Last updated: October 2021
In 2017 the municipality of Lisbon approved the program called "A Square in each neighbourhood". The municipality was seeking to revamp different neighbourhoods' green areas with the help of the citizens and collect contributions from the population most directly linked to the intervention sites. In this context the redevelopment of Campolide Street was based on the need to create better pedestrian accessibility in the detriment of traffic, improving the circulation of elderly in wheelchairs and children, the creation of a playground and the increase of green areas by planting more trees and create an element of water (Ref. 1).
Rua de Campolide_Plan
Source: http://www.cm-lisboa.pt/viver/urbanismo/espaco-publico/uma-praca-em-cada-bairro/rua-de-campolide (Ref.1)
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Grey infrastructure featuring greens
- Alley or street trees and other street vegetation
- Green playgrounds and school grounds
- Parks and urban forests
- Pocket parks/neighbourhood green spaces
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
- Social justice and equity
- Social interaction
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Enabling opportunities for physical activity
- Creation of opportunities for recreation
Focus
Creation of new green areas
Project objectives
1)To improve the walking areas with an increase of the walking paths next to the commercial activities and improving the circulation of the elderly in wheelchairs and children;
2) Create a playground for recreational purposes for children;
3) Increase the number of green areas by planting more trees and create an element of water (ref.1).
Implementation activities
Regarding the public space, the implementation activities that took place were: the elevation of the lane through a single pavement unifying the square; the reduction of the road channel (on mixed pavement); introduction of comfortable pavements on the pedestrian fixture next to the commercial fronts; the study of public space in the area surrounding the fountain; the introduction of new trees along the street. (1).
Main beneficiaries
- Citizens or community groups
- Marginalized groups: Elderly people, Socio-economically disadvantaged populations (e.g. low-income households, unemployed), People with functional diversities
- Young people and children
Governance
Management set-up
- Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Local government/municipality
- Private sector/corporate actor/company
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Co-planning (e.g. stakeholder workshops, focus groups, participatory mapping)
- Crowd-sourcing/Crowd-funding/Participatory budget
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The contract was awarded to a private firm and also the project used public participation mechanisms. Also, with the participation process, it was intended to obtain, on the part of the citizens, an evaluation on different pertinent questions in the experience of the public space and that have implications both in the concretization of the urban design as in the definition of priorities of requalification in each square, to obtain a diagnosis of the existing situation, collecting ideas and suggestions for the area, supporting the definition of intervention priorities and integrating the results into the projects. (1)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Yes
(The Program, part of the Lisbon City of Neighborhoods concept, is one of the axes of the 2013-2017 City Government Program. The Government Program 2017-2021, in the Axis on Improving the quality of life and the environment_More and better public space, proposes to continue with this Program. (5))
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
(Programme UMA PRAÇA EM CADA BAIRRO hosted by the Lisbon municipality as a participatory programme (ref.3))
Financing
Total cost
€100,000 - €500,000
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
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Social justice and cohesion
- Improved access to urban green space
- Health and wellbeing
- Improved physical health
- Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts, Achieved impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Unknown
Presence of indicators used in reporting
Yes
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
Yes
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
(1) Câmara Municipal de Lisboa (2016), Rua de Campolide Available at Source link (Accessed 21-6-2020)
(2) Cofina Media (2017), Obras em rua de Campolide deixam pilaretes encostados às casas, Available at Source link (Accessed 21-6-2020).
(3) Câmara Municipal de Lisboa (2017) Uma Praça em Cada Bairro, Available at Source link (Accessed 21-6-2020).
(4) Câmara Municipal de Lisboa (2015), UMA PRAÇA EM CADA BAIRRO, Available at :Source link (Accessed 21-6-2020)
(5) Municipality of Lisbon (2017), UMA PRAÇA EM CADA BAIRRO – INTERVENÇÕES EM ESPAÇO PÚBLICO, Available at Source link, (Accessed 26-7-2020)
(2) Cofina Media (2017), Obras em rua de Campolide deixam pilaretes encostados às casas, Available at Source link (Accessed 21-6-2020).
(3) Câmara Municipal de Lisboa (2017) Uma Praça em Cada Bairro, Available at Source link (Accessed 21-6-2020).
(4) Câmara Municipal de Lisboa (2015), UMA PRAÇA EM CADA BAIRRO, Available at :Source link (Accessed 21-6-2020)
(5) Municipality of Lisbon (2017), UMA PRAÇA EM CADA BAIRRO – INTERVENÇÕES EM ESPAÇO PÚBLICO, Available at Source link, (Accessed 26-7-2020)