Last updated: October 2021
After 3 years of works, in 2020 the city of Gdynia revitalized one of its largest parks with a panoramic view on the rest of the city. Planned activities had included new greenery (suitable for the local climate conditions), rebuilding vegetation, creation of the educational paths, building water playground facilities and a sensory garden, open-air gyms and improved infrastructure for the disabled [1,2,3]. The final project focused on the renovation of the amphitheatre and the drainage system underground. Residents have been enjoying the park since June 2020 [7].
Park Revitalization in Kamienna Gora (2018)
Grazyna Pilarczyk, retrieved 08/15/2018
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Parks and urban forests
- Large urban parks or forests
- Green areas for water management
- Sustainable urban drainage systems
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Habitat and biodiversity restoration
- Green space creation and/or management
- Regeneration, land-use and urban development
- Promote natural styles of landscape design for urban development
- Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
- Environmental education
- Social interaction
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Enabling opportunities for physical activity
- Creation of opportunities for recreation
Focus
Maintenance and management of urban nature, Knowledge creation and awareness raising, Improved governance of green or blue areas
Project objectives
1) Revitalization of one of the largest public green spaces in the city;
2) Restoration of the underground drainage system, better rainwater management;
3) Creation of a public space for cultural events and social interaction [1,7].
Implementation activities
1) Creating a sensory garden;
2) Building a water playground;
3) Building a lift that will connect two different terraces of the park to enable people with physical disabilities access to the entire facility [1];
4) Construction of new alleys, reconstruction of stairs and lighting replacement;
5) Construction of new alleys and benches in the park;
6) Construction of a new covered stage in the amphitheatre;
7) Modernization of the playground for children;
8) Construction of educational pathways: dendrological and ornithological;
9) Rebuilding vegetation;
10) Planting of native species of trees, suitable for Polish climate and local conditions;
11) New compositions of trees, bushes, perennials and flowers that will make the park look effective in every season [2];
12) Assembly of benches, city hammocks and outdoor gyms [3].
Biodiversity conservation or restoration-focused activities
Biodiversity restoration:
- Restore species (native, endangered, or unspecified)
Main beneficiaries
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Government-led
Type of initiating organisation
- Local government/municipality
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Co-planning (e.g. stakeholder workshops, focus groups, participatory mapping)
- Consultation (e.g. workshop, surveys, community meetings, town halls)
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The District Council advocated the idea and received financial support for the project’s implementation from the city. City Council is responsible for the implementation of the project [1]. The contractor was the AM-FOR company [7].
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
(Local spatial development plan for Kamienna Gora district.(4)(5)(6))
Financing
Total cost
€2,000,000 - €4,000,000
Source(s) of funding
- Public local authority budget
Type of funding
- Earmarked public budget
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Water management and blue areas
- Increased protection against flooding
- Improved stormwater management
- Green space and habitat
- Promotion of naturalistic styles of landscape design for urban development
- Increased number of species present
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Safety
- Increased perception of safety
- Social justice and cohesion
- Fair distribution of social, environmental and economic benefits of the NBS project
- Improved access to urban green space
- Increased opportunities for social interaction
- Health and wellbeing
- Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
- Cultural heritage and sense of place
- Protection of historic and cultural landscape / infrastructure
- Preserved spiritual and religious values
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. Szczerba, P., (2017), ‘That’s how Kamienna Gora will look like after transformation’ (‘Tak będzie wyglądać Kamienna Góra po przemianie’), Source link (Accessed: 24 September 2020).
2. Niezgoda, A., (2017), ‘Park in Kamienna Gora in a new form’ (‘Park na Kamiennej Górze w Gdyni w nowej odsłonie’), Source link (Accessed: 24 September 2020).
3. Wołowicz, A., ‘Park in Kamienna Gora even more beautiful’ (‘Park na Kamiennej Górze jeszcze piękniejszy’), Source link (Accessed: 24 September 2020).
4. Local spatial development plan for Kamienna Gora district (2005), (See attachment)
5. Amendment to the local spatial development plan for Kamienna Gora district (2009), (See attachment)
6. Amendment to the local spatial development plan for Kamienna Gora district (2010), (See attachment)
7. Rb. (2020). Park na Kamiennej Górze dostępny dla mieszkańców (Kamienna Góra Park is available for the residents). TróSource link. Available at: Source link (Accessed: 26 September 2020).
2. Niezgoda, A., (2017), ‘Park in Kamienna Gora in a new form’ (‘Park na Kamiennej Górze w Gdyni w nowej odsłonie’), Source link (Accessed: 24 September 2020).
3. Wołowicz, A., ‘Park in Kamienna Gora even more beautiful’ (‘Park na Kamiennej Górze jeszcze piękniejszy’), Source link (Accessed: 24 September 2020).
4. Local spatial development plan for Kamienna Gora district (2005), (See attachment)
5. Amendment to the local spatial development plan for Kamienna Gora district (2009), (See attachment)
6. Amendment to the local spatial development plan for Kamienna Gora district (2010), (See attachment)
7. Rb. (2020). Park na Kamiennej Górze dostępny dla mieszkańców (Kamienna Góra Park is available for the residents). TróSource link. Available at: Source link (Accessed: 26 September 2020).
Park Revitalization in Kamienna Gora (2018)
Grazyna Pilarczyk, retrieved 08/15/2018
Park Revitalization in Kamienna Gora (2018)
Grazyna Pilarczyk, retrieved 08/15/2018
Kamienna Góra Park in Gdynia after
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