Last updated: October 2021
A green roof of the total area of 362 m2 was established in a modernized historic neighbourhood in the centre of Bydgoszcz. The rooftop serves aesthetic and recreational purposes for the residents and visitors. Selected plants retain as much as 40-99% of rainwater and absorb air pollution [1].
Arkada Park
Source: https://bydgoszcz.mertis.pl/inwestycja,arkada-park,68.html
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Nature on buildings (external)
- Green roofs
Key challenges
- Water management (SDG 6)
- Stormwater and rainfall management and storage
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Environmental quality
- Air quality improvement
- Regeneration, land-use and urban development
- Regulation of built environment
- Promote natural styles of landscape design for urban development
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Creation of opportunities for recreation
Focus
Creation of new green areas, Improved governance of green or blue areas
Project objectives
1) Creation of green urban space;
2) increasing the aesthetics of the building (marketing);
3) water retention;
4) improvement in the local air quality [1].
Implementation activities
Building a green roof on the total area of 362 m2 with the use of green roof insulation system VEDAG [1].
Main beneficiaries
- Private sector/Corporate/Company
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Led by non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Private sector/corporate actor/company
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Unknown
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The real estate developer is Arkada Holding. Modern architecture of the buildings was designed by ARTBUD architectural studio from Bydgoszcz and the project was implemented by the Dudimar company from Bydgoszcz [1].
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
Unknown
Source(s) of funding
- Corporate investment
Type of funding
- Unknown
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Environmental quality
- Improved air quality
- Water management and blue areas
- Improved stormwater management
- Green space and habitat
- Promotion of naturalistic styles of landscape design for urban development
- Increased green space area
- Increased ecological connectivity across regeneration sites and scales
Economic impacts
- Increased property prices
- Attraction of business and investment
Socio-cultural impacts
- Health and wellbeing
- Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
- Cultural heritage and sense of place
- Improvement in people’s connection to nature
- Protection of historic and cultural landscape / infrastructure
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
1.Polish "Green Roofs" Association. (n.d.). Examples of investments in Polish municipalities (Przykłady inwestycji w polskich gminach). Green roofs and green walls - system solutions and a review of investments in Polish municipalities (Zielone dachy i żyjące ściany – systemowe rozwiązania i przegląd inwestycji w polskich gminach), 52. Available at: Source link (Accessed: 16 September 2020).
2. Rybacka, B., 'Green roofs and walls in Bydgoszcz: experience and realization of projects' ('Zielone dachy i ściany w Bydgoszczy doświadczenia i realizacje'), Conference materials (See attachment).
3. Marklowski, D. (n.d.). Zielone dachy już w Polsce (Green roofs are already in Poland). GLOBEnergia+. Available at: Source link (Accessed: 17 September 2020).
2. Rybacka, B., 'Green roofs and walls in Bydgoszcz: experience and realization of projects' ('Zielone dachy i ściany w Bydgoszczy doświadczenia i realizacje'), Conference materials (See attachment).
3. Marklowski, D. (n.d.). Zielone dachy już w Polsce (Green roofs are already in Poland). GLOBEnergia+. Available at: Source link (Accessed: 17 September 2020).