Naples, Italy
City population: 3099849
Duration: 2011 – ongoing
Implementation status: Ongoing
Scale: Micro-scale: District/neighbourhood level
Project area: 2000 m2
Type of area: Agricultural area or farmland, Public Greenspace Area
Last updated: October 2021

The green area which surrounds the famous museum has been renewed in the last years. It is an interesting site of botanic interest, as there are more than 400 species of plants living there, and more than 150.000 trees. In particular, the company Slow Food Campania cultivated a small vegetable garden. Is a project of small- scale agriculture, in order to enhance a variety of cultivation and biodiversity conservation. The company Slow Food has been supported by the company Lande srl, specialized in the revitalization of historical green areas at the urban level (Ref.1). The interventions include the restoration and re-functionalization of 10 areas: the Garden and Casamento Torre, the Giardino della Fruttiera di basso, the Fagianeria, the Capraia, the Porta di Mezzo, the Cisternone, the Cellaio, the Vallone di San Gennaro, the ex Eremo dei Cappuccini (Ref.1).

Photo 1
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Overview

Nature-based solution

  • Parks and urban forests
  • Large urban parks or forests
  • Community gardens and allotments
  • Community gardens

Key challenges

  • Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
  • Green space creation and/or management
  • Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
  • Sustainable production

Focus

Creation of new green areas

Project objectives

The goal of the intervention is to regenerate green historical urban areas and recovering archaeological parks. As an innovative solution, the company Slow Food developed zero-impact biological strategies for plants care and cultivation (Ref.3.)

Implementation activities

The company Slow Food started this project after the concession of the local authority for the use of the public space. The main activity consits of the plantation of a variety of plants and vegetables according to the established principles of conservation and sustainability, which is carried out by citizens and community groups. (Ref.2.)

Main beneficiaries

  • Citizens or community groups
  • Food producers and cultivators (i.e. farmers, gardeners)

Governance

Management set-up

  • Co-governance with government and non-government actors

Type of initiating organisation

  • Regional government

Participatory approaches/ community involvement

  • Unknown

Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project

The project was implemented by the regional direction for the cultural heritage of Campania (Direzione Regionale per i beni culturali a paesaggistici della Campania), a central regional body of the region, which relates to protection of the cultural and environmental heritage of the region. The private company Slow Food provided means and expertise in the development of the project of cultivation in the chosen area

Project implemented in response to ...

... an EU policy or strategy? Yes (The intervention was implemented in response to the Programma Operativo Interregionale POIn (interregional program) named "Attratori culturali, naturali e turismo", funded by the EU program for regional development, that deals with the regeneration of three categories: buildings, gardens, and land (Ref.3.))
... a national policy or strategy? Unknown
... a local policy or strategy? Unknown

Financing

Total cost

More than €4,000,000

Source(s) of funding

  • EU funds

Type of funding

  • Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)

Non-financial contribution

Unknown

Impacts and Monitoring

Environmental impacts

  • Green space and habitat
  • Increased green space area
  • Reduced biodiversity loss

Economic impacts

  • Unknown

Socio-cultural impacts

  • Social justice and cohesion
  • Increased involvement of locals in the management of green spaces
  • Increased sustainability of agriculture practices
  • Education
  • Increased support for education and scientific research
  • Increased knowledge of locals about local nature
  • Other

Type of reported impacts

Expected 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

Ref.1. Campanianotizie (2012). Capodimonte, progetto per valorizzare il bosco. Available at Source link (Accessed 13-9-2020)

Ref.2. Poinattrattori (2013). Presentazione Programma Operativo Interregionale "Attrattori culturali, naturali e turismo". Available at Source link (Accessed 13-9-2020)

Ref.3. Gastronomiamediterranea (2013). Gli orti del Real bosco di Capodimonte. Available at Source link (Accessed 13-9-2020)

Source link di Napoli (2011). Il verde a Napoli. Available at Source link (Accessed 13-9-2020)

Ref.5. Angelini, G. (2015). Il Real bosco di Capodimonte: una strategia sostenibile per la valorizzazione del sito. Direzione Regionale per i beni culturali e paesaggistici della Campania. Napoli: Programma Operativo Interregionale (POIn) "Attrattori culturali, naturali e turismo" (P.O.FESR 2012 - 13), pp. 1-68

6.PositanoNews (2012), Il REAL BOSCO DI CAPODIMONTE verso un grande progetto di valorizzazione, Available at Source link (Accessed 13-9-2020)
Photo 2
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Photo 3
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Photo 4
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