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Figure 8: SWOT Analisys of Paolo VI district - Taranto. (Author: M. Positano)
These conditions reveal, on the other hand, interesting opportunities for urban development that
might exploit the presence of the university, the presence of services at urban scale (municipal
offices, hospital, sport centres), the social mixture and new cooperative forms to promote the
transformation of the district. In this respect the enhancement, the extension and the ramification of the University Center within the context of Paolo VI would undoubtedly determine strategic relapses for the rebirth of the district. (Tab. 6)

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