Last updated: October 2021
The flower meadow was established in 2017 on the roof of Karcher company’s building in Kraków. It is a multiannual project. The meadow consists of herbs and flowers and it serves multiple purposes; provides the recreational space for workers, supports biodiversity and provides habitat for insects and birds, especially pollinators, and has aesthetic functions as it is composed of diverse multi-colour flowers which bloom in different seasons [1].
The meadow on the Karcher rooftop in Cracow
Source: http://zielonainfrastruktura.pl/laka-kwietna-na-dachu/
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Nature on buildings (external)
- Green roofs
- Grey infrastructure featuring greens
- Institutional green space
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Habitat and biodiversity conservation
- Green space creation and/or management
- 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
Project objectives
The project has the following goals:
1) To provide green institutional space for the workers;
2) To support biodiversity and various wild pollinators;
3) To serve aesthetic functions [1].
Implementation activities
The flower meadow was built on the two terraces of the total area of 800 square meters using the Optigruen technology [1].
Biodiversity conservation or restoration-focused activities
Biodiversity conservation:
- Protect and enhance urban habitats
- Create new habitats
- Protect species
- Undertake specific measures to protect species
- Undertake specific measures to protect native species
- Undertake specific measures to protect valued species
Main beneficiaries
- Private sector/Corporate/Company
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
Karcher Cracow (a large company) ordered the product from the Dachy Zielone company ('Green roofs') [1].
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
(Based on the email exchange with the implementing company - most likely not. The NBS intervention was simply implemented as a part of a larger investment of the Karcher company.(2))
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
(Based on the email exchange with the implementing company - most likely not. The NBS intervention was simply implemented as a part of a larger investment of the Karcher company.(2))
... a local policy or strategy?
Unknown
(Based on the email exchange with the implementing company - most likely not. The NBS intervention was simply implemented as a part of a larger investment of the Karcher company.(2))
Financing
Total cost
Unknown
Source(s) of funding
- Corporate investment
Type of funding
- Unknown
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Climate change
- Lowered local temperature
- Environmental quality
- Reduced noise exposure
- Green space and habitat
- Promotion of naturalistic styles of landscape design for urban development
- Increased green space area
- Increased number of species present
- Enhanced support of pollination
- Increased spread of native/heirloom/open-pollinated seed
- Other
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Health and wellbeing
- Improved mental health
- Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
- Other
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. Online portal, (2016) 'Flower meadow on the green roof' ('Łąka kwietna na dachu zielonym'), Source link Source link,
Source link (Accessed 25 August 2020).
2. Interview attached (2016).
3. Stowarzyszenie Wykonawców Dachów Płaskich i Fasad DAFA. (2017). Zielone dachy – korzyści dla mieszkańców miast i klimatu (Green roofs - the benefits for citizens and the climate). Chrońmy Source link. Available at: http://m.Source link (Accessed 25 August 2020).
Source link (Accessed 25 August 2020).
2. Interview attached (2016).
3. Stowarzyszenie Wykonawców Dachów Płaskich i Fasad DAFA. (2017). Zielone dachy – korzyści dla mieszkańców miast i klimatu (Green roofs - the benefits for citizens and the climate). Chrońmy Source link. Available at: http://m.Source link (Accessed 25 August 2020).
The meadow on the Karcher rooftop in Cracow
Source: http://zielonainfrastruktura.pl/laka-kwietna-na-dachu/