Last updated: October 2021
The Tineretului Park is a special vegetation and touristic area, a forest park stretched over an area of over 60 hectares, on the left bank of the Jiu River. It was rehabilitated in 2009 by the municipality and it is the second-largest park in the city. Before its rehabilitation, it was seen as a dangerous area, high in petty crimes. Its rehabilitation was also much needed since Craiova is one of the Romanian cities with the lowest number of green spaces (1,2) .
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Overview
Nature-based solution
- Parks and urban forests
- Large urban parks or forests
Key challenges
- Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
- Climate change adaptation
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Habitat and biodiversity conservation
- Green space creation and/or management
- Environmental quality
- Air quality improvement
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Creation of opportunities for recreation
Focus
Creation of new green areas
Project objectives
1. Protect and conserve biodiversity;
2. Refuge for species and buffers against the impact of climate change;
3. To offer a place to exercise and improve physical and mental wellbeing;
4. To stimulate the recreation and tourism industries, and to be a source of employment for the local community;
5. To offer pollution abatement and cooling;
6. To increase property value in the area (1,2,3).
Implementation activities
Work started by digging, planting of decorative trees, landscaping for grass zones , installation of aesthetic and ambient lighting. The work was conducted during winter time as well. (1)
Climate-focused activities
Climate change adaptation:
- Increase or improve urban vegetation cover to help reduce outdoor temperature
Biodiversity conservation or restoration-focused activities
Biodiversity conservation:
- Protect and enhance urban habitats
- Reduce negative impacts and avoid the alteration/damage of ecosystem
- Protect species
- Undertake specific measures to protect species
- Other
Main beneficiaries
- Local government/Municipality
- Citizens or community groups
- Marginalized groups: Elderly people, Socio-economically disadvantaged populations (e.g. low-income households, unemployed)
- Young people and children
Governance
Management set-up
- Government-led
Type of initiating organisation
- Local government/municipality
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Unknown
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
This was entirely an initiative that belonged to the mayor's office (1). According to a newspaper of the time, one of the reasons the mayor wanted to rehabilitate the park was that he had his villa there and he wanted to increase the value of the land (4)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Yes
(The intervention is mentioned in the Governmental Decision no. 1588/2009, through which the Government approves the project alongside 148 green spaces across Romania. (5) )
... a local policy or strategy?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
€10,000 - €50,000
Source(s) of funding
- Public local authority budget
Type of funding
- Earmarked public budget
Non-financial contribution
No
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
Economic impacts
- Attraction of business and investment
Socio-cultural impacts
- Unknown
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
1. Regia Autonoma de Administrare a Domeniului Public si a Fondului Locativ Craiova (2009), Parcul Tineretului, Available at Source link, (Accessed 30-08-2020)
2. Discover Dolj (2009), Parcul Tineretului din Craiova, Available at Source link (Accessed 30-8-2020)
3. Gazeta de Sud (2009), Lunca Jiului devine Parcul Tineretului, Available at Source link (Accessed 30-8-2020)
5. Romanian Government, DECISION no. 1588 of 16 December 2009 on the approval of the selected projects and their financing under the National Program for Environmental Improvement through the Development of Green Areas in the Localities, (2009), Available at Source link (Accessed 30-8-2020)
6. Municipality of Craiova (no date), Organizational chart, Available at Source link (Accessed 30-8-2020)
7. Yumpu (2009), Profilul si potentialul turistic în regiunea Dolj, Olt, Mehedinti, Vidin, Montana, Vratsa, Pleven, Available at Source link (Accessed 30-8-2020)
2. Discover Dolj (2009), Parcul Tineretului din Craiova, Available at Source link (Accessed 30-8-2020)
3. Gazeta de Sud (2009), Lunca Jiului devine Parcul Tineretului, Available at Source link (Accessed 30-8-2020)
5. Romanian Government, DECISION no. 1588 of 16 December 2009 on the approval of the selected projects and their financing under the National Program for Environmental Improvement through the Development of Green Areas in the Localities, (2009), Available at Source link (Accessed 30-8-2020)
6. Municipality of Craiova (no date), Organizational chart, Available at Source link (Accessed 30-8-2020)
7. Yumpu (2009), Profilul si potentialul turistic în regiunea Dolj, Olt, Mehedinti, Vidin, Montana, Vratsa, Pleven, Available at Source link (Accessed 30-8-2020)
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