Intercultural Garden Nuremberg Langwasser e.V.

Nürnberg, Germany

City population: 485137

Duration: 2009 – ongoing

Implementation status: Ongoing

Scale: Micro-scale: District/neighbourhood level

Project area: 450 m²

Type of area: Unknown

Last updated: October 2021

Intercultural Garden Nuremberg Langwasser e.V. is a community garden project aimed at sustainable urban development and tolerance between different social and cultural groups. People of different origins work together on their own plots (about 25 m² each), without a fences between neighbouring plots and consciously in interaction through horticulture and other activities. All the grounds are used as vegetable and flower gardens. Environmentally friendly production is desired and promoted (1). Other opportunities offered in the garden are intercultural activities and self-designed educational work. (10) The association actively promotes integration through social activities, which, as stated by the association “can include things like providing German lessons, organizing small festivals and even settling of a dispute happened once”. (7)

Social interaction at the intercultural garden

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Overview

Nature-based solution

Parks and urban forests
Pocket parks/neighbourhood green spaces
Community gardens and allotments
Allotments
Community gardens

Key challenges

Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Green space creation and/or management
Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16)
Inclusive governance
Effective management
Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Environmental education
Social justice and equity
Social cohesion
Social interaction
Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Promotion of cultural diversity
Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Sustainable production

Focus

Creation of new green areas, Knowledge creation and awareness raising

Project objectives

1. Participation-oriented neighbourhood development of Langwasser South-East district (5) 2. Integration of immigrants through community activities (5) 3. Enrichment of cultural diversity (5) 4. Create a green area next to the traffic of Langwasser street (5) 5. Promote environmentally-friendly gardening practices in the city. (1) In intercultural gardens, people with a migrational experience and locals meet with different social and cultural attitudes and ways of life. They garden together and get to know each other. In this way, respectful and interpersonal connections are created through tolerance (1).

Implementation activities

1. Allocation of land to the initiative group (5) 2. Communication with other gardeners, group formation (5) 3. Garden plan, organization form, the foundation of the association Interkultureller Garten Nürnberg-Langwasser e.V. to manage the garden. (5) 4. Development of the terrain and installation of the garden beds (5) 5. Taking care of the garden with the involvement of people from different backgrounds and organizing community activities for social interaction. (1)

Main beneficiaries

Citizens or community groups
Marginalized groups: Refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants
Food producers and cultivators (i.e. farmers, gardeners)

Governance

Management set-up

Co-governance with government and non-government actors

Type of initiating organisation

Local government/municipality

Participatory approaches/ community involvement

Dissemination of information and education
Co-management/Joint management
Citizen monitoring and review

Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project

The Intercultural Garden in Nuremberg-Langwasser is created on request and by the decision of the City Council (1). In the meantime, the association Intercultural Garden Nuremberg Langwasser e.V. has been formed, in which representatives from the House of the Home, Parents' Association of the Family Center Salzbrunnerstrasse, Federation of Nature Conservation, Bürgerverein, Community House, District Coordination, City Council and Environment Council of the city cooperate (5). The project is subsidized through the donations of citizens, several companies and associations, most notably the Stadtsparkasse Nürnberg and the wbg 2000 Foundation, who donated 15,000 EUR. (1, 7, 10).

Project implemented in response to ...

... an EU policy or strategy? Yes (Environmental and development program "Agenda 21" aimed at environmental protection, economic prosperity, and social justice In Nurnberg, "Agenda 21" was launched in 1997. In more than 50 project groups, committed volunteers perform social, economic and ecological work. The "Agenda 21" office coordinates and supports these project groups, including the intercultural garden initiative (6). )

... a national policy or strategy? Yes (Urban Gardening Manifest that encourages community groups in German cities to facilitate experimentation with various forms of sustainable community gardening (4))

... a local policy or strategy? Yes ("Bio experience" („Bio erleben“), a city - the level project is promoting initiatives that address the issue of biodiversity and sustainability (6). The Intercultural Garden Nuremberg Langwasser e.V. is realized under the umbrella of this policy. )

Financing

Total cost

Unknown

Source(s) of funding

Corporate investment
Private Foundation/Trust
Crowdfunding

Type of funding

Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Donations
Membership or entrance fees

Non-financial contribution

Type of non-financial contribution

Provision of land
Provision of labour

Who provided the non-financial contribution?

Public authorities (e.g. land, utility services)
Citizens (e.g. volunteering)

Impacts and Monitoring

Environmental impacts

Green space and habitat
Increased green space area
Restoration of derelict areas

Economic impacts

Unknown

Socio-cultural impacts

Social justice and cohesion
Improved social 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 opportunities for social interaction
Increased involvement of locals in the management of green spaces
Increased access to healthy/affordable food
Increased sustainability of agriculture practices
Cultural heritage and sense of place
Promotion of cultural diversity
Education
Increased support for education and scientific research
Other

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. Source link (2010). WAS IST EIN INTERKULTURELLER GARTEN? [online]. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 25 Sept. 2020]
2. Wikipedia. (2020). Internationaler Garten. [online]. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 25 Sept. 2020]
3. Source link. (nd.) Interkurtureller Garten. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 25 Sept. 2020]
4. Source link. (2014). Urban Gardening Manifest. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 25 Sept. 2020]
5. Stadtportal Nürnberg. (nd.) Projektgruppe: Interkultureller Garten Nürnberg - Langwasser. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 25 Sept. 2020]
6. Stadtportal Nürnberg. (nd.) Nachhaltigkeit: Bio-Metropole und Fair-Trade-Stadt. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 25 Sept. 2020]
7. Source link. (nd.) Interkultureller Garten. [online]. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 25 Sept. 2020]
8. QM Source link (nd.) 15 000 ? FÜR INTERKULTURELLER GARTEN NÜRNBERG-LANGWASSER E. V. [Weblink unavailable in 2020].
9. Source link (nd.) Interkultureller Garten Nürnberg-Langwasser. [online]. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 25 Sept. 2020].
10. wbg Nürnberg Immobilien. (nd.) 15.000 Euro für Interkultureller Garten Nürnberg-Langwasser e. V. [online]. Available at: Source link 25 Sept. 2020].

Meeting place

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