Augsburg, Germany
City population: 264467
Duration: 2010 – 2010
Implementation status: Completed
Scale: Micro-scale: District/neighbourhood level
Project area: 15000 m2
Type of area: Public Greenspace Area
Last updated: October 2021

The Naturfreibad Haunstetten is an artificially designed bathing lake in the south of Augsburg with a water surface of 9,200 m² and a maximum depth of four meters. After the regeneration of 1,5 hectares of green space surrounding the lake, the baths were reopened in 2010 (Ref. 1).

An outdoor pool surrounded by grass and trees
http://www.naturfreibad-haunstetten.de/index.html

Overview

Nature-based solution

  • Grey infrastructure featuring greens
  • Green playgrounds and school grounds
  • Blue infrastructure
  • Riverbank/Lakeside greens
  • Lakes/ponds

Key challenges

  • Water management (SDG 6)
  • Improvements to water quality
  • Regeneration, land-use and urban development
  • Promote natural styles of landscape design for urban development
  • Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
  • Social cohesion
  • Social interaction
  • Health and well-being (SDG 3)
  • Enabling opportunities for physical activity
  • Creation of opportunities for recreation

Focus

Creation of new green areas, Creation of semi-natural blue areas

Project objectives

1. To provide recreational facilities for all (Ref. 3) 2. To provide access to clean natural water area for swimming (Ref. 3)

Implementation activities

1. Regeneration of approx. 10.500 square meters of the blue areas (Ref. 3) 2. Regeneration of 1,5 hectares of green space surrounding the lake (Ref. 3) 3. Beach volleyball field and the other sport facilities organized (Ref. 3) 4. Children's playground on the island of the bathing lake organized (Ref. 3)

Main beneficiaries

  • Citizens or community groups

Governance

Management set-up

  • Led by non-government actors

Type of initiating organisation

  • Citizens or community group
  • District/neighbourhood association

Participatory approaches/ community involvement

  • Co-planning (e.g. stakeholder workshops, focus groups, participatory mapping)
  • Crowd-sourcing/Crowd-funding/Participatory budget
  • Dissemination of information and education
  • Citizen oversight (e.g. boards, advisory)
  • Citizen science

Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project

Signatures for the preservation of the baths were collected and the Förderkreis der Wasserwacht e. V., together with an independent landscape architect, developed a concept for the rehabilitation and reopening up to the beginning of the bathing season (Ref. 1). Since 2011 the association Naturfreibad Haunstetten e.V. operates the bathing lake (Ref. 2).

Project implemented in response to ...

... an EU policy or strategy? Unknown
... a national policy or strategy? Unknown
... a local policy or strategy? Unknown

Financing

Total cost

€500,000 - €2,000,000

Source(s) of funding

  • Public local authority budget
  • Crowdfunding

Type of funding

  • Earmarked public budget
  • Donations

Non-financial contribution

Type of non-financial contribution
  • Provision of labour
Who provided the non-financial contribution?
  • Citizens (e.g. volunteering)

Impacts and Monitoring

Environmental impacts

  • Water management and blue areas
  • Improved water quality
  • Green space and habitat
  • Increased green space area

Economic impacts

  • Unknown

Socio-cultural impacts

  • Social justice and cohesion
  • Improved access to urban green space
  • Health and wellbeing
  • Gain in activities for recreation and exercise

Type of reported impacts

Achieved impacts

Presence of formal monitoring system

Yes

Presence of indicators used in reporting

Yes

Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports

Yes

Availability of a web-based monitoring tool

No evidence in public records

References

1. Verein Naturfreibad Haunstetten (2020). Naturfreibad Haunstetten. Available at: Source link (Accessed: October 30, 2020).
2. Wikipedia (2017). Naturfreibad Haunstetten. Available at: Source link (Accessed: October 30, 2020).
3. Stadt Augsburg (2017). Naturfreibad Haunstetten – Schwimmen ohne Chlor. Available at: Source link (Accessed: October 30, 2020).
4. Zissler, Miriam. (2010). Lässt die Stadt die Bäder untergehen?. Available at: Source link (Accessed: October 30, 2020).