Revitalization of urban areas as a vehicle of local development

The paper presents a concept of treating revitalization (or urban regeneration) as one of the vehicles of local development. Authors' researches on the development issues disclose the information and communication technologies as the driving force for the institutional change, enhancing public participation in local management of development. The nature of the local development vehicle consists in participatory governance. The revitalization of dysfunctional areas or districts can be an important element of such a process. During the year 2015, Polish State adopted important regulations strengthening social dimension of revitalization. However, the desk research and the consulting work conducted by authors disclose, that managerial instruments implemented under those regulations, are not sufficient for stimulating the broader way of the development, limiting themselves to finding founds for local social policy.