suitable for regeneration. The type of
regeneration is project dependent and can include revitalizing old sites into
residential/recreational/commercial areas, roads or new industrial area, but focusing
on more sustainable production.
Financing needs: ~ € 15bn.
Involved parties: Public (e.g. Ministry of Economy, Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu SA) and
private (e.g. Katowicki Holding Węglowy SA).
Main project barriers:
- Complexity and the need to prepare unique strategy for each brownfield to be
regenerated (each revitalization project is different);
- High project costs (revitalizations requiring soil, surface and ground-water
remediation, and on the top of that development of the new infrastructure);
- Financing constraints (no public funds devoted to the projects yet, high risk for
private investors);
- Legal and administrative constraints.
Socio-economic benefits: Brownfields regeneration is helping old industrial areas
generate new economic activity, contributing to the further development of cities,
creating jobs for the nearby communities, promoting innovation and creating various
areas of low-emission services/ industry.
European Value Added: Rejuvenating brownfield sites falls under the umbrella of
“green” and innovate solutions for economic growth which are supported heavily by the
EU. Additionally, it is fully coherent with EU recommendations for the Member States to
take integrated actions for sustainable urban development.
Project examples:
Multiple brownfield areas in the Upper and Lower Silesia;
Post-industrial revitalization of Nowa Huta (€2 bn).
6
6 Cross-sector project appearing also within the “Smart cities - intelligent energy and transport
management” project class.
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