Last updated: October 2021
A large urban park in Lublin was built to commemorate John Paul II’s visit to Poland in 1987. The project ensured the utmost possible preservation of the natural terrain so that it forms a harmonious whole with the surrounding landscape. The park serves as a green recreational area for the citizens with its open-air sports facilities and a small amphitheatre for local festivities and extracurricular activities [1].
The John Paul II park in Lublin
Source: https://lublin.eu/mieszkancy/srodowisko/zielony-lublin/parki-w-lublinie/park-jana-pawla-ii/
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Parks and urban forests
- Large urban parks or forests
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- 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
- Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
- Preservation of natural heritage
Focus
Creation of new green areas
Project objectives
The park project had several main goals:
1) Protection of the landscape from new urban developments or degradation;
2) Provision of a green area for active recreation for the citizens;
3) Commemoration of the John Paul II 1987 visit in Lublin [1].
Implementation activities
Implementation activities included building: cycling paths, open-air playground, basketball and volleyball pitches and tennis courts, an amphitheatre for local dance classes and performances, as well as a wooden track that connects School nr 51 with the park. The design and all implementation steps took the naturalistic shape of the area into account [1].
Main beneficiaries
- 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
Local government was responsible for project's plan and its implementation [1,2].
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
Unknown
Source(s) of funding
- Public local authority budget
Type of funding
- Earmarked public budget
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Green space and habitat
- Promotion of naturalistic styles of landscape design for urban development
- Increased green space area
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Social justice and cohesion
- Fair distribution of social, environmental and economic benefits of the NBS project
- Increased opportunities for social interaction
- Health and wellbeing
- Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
- Cultural heritage and sense of place
- Protection of natural heritage
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. 'John Paul II Park' ('Park Jana Pawła II'), Source link, Source link (Accessed: 06 August 2020).
2. 'Lublin honored for greenery in the city' ('Lublin wyróżniony za zieleń w mieście'), Source link (Accessed: 06 August 2020).
2. 'Lublin honored for greenery in the city' ('Lublin wyróżniony za zieleń w mieście'), Source link (Accessed: 06 August 2020).