Last updated: October 2021
According to City Hall, the project revitalized a neglected green area and cleaned the local ponds to create an outdoor recreational space for the citizens and school children. It aimed to develop a new park infrastructure, plant new and protect the existing greenery, and purify the water to improve the ecosystem and provide healthier habitat for water and land species in a slowly decaying area. The ponds were utilized for recreation for the local community in the past [1,4].
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Parks and urban forests
- Large urban parks or forests
- Blue infrastructure
- Lakes/ponds
Key challenges
- Water management (SDG 6)
- Improvements to water quality
- 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
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Enabling opportunities for physical activity
- Creation of opportunities for recreation
Focus
Maintenance and management of urban nature, Ecological restoration of ecosystems, Transformation of previously derelict areas, Management and improved protection of rivers and other blue areas
Project objectives
1) Creating an inventory of the existing greenery;
2) Creating a landscape design with the elements of small infrastructure;
3) Purification of water and land;
4) Planting new green features [4];
5) Providing a safe space for local families with children [1].
Implementation activities
1) Creating an inventory of the existing greenery;
2) Creating a landscape design with the elements of small infrastructure;
3) Purification of water and land;
4) Planting new green features [4];
Biodiversity conservation or restoration-focused activities
Biodiversity restoration:
- Rehabilitate and restore damaged or destroyed ecosystems
- Restore species (native, endangered, or unspecified)
- Clear and control invasive alien species
Main beneficiaries
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Citizens or community group
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Co-planning (e.g. stakeholder workshops, focus groups, participatory mapping)
- Crowd-sourcing/Crowd-funding/Participatory budget
- Consultation (e.g. workshop, surveys, community meetings, town halls)
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
Citizens developed a project proposal and applied for funds from the participatory city budget of Cracow for its implementation. The respective bodies of the local government are responsible for implementing 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
(All the projects submitted to the Cracow participatory budget 2015 have to be compatible with the city plans, policies and programs (especially with the spatial development plans) and with law (including property rights law).(3))
Financing
Total cost
€10,000 - €50,000
Source(s) of funding
- Public local authority budget
Type of funding
- Earmarked public budget
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Unknown
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Unknown
Type of reported impacts
No impacts reported
Presence of formal monitoring system
Yes
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
Yes
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
1. City Council website, 'Stage of implementation of the projects from the II edition of the Cracow's participatory budget' ('Stan realizacji zadań II edycji budżetu obywatelskiego miasta Krakowa'), Source link (Accessed: 30 August 2020).
2. (See attachment) City Council publication (2015) 'List of projects submitted to the participatory budget' ('Lista projektów do zrealizowania')
3. (See attachment),'RESOLUTION NO. VII / 107/15 COUNTRY COUNCIL OF KRAKOW February 11, 2015 Regarding: Regulations of Citizens' Budget of the City of Cracow' ('UCHWAŁA NR VII/107/15 RADY MIASTA KRAKOWA z dnia 11 lutego 2015 r. w sprawie: Regulaminu budżetu obywatelskiego Miasta Krakowa')
4. Project's application form, March 2015 'Come to the water! - revitalization of the ponds in the Dworski Park' ("Przyjdź nad wodę" – odtworzenie miejsca rekreacji i wypoczynku, prawdziwej perełki Dzielnicy VIII Dębniki – Stawów w Parku Dworskim)
2. (See attachment) City Council publication (2015) 'List of projects submitted to the participatory budget' ('Lista projektów do zrealizowania')
3. (See attachment),'RESOLUTION NO. VII / 107/15 COUNTRY COUNCIL OF KRAKOW February 11, 2015 Regarding: Regulations of Citizens' Budget of the City of Cracow' ('UCHWAŁA NR VII/107/15 RADY MIASTA KRAKOWA z dnia 11 lutego 2015 r. w sprawie: Regulaminu budżetu obywatelskiego Miasta Krakowa')
4. Project's application form, March 2015 'Come to the water! - revitalization of the ponds in the Dworski Park' ("Przyjdź nad wodę" – odtworzenie miejsca rekreacji i wypoczynku, prawdziwej perełki Dzielnicy VIII Dębniki – Stawów w Parku Dworskim)