Last updated: October 2021
The project seeks to plant a 300 square meters flower meadow in the Lublin city centre, in an area between two busy roads. The field would increase biodiversity in the urban ecosystem, function as a habitat for the pollinators, produce oxygen, absorb pollution and serve an aesthetic purpose. As one of the first initiatives of this type in Lublin, the project would be monitored on an on-going basis. It serves as a pilot study for the following projects alike [1,2].
Flowerbed in the Lublin's centre
Source: https://lublin.naszemiasto.pl/kwietna-laka-na-ul-bernardynskiej-zostanie-odtworzona/ar/c1-5147753
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Grey infrastructure featuring greens
- Alley or street trees and other street vegetation
- Parks and urban forests
- Pocket parks/neighbourhood green spaces
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Environmental quality
- Air quality improvement
- Regeneration, land-use and urban development
- Promote natural styles of landscape design for urban development
Focus
Creation of new green areas, Maintenance and management of urban nature, Knowledge creation and awareness raising
Project objectives
The project highlights that the flower meadow would increase biodiversity in the urban ecosystem, function as a habitat for the pollinators, produce oxygen, absorb pollution and serve a decorative function.(2)
Implementation activities
Planting a flower meadow, which consists of 5 fields on the total area of 300 square meters, and monitoring it on an on-going basis so that the initiative can serve as a pilot study for other projects [1,2].
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
- Dissemination of information and education
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
Citizens developed a research proposal and applied for funds for its implementation. After evaluation and adjustment the project have been implemented by the relevant bodies of the local government [1,2].
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
(Green participatory budget of Lublin, which aims to increase the greenery in the city. (1))
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
- Environmental quality
- Improved air quality
- Green space and habitat
- Promotion of naturalistic styles of landscape design for urban development
- Increased green space area
- Enhanced support of pollination
- Increased spread of native/heirloom/open-pollinated seed
Economic impacts
- Increased property prices
- Other
Socio-cultural impacts
- Social justice and cohesion
- Improved access to urban green space
- Education
- Increased awareness of NBS and their benefits
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Yes
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.Lublin City Council website, ‘Summary of projects submitted to the green participatory budget 2017’ (‘Zestawienie projektów zgłoszonych do ZBO 2017’), Source link (Accessed 13 August 2020).
2.Lublin City Council website, ‘Description of the projects accepted within the green participatory budget’(‘Opis realizacji wybranych projektów w ramach Zielonego Budżetu Obywatelskiego’), Source link (Accessed 13 August 2020).
3.Lublin City Council website, ‘Summary of the projects to be implemented’ (‘Projekty do realizacji – zestawienie) Source link (Accessed 13 August 2020).
4. Lublin City Council website, ‘Criteria of projects’ evaluation’ (‘Kryteria oceny projektów’)
Source link (Accessed 13 August 2020).
5. AG and EP. (2019). Kwietna łąka na ul. Bernardyńskiej zostanie odtworzona. Skoszono ją przez przypadek (The flower meadow by Bernardyńska street will be remade. It has been accidentally mown down). Lublin Nasze Miasto online magazine. Available at: Source link (Accessed: 13 August 2020).
6. Łąka. (n.d.). Ile kosztuje łąka? (How much does a meadow cost?). Łąka blog. Available at: Source link (Accessed: 13 August 2020).
2.Lublin City Council website, ‘Description of the projects accepted within the green participatory budget’(‘Opis realizacji wybranych projektów w ramach Zielonego Budżetu Obywatelskiego’), Source link (Accessed 13 August 2020).
3.Lublin City Council website, ‘Summary of the projects to be implemented’ (‘Projekty do realizacji – zestawienie) Source link (Accessed 13 August 2020).
4. Lublin City Council website, ‘Criteria of projects’ evaluation’ (‘Kryteria oceny projektów’)
Source link (Accessed 13 August 2020).
5. AG and EP. (2019). Kwietna łąka na ul. Bernardyńskiej zostanie odtworzona. Skoszono ją przez przypadek (The flower meadow by Bernardyńska street will be remade. It has been accidentally mown down). Lublin Nasze Miasto online magazine. Available at: Source link (Accessed: 13 August 2020).
6. Łąka. (n.d.). Ile kosztuje łąka? (How much does a meadow cost?). Łąka blog. Available at: Source link (Accessed: 13 August 2020).