Last updated: April 2022
The project of regeneration of Nürnberg's main market square and the resulting increase in attractiveness of the area is a result of negotiations between local authorities, citizens and landscape architects. It aims at increasing greenery in the city centre and its overall environmental and aesthetic conditions (1). The status of the project is unclear, the project might have been cancelled as there is no indication of any interventions taking place.
Redesign of the open spaces "Auf dem Plan" and "Stadtplatz"
Source: Ref. 3
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
- Environmental quality
- Air quality improvement
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Regeneration, land-use and urban development
- Regulation of built environment
- Promote natural styles of landscape design for urban development
- Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
- Protection of historic and cultural landscape/infrastructure
Focus
Creation of new green areas
Project objectives
1. Increase in green areas in the Old Town part of Nurnberg (1)
2. Connect existing green areas (1)
3. Improve access to the green areas from the residential areas (1)
4. Promotion of public-private cooperation in urban planning (1)
5. Improve the quality of stay and accessibility of the Main Square (1)
6. Environmental quality: decrease the influence of the traffic in the area (3)
7. Preservation of historical organization of the area (3)
8. To strengthen the two areas that characterize the competition area - the main market and the fruit market - in their identity and in their relationship to one another. (6)
9. To improve design quality and functionality of the square. (6)
Implementation activities
The planning workshops with citizens within the competition for the regeneration project took place on 29 and 30 March 2012 (1)
Main beneficiaries
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Government-led
Type of initiating organisation
- Local government/municipality
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Co-planning (e.g. stakeholder workshops, focus groups, participatory mapping)
- Consultation (e.g. workshop, surveys, community meetings, town halls)
- Other
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The project was led and initiated by the local government. The project of the regeneration of the Main Square of Nurnberg was chosen and elaborated by local citizens within the planning workshops (1) The landscape architecture companies Schegk Landschaftsarchitekten was selected for the implementation. (6)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Yes
(Schegk Landscape Architects used National Guidelines for Standardization of Superstructure of traffic areas RStO 01 (FGSV) within the project of regeneration of the Main Square and decrease the presence of traffic (3)
)
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
(The project is realized within the integrated city development program "Nuremberg - Northern Town. Active city and district centers" (1))
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
- Unknown
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Unknown
Type of reported impacts
No impacts reported
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. Städtebau / Stadtgestaltung. Haupt- und Obstmarkt,
Source link (Accessed on 17/11/2020)
2. (2015). Broschüre: Altstadt ans Wasser, Source link (Accessed on 17/11/2020)
3. Neugestaltung der Freianlagen „Auf dem Plan“ und „Stadtplatz“, Source link (Accessed on 17/11/2020)
4. Stadterneuerung Programm „Aktive Stadt- und Ortsteilzentren“, Source link (Accessed on 17/11/2020)
5. City Planning Committee Public Meeting 19.05.2011, (Link not operational in 2020)
6. Source link. (2012). Neugestaltung Hauptmarkt, Obstmarkt und Ostseite Augustinerhof. [online]. Available at: Source link (Accessed on 17/11/2020)
Source link (Accessed on 17/11/2020)
2. (2015). Broschüre: Altstadt ans Wasser, Source link (Accessed on 17/11/2020)
3. Neugestaltung der Freianlagen „Auf dem Plan“ und „Stadtplatz“, Source link (Accessed on 17/11/2020)
4. Stadterneuerung Programm „Aktive Stadt- und Ortsteilzentren“, Source link (Accessed on 17/11/2020)
5. City Planning Committee Public Meeting 19.05.2011, (Link not operational in 2020)
6. Source link. (2012). Neugestaltung Hauptmarkt, Obstmarkt und Ostseite Augustinerhof. [online]. Available at: Source link (Accessed on 17/11/2020)
Redesign of the open spaces "Auf dem Plan" and "Stadtplatz"
Source: Ref. 3
Redesign of the open spaces "Auf dem Plan" and "Stadtplatz"
Source: Ref. 3