Last updated: October 2021
The Paul Verlaine Garden received the "EcoJardin"(Eco-Garden) label in 2014 (Ref. 2). The EcoJardin repository is intended to be a methodological tool to guide good practices for gardeners and managers of green spaces (Ref. 6)."This garden is labeled as "Tourisme et Handicap". Work has been done so that this place takes particular account of the accessibility to the people with reduced mobility and the visually impaired. The Jardin Paul Garden is a succession of environments and vegetation architectures" (Ref. 1). At the entrance of the park, there is a playground, a garden of le Petit Poucet, and further the forest of birches, vegetable garden and the garden of tall grasses (Ref. 1).
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Overview
Nature-based solution
- Grey infrastructure featuring greens
- Green playgrounds and school grounds
- Parks and urban forests
- Pocket parks/neighbourhood green spaces
- Community gardens and allotments
- Other
- Green areas for water management
- Sustainable urban drainage systems
Key challenges
- Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
- Climate change adaptation
- Water management (SDG 6)
- Stormwater and rainfall management and storage
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Habitat and biodiversity conservation
- Green space creation and/or management
- Environmental quality
- Air quality improvement
- Soil quality improvement
- Waste management
- Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
- Social justice and equity
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Creation of opportunities for recreation
- Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
- Sustainable consumption
Focus
Creation of new green areas
Project objectives
-The garden Paul Verlaine should become a place to study pollution and to observe the fauna, flora....(Ref. 2)
-Improve access to people and blind people (Ref. 1)
-Reduce air pollution (Ref. 2)
-Reduce water usage and pesticides (Ref. 2)
Implementation activities
"establishment of a differentiated management of its spaces, plants adapted to the regional climate and water saving with "important work upstream" (Ref. 2)
"Watering is ultra-controlled because almost non-existent is made possible on this garden thanks to many tricks adopted such as that of a system of rainwater drainage through mulching at the foot of trees green waste mostly exploited in the Park (to avoid transport)" (Ref. 2)
"Among the other green and ecological initiatives, we also note the involvement of Nancy with its "Zero Phyto" respected since 2005" (which is an important plan of the city to avoid using pesticides) (Ref. 2)
To obtain the Eco-Garden label given by the "Plante&Cité" organization, "150 criteria were met, including management of water, fauna and flora, soil, structure and integration of the site, equipment and materials used, training of city agents working on site or public awareness." (Ref. 2)
-Attempts to learn about soil biodiversity with volunteers include: Late mows; Flowering carried out only with perennials, shrubs and flowering trees; Absence of phytosanitary treatments; Design developed to limit weeding interventions; Implementation of preventive measures limiting weeding; Recovery and reduction of waste (Ref. 6).
-Environmentally friendly purchasing (Ref. 6).
Climate-focused activities
Climate change adaptation:
- Implement sustainable urban drainage infrastructure (e.g. to make space for water)
- Increase the use of climate-resilient plant species (resistant to drought, fire, and pests)
Biodiversity conservation or restoration-focused activities
Biodiversity conservation:
- Protect and enhance urban habitats
- Reduce negative impacts and avoid the alteration/damage of ecosystem
- Protect species
- Undertake specific measures to protect species
- Means for conservation governance
- Create and use scientific knowledge for conservation
- Other
Main beneficiaries
- Local government/Municipality
- Public sector institution (e.g. school or hospital)
- Researchers/University
- Citizens or community groups
- Marginalized groups: People with functional diversities
- Food producers and cultivators (i.e. farmers, gardeners)
Governance
Management set-up
- Government-led
Type of initiating organisation
- Local government/municipality
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Dissemination of information and education
- Citizen monitoring and review
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
-The Parks and Gardens Department of Nancy is in charge of this intervention (Ref. 2)
-The garden received in 2014, the National "Eco-Label" (Ref. 6)
--Attempts to learn about soil biodiversity with volunteers include: Late mows; Flowering carried out only with perennials, shrubs and flowering trees; Absence of phytosanitary treatments; Design developed to limit weeding interventions; Implementation of preventive measures limiting weeding; Recovery and reduction of waste (Ref. 6).
-"Cooperation that will be realized on the ground with the University of Lorraine which will lead to the Jardin Paul Verlaine as well as to the Parc Sainte Marie, in a spirit of participatory sciences, a work on biodiversity, but also with Air Lorraine, which should soon start a study on air quality with experiments on lichens and bio-indicator moss" (Ref. 2)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Yes
(Eco-Garden Label initiative (Ref. 2).)
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
(Nature in the City Strategy of Nancy (Ref. 3 and 4, page 10)
"Zéro-Phyto" Strategy (Ref. 2))
Financing
Total cost
Unknown
Source(s) of funding
- Public local authority budget
Type of funding
- Earmarked public budget
Non-financial contribution
Type of non-financial contribution
- Provision of labour
Who provided the non-financial contribution?
- Citizens (e.g. volunteering)
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Environmental quality
- Improved waste management
- Improved soil quality
- Water management and blue areas
- Improved stormwater management
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
- Increased conservation or restoration of ecosystems
- Increased conversion of degraded land or soil
- Increased number of species present
- Improved prevention or control of invasive alien species
- Increased spread of native/heirloom/open-pollinated seed
Economic impacts
- Increase of green jobs (e.g. paid employment positions)
Socio-cultural impacts
- Social justice and cohesion
- Fair distribution of social, environmental and economic benefits of the NBS project
- Improved access to urban green space
- Increased visibility and opportunity for marginalised groups or indigenous peoples
- Increased involvement of locals in the management of green spaces
- Increased sustainability of agriculture practices
- Health and wellbeing
- Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
- Cultural heritage and sense of place
- Improvement in people’s connection to nature
- Increased appreciation for natural spaces
- Education
- Increased support for education and scientific research
- Increased knowledge of locals about local nature
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. Nancy (n.d). "Les Parcs et Jardins". Jardin Paul Verlaine. Available at: Source link (Accessed: August 17, 2020).
2. Anon. (2015). "LE JARDIN PAUL VERLAINE À NANCY LABELLISÉ ECOJARDIN : PLUS QU’UN JARDIN, UN LIEU D’OBSERVATION ET D’EXPÉRIMENTATIONS !". Available at: Source link (Accessed: August 17, 2020).
3. Nancy (n.d). "Nancy, la ville qui cultive la vie". Nature dans la ville. Available at: Source link (Accessed: August 17, 2020).
4. Nancy (2016). Nancy Mag'. Available at: Source link (Accessed: August 17, 2020).
5. La porte verte (n.d). "Le Grand Nancy engagé dans l'année internationale de la biodiversité". Actualités. Available at: Source link (Website not available in 2020).
6. Ecojardin (2020). "Jardin Paul Verlaine". Available at: Source link (Accessed: August 17, 2020).
2. Anon. (2015). "LE JARDIN PAUL VERLAINE À NANCY LABELLISÉ ECOJARDIN : PLUS QU’UN JARDIN, UN LIEU D’OBSERVATION ET D’EXPÉRIMENTATIONS !". Available at: Source link (Accessed: August 17, 2020).
3. Nancy (n.d). "Nancy, la ville qui cultive la vie". Nature dans la ville. Available at: Source link (Accessed: August 17, 2020).
4. Nancy (2016). Nancy Mag'. Available at: Source link (Accessed: August 17, 2020).
5. La porte verte (n.d). "Le Grand Nancy engagé dans l'année internationale de la biodiversité". Actualités. Available at: Source link (Website not available in 2020).
6. Ecojardin (2020). "Jardin Paul Verlaine". Available at: Source link (Accessed: August 17, 2020).