Győr, Hungary
City population: 130308
Duration: 2008 – 2009
Implementation status: Completed
Scale: Micro-scale: District/neighbourhood level
Project area: 28995 m2
Type of area: Public Greenspace Area
Last updated: October 2021

The primary goal and function of the 29,000 square metres large park in Győr-Adyváros is to provide an accessible, modern sports park for all ages (Reference 6). Before the intervention, the area was a green public park, but the renovation added many sports facilities such as running tracks and water fountains along with the existing urban nature (Reference 1). New plants were added to the existing old trees and a Photinia hedge was planted around the park, which is rare in public spaces (Reference 6). A fence has also been added. As part of the intervention, three football pitches, a basketball court, a running track, a playground, a park for retired people and a building serving the fitness park were also implemented. In 2016, an outdoor gym was added to the park, co-financed between the municipality of Győr and Audi Hungaria (Reference 3).

Overview

Nature-based solution

  • Grey infrastructure featuring greens
  • Green playgrounds and school grounds
  • Institutional green space
  • Other
  • Parks and urban forests
  • Large urban parks or forests

Key challenges

  • Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
  • Green space creation and/or management
  • Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
  • Social interaction
  • Health and well-being (SDG 3)
  • Enabling opportunities for physical activity
  • Improving physical health
  • Creation of opportunities for recreation

Focus

Creation of new green areas

Project objectives

The goals of the project include: - reconstruction of the Barátság Park, a sports park of Győr so that the visitors could enjoy its sports facilities in a neat environment (Reference 7); - besides developing the area with the football pitches covered with artificial grass, tennis courts and outdoor gym the project aimed at regenerating the green parts of the park as well; - creating a building for services such as toilets and changing rooms; - planting new plants (Reference 1).

Implementation activities

The trees which were there before the intervention was supplemented by new plants, including a photinia hedge around the park. (Reference 6) As part of the intervention, three well-lightened football pitches, a streetball court, a running track, a playground, a park for retired people and a building serving the fitness park were implemented (Reference 3-5). In 2016, an outdoor fitness park was added. (Reference 3) A fence was also built around the park. (Reference 7)

Main beneficiaries

  • Local government/Municipality
  • Citizens or community groups

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

The municipality of Győr initiated and funded the project.

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's strategy of urban development [Győr Megyei Jogú Város Középtávú Integrált Városfejlesztési Stratégiája] mentions the project, arguing that the reconstruction of artificial and natural green surfaces and community areas are important (Reference 2). The reconstruction of the sport park appears in the city's Mediumterm Sport Concept [Gyõr Megyei Jogú Város Középtávú Sportkoncepciója 2002 – 2007] as well (Reference 5).)

Financing

Total cost

€500,000 - €2,000,000

Source(s) of funding

  • Public local authority budget
  • Corporate investment

Type of funding

  • Earmarked public budget
  • Donations

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
  • Improved social cohesion
  • Fair distribution of social, environmental and economic benefits of the NBS project
  • Health and wellbeing
  • Gain in activities for recreation and exercise

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. Source link. (2017). Egyedülállló szabadidőpark a Barátságparkban. [online] Available at: Source link 22 Jun. 2020].
2. HHP Contact Tanácsadó Kft. (2008) Győr Megyei Jogú Város Középtávú Integrált Városfejlesztési Stratégiája. Győr: Győr MJV Közgyűlése. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 22 Jun. 2020]
3. Kisalföd.hu. (2016). Új edzőpark a győri Barátság parkban: minden korosztály lóghat a szeren - videó. [online] Available at: Source link 22 Jun 2020].
4. Source link. (2016). Egyedülálló fitneszpark Győrben. [online] Available at: Source link 22 Jun. 2020].
5. Source link. (2017). Megújult a Barátság Sportpark. [online] Available at:Source link 22 Jun. 2020].
6. Source link (nd). Győr Barátság Liget. [online] Available at: Source link [Accessed: 17 Jul. 2020]
7. GYŐR MEGYEI JOGÚ VÁROS ÖNKORMÁNYZATÁNAKMEGBÍZÁSÁBÓL. (2008):Győr Megyei jogú város Barátság Parkjának Megújítása –Beruházási Célokmány, Győr
8. Faludi, F. (2015). Multiplikátor hatások vizsgálata Győr turizmusának fejlődésében. Budapest: Budapesti Gazdasági Főiskola Kereskedelmi, Vendéglátóipari és Idegenforgalmi Kar. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 17 Jul. 2020]