Last updated: November 2021
The project relating to the waterfront of San Girolamo di Bari is an important piece of the mosaic that provides a new design for the entire city waterfront, from North to South: Santo Spirito, Palese, (precisely) San Girolamo, the connection between Bread and Tomato and Torre Quetta, temporary uses on the San Giorgio waterfront, up to the redevelopment of the South promenade. The project which is almost completed, regenerated the seaside part of Bari, making the seaside accessible and link the city with the coastal area by creating a multi-functional space where playgrounds, a cycling path and green open spaces were built to enhance the liveability of the area. In this way, what was previously considered just as an economic and working part of the city became a new center of social interaction by creating a new institutional green space. (Ref.1, Ref.6).
Regeneration of San Girolamo waterfront
Source: https://www.bariinnovazionesociale.it/waterfront-di-san-girolamo-di-bari/
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Grey infrastructure featuring greens
- Alley or street trees and other street vegetation
- Blue infrastructure
- Coastlines
Key challenges
- Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
- Climate change adaptation
- Water management (SDG 6)
- Flood protection
- Coastal resilience and marine protection (SDG 14)
- Coastal protection / hazard mitigation
- Marine and coastal biodiversity protection
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Regeneration, land-use and urban development
- Promote natural styles of landscape design for urban development
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Enabling opportunities for physical activity
- Improving physical health
- Creation of opportunities for recreation
- Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
- Economic development: service sectors
- Tourism support
- Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
- Protection of historic and cultural landscape/infrastructure
Focus
Creation of new green areas, Coastal landscape management or protection
Project objectives
The goals established for the project are:
- create a new image of the neighborhood, with specific focus on the connection between the city and the sea
- water management to promote the beauty of the landscape
- underline the importance of water and vegetation for climate mitigation of the area
- improve the mobility system
(Ref.4.)
Implementation activities
The redevelopment of the San Girolamo waterfront is an impressive work that has affected about 2km of coastline, creating a beach of about 12 meters.
For the offshore works, a partly submerged and partly emerging breakwater was created to protect the coast. The beach nourishment was also created to create the beaches: the two beaches at the ends are sandy, the two power plants are pebbly.
The ground works, nearing completion, concern the improvement of public spaces for citizens and have involved the construction of gardens, squares, walkways, a cycle path, a green belt of Mediterranean scrub, public lighting systems and white sewerage
The project also does not present architectural barriers and provides for the integration of the LVE (Loges Vet Evolution) system in the walkways.
Finally, the construction of a commercial area with premises to be assigned under concession and a square on the sea is planned. (Ref.6)
Climate-focused activities
Climate change adaptation:
- Increase or improve urban vegetation cover to help reduce outdoor temperature
- Protect coastal and freshwater ecosystems to prevent coastal erosion and pollution
- Restore wetlands and/or coastal ecosystems to dissipate the effects of flooding and/or storms
Main beneficiaries
- Local government/Municipality
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Regional government
- Local government/municipality
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Co-management/Joint management
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
City of Bari = initiator of the project, providing the guidelines of the intervention and partially financing.
Regio of Puglia = setting the objectives to be realized at local level to improve the liveability of the whole region. In addition, financing the great part of the project
Stabile Valori di Roma = private company which is in charge to complete the intervention. It has been selected by the municipality
(Ref.2.)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
No
... a national policy or strategy?
No
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
(The intervention was regulated by the guidance "Piano Particolareggiato della Zona di Rinnovamento Urbano B/6 San Girolamo" (Plan for the zone of urban renew B/6 St. Girolamo), which identifies the areas of intervention and sets the guidelines (Ref.3.).)
Financing
Total cost
More than €4,000,000
Source(s) of funding
- Public regional budget
- Public local authority budget
Type of funding
- Earmarked public budget
- Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
No
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Climate change
- Increased protection against sea level rise
- Lowered local temperature
- Strengthened capacity to address climate hazards/natural disasters
- Environmental quality
- Improved air quality
- Water management and blue areas
- Increased protection against flooding
- Enhanced protection and restoration of coastal and marine ecosystems
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
Economic impacts
- Increase of green jobs (e.g. paid employment positions)
- More sustainable tourism
Socio-cultural impacts
- Social justice and cohesion
- Fair distribution of social, environmental and economic benefits of the NBS project
- Improved liveability
- Improved access to urban green space
- Increased opportunities for social interaction
- Health and wellbeing
- Improved physical health
- Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
Type of reported impacts
Expected 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. Il Quotidiano Italiano (2015) Bari, waterfront di San Girolamo: il 5 agosto la consegna del cantiere. Available at Source link 18-6-2020)
Ref.2. Il Quotidiano Italiano (2015) Lungomare di Bari, presentati i progetti di riqualificazione: interventi da Santo Spirito a Torre a Mare. Available at Source link 18-6-2020)
Ref.3. IlikePuglia (2015) Bari: cominicano i lavori di riqualificazione del lungomare di San Source link at Source link (Accessed 18-6-2020)
Ref.4. Comune di Bari (2013) Concorso di progettazione Riqualificazione del fronte-mare di S. Girolamo-Fesca Comune di Bari. Bari: pp. 1-24 (Accessed 18-6-2020)
Ref.5. Lupelli, M., (2013) AVVISO DI AGGIUDICAZIONE PROCEDURA N° L12020. Bari: pp. 1-2 (Accessed 18-6-2020)
Ref. 6 Comune di Bari (no date), Bari Inovazione Sociale – Waterfront di San Girolamo, Available at Source link (Accessed 18-6-2020)
Ref.2. Il Quotidiano Italiano (2015) Lungomare di Bari, presentati i progetti di riqualificazione: interventi da Santo Spirito a Torre a Mare. Available at Source link 18-6-2020)
Ref.3. IlikePuglia (2015) Bari: cominicano i lavori di riqualificazione del lungomare di San Source link at Source link (Accessed 18-6-2020)
Ref.4. Comune di Bari (2013) Concorso di progettazione Riqualificazione del fronte-mare di S. Girolamo-Fesca Comune di Bari. Bari: pp. 1-24 (Accessed 18-6-2020)
Ref.5. Lupelli, M., (2013) AVVISO DI AGGIUDICAZIONE PROCEDURA N° L12020. Bari: pp. 1-2 (Accessed 18-6-2020)
Ref. 6 Comune di Bari (no date), Bari Inovazione Sociale – Waterfront di San Girolamo, Available at Source link (Accessed 18-6-2020)
Regeneration of San Girolamo waterfront
Source: https://www.bariinnovazionesociale.it/waterfront-di-san-girolamo-di-bari/