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„Europejski Fundusz Rolny na rzecz Rozwoju Obszarów Wiejskich: Europa inwestująca w obszary wiejskie.” Projekt opracowany przez Ministerstwo Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi Projekt współfinansowany ze środków Unii Europejskiej w ramach Pomocy Technicznej Programu Rozwoju Obszarów Wiejskich na lata 2007-2013 Instytucja Zarządzająca Programem Rozwoju Obszarów Wiejskich na lata 2007-2013 Minister Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi Dr Martin Barthel University of Eastern Finland Tales of Periphery The economization of the peripheral location The Case study of Przemysl Periphery ❖ Indicators for peripheral regions: ❖ Location: low density of settlements, remoteness, no real regional centre, inadequate infrastructure, weak educational and health infrastructure ❖ Economy: mono structured, small enterprises, high unemployment, low investments, weak GDP, less innovation and high tech industry. ❖ Demographic: migration, overageing, brain drain, low level of education Question ❖ Which local strategies are used to deal with peripheral location? ❖ Which discourse on periphery is present at remote locations? ❖ Is periphery seen as obstacle or chance? Case Study Przemysl ❖ Location: located on the border with Ukraine (triple periphery), no state university, no sufficient highway, nearest centre Rzeszow ❖ Economic: -9,1% investment, compared to Voivodship, 18,2% unemployment 2012, ❖ Demographic: 2010: 65.000, 2012: 64200, -4,9% migration saldo in 2012, Fieldwork ❖ ❖ ❖ In-depth interviews with local stakeholders Newspaper and literature analysis Analysis of the "strategic sukseu" of the city of Przemysl Using the periphery ❖ Periphery as chance: ❖ Use of untouched environment for the development of tourism ❖ Border Crossing in Medyka as "overland harbor" ( Woznyak 2000) ❖ Cross-border trade, SME ❖ Low cost of work as driver for investments ❖ Cross-Border Cooperation Border Trade ❖ Professionalisation of informal economy ❖ 1. Suitcase trade (1980s - 1990s) ❖ 2. Mrowki ( from 1990s) ❖ 3. Basar Trade ❖ 4. Trade companies ❖ A third of commercial space located on the Basar, roughly a third envolved in trade Tourism in the periphery ❖ Strategic development of Agro- and Ecotourism ❖ Border Tourism ( e.g. Basars, fortification, curzon line, multicultural heritage) ❖ Promoting Przemysl as hub to Ukraine ( first city in EU) Conclusions ❖ The peripheral situation is realized as a challenge ❖ Tourism and Trade are seen as resources ❖ The Border is main determination for regional development ❖ Peripheral location is used For Przemysl the peripheral location is an accepted truth. The city seeks to economize the periphery in order to foster its development. [email protected] Thank you for your attention Dr Martin Barthel Karelian Institute University of Eastern Finland