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Implementation of Integrated Territorial Investments in Poland – Rationale, Results, and Recommendations

Dagmara Kociuba
Dagmara Kociuba
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Published Online: Dec 31, 2018
Page range: 81 - 98
Received: Jun 22, 2018
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2018-0038
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Fig. 1

Basic allocation in 16 ROPs for ‘voivodeship’ ITIs (in million EUR).Source: own study based on Partnership Agreement (2014).
Basic allocation in 16 ROPs for ‘voivodeship’ ITIs (in million EUR).Source: own study based on Partnership Agreement (2014).

Fig. 2

Spatial range of the proposed FUAs of VCs and ITI support areas in practice.Source: own study based on D. Kociuba 2017a.
Spatial range of the proposed FUAs of VCs and ITI support areas in practice.Source: own study based on D. Kociuba 2017a.

Fig. 3

Sources of financing of voivodeship ITIs with complementary sources.Source: own study based on: https://www.fundusze-europejskie.gov.pl.
Sources of financing of voivodeship ITIs with complementary sources.Source: own study based on: https://www.fundusze-europejskie.gov.pl.

Fig. 4

Allocation for ITIs under ROPs (blue colour) and resources contracted by the end of May 2018 (red colour) (in million EUR), state as of May 2018.Source: own study based on 16 ROPs and 16 detailed description of priority axes of regional operational programmes, and the website of the Ministry of Investment and Economic Development (https://www.fundusze-europejskie.gov.pl).
Allocation for ITIs under ROPs (blue colour) and resources contracted by the end of May 2018 (red colour) (in million EUR), state as of May 2018.Source: own study based on 16 ROPs and 16 detailed description of priority axes of regional operational programmes, and the website of the Ministry of Investment and Economic Development (https://www.fundusze-europejskie.gov.pl).

Fig. 5

Frequency of investment indications under thematic objectives in 26 ITI strategies.Source: own study.
Frequency of investment indications under thematic objectives in 26 ITI strategies.Source: own study.

Characteristics of the implementation of ITIs in Poland.

CharacteristicITI
objectivestrengthening mechanisms for territorial coordination of interventions responding to the functional urban areas’ (FUAs) needs and problems, as well as promoting administrative units’ cooperation in the management of EU funds and territorial development of FUAs;
measurespromoting the partnership model of cooperation between the different administrative units in functional urban areas in the management of EU funds;implementation of cross-sectoral territorial strategies through linking thematic objectives specified in the Partnership Agreement (PA 2014) and regional operational programmes (ROP) to the territorial approach;implementation of joint cross-sectoral, integrated projects responding comprehensively to the needs and problems of cities and their functional areas;
financing measuresESIF TO 1–10;combining funding of one project (implemented in the form of bundles of projects) from different funds (ERDF, ESF) from several priority axes and operational programs;
implementationunder 16 ROPs;under selected NOPs (OP Infrastructure and Environment and OP Eastern Poland);
ex-ante conditionsappointing the ITI union by establishing an institutionalised form of partnership (arrangement, association, or inter-municipal union);developing ITI strategy identifying problems, determining the directions of intervention and including the list of projects;concluding an agreement for the implementation of ITI between the ITI union and the managing authority (MA) of ROP;
area of interventionobligatory in 17 FUAs of voivodeship centres (FUA VC);optionally in 9 selected FUAs of regional centres (FUA RC) and FUAs of subregional centres (FUA SC).

Combining the directions of intervention with thematic objectives.

Direction of interventionThematic objective
dynamisation of efficient and sustainable transport connecting the city and its functional areaTO4, TO7
restoration of socio-economic functions in degraded areas included in the composition of the functional urban areaTO6, TO8, TO9, TO10
improvement of the state of the natural environment of the city and its functional areaTO4, TO6
strengthening of energy efficiency, and popularising low-emission strategiesTO4
strengthening of symbolic functions building the international character and supraregional rank of a given functional area of the cityTO1, TO3
improvement of the situation on the labour marketTO8, TO10
improvement in accessibility of public servicesTO8, TO9, TO10
services concerning health protection, prophylaxis, and social servicesTO8, TO9

Area, population and number of communes implementing ITIs in Poland.

FUAs of voivodeship centresFUAs of regional and subregional centresTotal
area (in thou. km2)38.516.555.0
population (in million)14.83.318.1
number of communes348181529

Legal and organisational forms of cooperation of LGUs and institutionalisation of ITI unions in selected FUAs in Poland.

Name of FUAForm of partnershipEstablishment of partnershipEntrusting the role of IB to ITI unionScope of task delegation
FUA VC
Białystok FUAarrangement2005
association201320141
Bydgoszcz–Toruń FUAarrangement2005/2008
association2010
arrangement20142014/20162
association2015
Gdańsk–Gdynia–Sopot (Tricity) FUAcouncil2003
association2006
arrangement2011/2012
association2011
arrangement20142014
association201520152
Gorzów Wielkopolski FUAassociation1999
arrangement2011
arrangement201320152
Central Subregion (Katowice) FUAassociation2007
association201320132
Kielce FUAarrangement201320132
Kraków FUAcouncil2007
association201320142
Lublin FUAarrangement2005
agreement2014
arrangement201520152
Łódź FUAassociation2012/201320152
Olsztyn FUAassociation2013
arrangement201320142
Opole FUAarrangement20122013
association201320143
Poznań FUAcouncil2007
association201120132
Rzeszów FUAarrangement2005
association2008
arrangement2014
association201520152
Szczecin FUAassociation2005/200920151
Warszawa FUAassociation2000
arrangement201420142
Wrocław FUAdevelopment agency2006
association2013
arrangement201320152
Zielona Góra FUAassociation2006
association2011
arrangement201420142
FUA RC/SC
Wałbrzych FUAcooperation declaration2013
arrangement201520153
Jelenia Góra FUAcooperation declaration2012
arrangement201520152
Kalisz–Ostrów FUAarrangement2008
association201520152
Koszalin–Kołobrzeg–Białogard FUAarrangement201420152
Ełk FUAarrangement201420152
Elbląg FUAarrangement2013
agreement2014
arrangement201420162
South Subregion (Bielsko-Biała) FUAarrangement201520162
North Subregion (Częstochowa) FUAassociation1992/2000
arrangement201520152
West Subregion (Rybnik) FUAunion200220152
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