Last updated: October 2021
The project “Un parco da vivere” (a park to live) within the regional natural park of Lama Balice underlines the social, economic and environmental potential of the place. The project aims at reactivate green spaces in the park and at the same time improving the accessibility for disabled people, through the creation of innovative practices such as sensorial and social gardening. This results in promoting the naturalistic value of the area, to improve the health of people and to enhance biodiversity preservation. (Ref.1.)
Lama Balice park
Source: https://www.primopiano.info/2018/05/17/le-meraviglie-di-parco-lama-balice/
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Parks and urban forests
- Large urban parks or forests
- Community gardens and allotments
- Allotments
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- 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
- Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
- Preservation of natural heritage
- Protection of historic and cultural landscape/infrastructure
Focus
Creation of new green areas, Knowledge creation and awareness raising
Project objectives
The goal is the promotion and preservation of natural parks as environmental and cultural heritages. The project aims at reactivate green spaces in the park and at the same time improving the accessibility for disabled people, through the creation of innovative practices such as sensorial and social gardening. This results in promoting the naturalistic value of the area, to improve the health of people and to enhance biodiversity preservation. (Ref.1.)
Implementation activities
The collaboration between cooperatives resulted in the regeneration of several green areas within the natural park, as well as activities aiming at promoting social inclusion of different groups (the sensory garden and social agriculture are two examples) (Ref.1.)
Main beneficiaries
- Local government/Municipality
- Citizens or community groups
- Marginalized groups: People with functional diversities
Governance
Management set-up
- Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Regional government
- Non-government organisation/civil society
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Unknown
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
Park Lama Balice (regional government) was the place where the regeneration take place, its role is to provide the space for the activities;
City of Bari (local government) is supporting the initiative, by partially financing the project;
Cooperative Traccevedi (non-profit) is organizing and implementing the activities and providing part of the contribution;
Confederazione Italiana Agricoltori (non-profit) is collaborating with Tracceverdi in planning the activities;
(Ref.2.)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
(The city of Bari implemented the Patto per lo Sviluppo della Città Metropolitana (Planning regulation for the development of the metroplitan city) which sets the areas of intervention (Ref.1.))
Financing
Total cost
Unknown
Source(s) of funding
- Public local authority budget
- Funds provided by non-governmental organization (NGO)
Type of funding
- Earmarked public budget
- Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
- Unknown
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Social justice and cohesion
- Fair distribution of social, environmental and economic benefits of the NBS project
- Improved access to urban green space
- Increased visibility and opportunity for marginalised groups or indigenous peoples
- Increased opportunities for social interaction
- Health and wellbeing
- Improved mental health
- Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
- Education
- Increased awareness of NBS and their benefits
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Unknown
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
Ref.1. Un parco da vivere (2017). Convegno “Rigenerazione urbana ed innovazione sociale in un Parco Naturale Metropolitano”. (Website not available in 2020)
Ref.2. Source link (2017). RIGENERAZIONE URBANA E INNOVAZIONE SOCIALE IN UN PARCO NATURALE METROPOLITANO. Available at Source link 18-6-2020)
Ref.3. Parco Naturale Regionale Lama Balice (2017). Reigenerazione Urbana e sociale in parco Lama Balice. Bari: Source link (Attached PDF), Accessed 5-7-2020)
Ref.4 PrimoPiano (2018), Le meraviglie d’un parco che è anche una casa, Available at Source link (Accessed 5-7-2020)
Ref.2. Source link (2017). RIGENERAZIONE URBANA E INNOVAZIONE SOCIALE IN UN PARCO NATURALE METROPOLITANO. Available at Source link 18-6-2020)
Ref.3. Parco Naturale Regionale Lama Balice (2017). Reigenerazione Urbana e sociale in parco Lama Balice. Bari: Source link (Attached PDF), Accessed 5-7-2020)
Ref.4 PrimoPiano (2018), Le meraviglie d’un parco che è anche una casa, Available at Source link (Accessed 5-7-2020)
The walkway for barefooting by Tracceverdi social cooperative
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The synergistic and organic vegetable garden by Tracceverdi social cooperative
Source: https://www.primopiano.info/2018/05/17/le-meraviglie-di-parco-lama-balice/