World Bank2016-06-092016-06-092013-12-20https://hdl.handle.net/10986/24490Integrated Development Plans (IDPs) have been introduced in Romania as a prerequisite for accessing EU funds under the Regional Operational Program (ROP). The IDPs designed for growth poles represent a specific category of strategic planning documents as: 1) they need to be considered within the frame of the national policy to whose implementation they contribute; and 2) they represent a first endeavor to think of development across functional areas rather than confined to the administrative borders of the main cities. The objectives of this report are: i) to carry out a strategic evaluation of the seven IDPs and assess how the current plans compare with the diagnostic of the challenges identified in the work on urban development; and ii) to provide clear recommendations for the improvement of existing IDPs which will contribute to the elaboration of the future generation of plans implemented during the next programming period and will help improve the targeting of investments to enhance their economic impact.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESSIBILITYAFFORDABLE HOUSINGALTERNATIVE FORMS OF TRANSPORTALTERNATIVE FUELARCHITECTSARCHITECTUREAREA DEVELOPMENTARTAUTOMOBILEAUTOMOBILE TRAFFICBASICBIKE LANESBOTTLENECKSBUILT ENVIRONMENTBUILT HERITAGECAPACITY BUILDINGCARCAR TRAFFICCHURCHCHURCHESCITIESCOASTAL ROADCOMMUNESCOMMUNITIESCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCONSERVATIONCRAFTSCRIMESCRIMINALITYCULTURAL CENTERSCULTURAL HERITAGECYCLISTDESCRIPTIONDEVELOPMENT AGENCIESDEVELOPMENT GOALSDEVELOPMENT IMPACTDEVELOPMENT PLANNINGDEVELOPMENT PLANSDEVELOPMENT POLICYDEVELOPMENT PROJECTSDEVELOPMENT STRATEGIESDEVELOPMENT STRATEGYDISABILITIESDISABLED PERSONSDIVERSITYDOCUMENTATIONECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMIES OF SCALEEMPLOYMENTENABLING ENVIRONMENTENDOGENOUS DEVELOPMENTEXTERIOR WALLSEXTERNALITIESFUEL CONSUMPTIONGEOGRAPHYGREEN AREASGREEN BELTHERITAGE BUILDINGSHIGHWAYHISTORIC AREAHISTORIC BUILDINGSHISTORIC CENTREHISTORIC HERITAGEHOMESHOSPITALSHOUSING PROJECTSHUMAN CAPITALINFRASTRUCTURESINHABITANTSINTEGRATED DEVELOPMENTINTERNATIONAL TOURISTSINTERVENTIONINTERVENTIONSLEARNINGLEGISLATIONLIMESTONELOCALITIESMEDIEVAL HISTORYMEDIUM SIZED CITIESMETROPOLITAN AREASMOBILITY INITIATIVESMOBILITY PROBLEMSMOBILITY PROJECTSMODERNIZATIONMOTORIZED TRANSPORTATIONMULTIMODAL TRANSPORTMUNICIPALITIESMUSEUMSNATIONAL DEVELOPMENTNEIGHBORHOODNEIGHBORHOODSPASSENGERSPEDESTRIANPEDESTRIAN AREASPEDESTRIAN PATHSPEDESTRIAN ZONESPOLLUTIONPRESERVATIONPRIORITIESPRIVATE VEHICLEPROPERTY RIGHTSPROTECTED AREASPUBLIC BUILDINGSPUBLIC GARDENSPUBLIC PARTICIPATIONPUBLIC TRANSPORTPUBLIC TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENTSPUBLIC TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTUREPUBLIC WORKSRAILRAIL PROJECTREGIONAL DEVELOPMENTREGIONAL PLANSREGULATORY FRAMEWORKRENOVATIONRESOURCE DEVELOPMENTRESOURCES DEVELOPMENTRESTORATIONRING ROADRING ROADSROADROAD INFRASTRUCTUREROADSRURAL AREASRURAL DEVELOPMENTRURAL ECONOMYSAFETYSCHOOLSSETTLEMENTSSHELTERSMART GROWTHSOCIAL COHESIONSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL EXCLUSIONSOCIAL INCLUSIONSOCIAL ISSUESSPATIAL PLANNINGSTRATEGIC PLANNINGSUSTAINABILITYSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE MOBILITYTARGETINGTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECTSTEENAGERSTOURISMTOURISM DEVELOPMENTTOURIST AREATOURISTSTOWNSTRANSITTRANSPARENCYTRANSPORT SYSTEMTRANSPORTATIONTRUEUNDERGROUNDURBAN AREASURBAN CENTERSURBAN DEVELOPMENTURBAN DEVELOPMENT PROJECTSURBAN ECONOMYURBAN ENVIRONMENTURBAN GOVERNANCEURBAN INFRASTRUCTUREURBAN LANDURBAN PLANNINGURBAN PLANSURBAN POLICYURBAN POVERTYURBAN REDEVELOPMENTURBAN REGENERATIONURBAN SERVICESURBAN SPRAWLURBAN STREETSURBAN TRANSPORTURBAN TRANSPORTATIONUTILITIESVACATIONSWALKINGWASTEYOUTHYOUTH CENTERSReportWorld Bank10.1596/24490