Palma de Mallorca, Spain
City population: 405584
Duration: 2011 – 2011
Implementation status: Completed
Scale: Micro-scale: District/neighbourhood level
Project area: 40204 m2
Type of area: Public Greenspace Area
Last updated: July 2022

Rehabilitation of the public green space of the Park Krekovic through employment of people with a risk of social exclusion. The initiative cleaned the green areas of the park, rehabilitated the gardens with planting actions, and maintained the overall infrastructure. (ref 4)

Krekovic Park
Children Finding Improvement Possibilities of the Krekovic Park (Ref 6).
Source: Ref. 6

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
  • Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
  • Social cohesion
  • Social justice and equity
  • Social interaction
  • Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
  • Employment/job creation

Focus

Maintenance and management of urban nature

Project objectives

-Socio-labor inclusion of individuals with mental disabilities. (ref 1 and 4) -Cleaning and rehabilitation of green areas in the Krekovic Park. (ref 1)

Implementation activities

- Public Bid (Ref 3). -Painting of walls (Ref 3). - Gardening actions (Ref 3). - Fixing the fountain to prevent loss of water (Ref 3) - At least 70% of affected workers are people with disabilities and who can not perform a professional activity in normal conditions (Ref 3.) - Stakeholder participation to understand the required changes of the park (Ref 6).

Main beneficiaries

  • Local government/Municipality
  • Citizens or community groups
  • Marginalized groups: People with functional diversities

Governance

Management set-up

  • Co-governance with government and non-government actors

Type of initiating organisation

  • Local government/municipality
  • Non-government organisation/civil society

Participatory approaches/ community involvement

  • Joint implementation (e.g. tree planting)

Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project

Agreement between the Amadip Esment Foundation and the city of Palma for labour integration through environmental action of persons with different mental capacities. (ref 1)

Project implemented in response to ...

... an EU policy or strategy? Unknown
... a national policy or strategy? Unknown
... a local policy or strategy? Yes (The intervention is part of an agreement under the structure of “Programs of labor insertion for groups with risks of social exclusion, due to problems of mental capacities. (ref 5) )

Financing

Total cost

€100,000 - €500,000

Source(s) of funding

  • Public local authority budget

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 conservation or restoration of ecosystems

Economic impacts

  • Increase of green jobs (e.g. paid employment positions)

Socio-cultural impacts

  • Social justice and cohesion
  • Improved liveability
  • Increased visibility and opportunity for marginalised groups or indigenous peoples
  • Increased opportunities for social interaction
  • Health and wellbeing
  • Improved mental health
  • Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
  • Cultural heritage and sense of place
  • Promotion of cultural diversity
  • Other

Type of reported impacts

Achieved impacts

Presence of formal monitoring system

Unknown

Presence of indicators used in reporting

Yes

Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports

No evidence in public records

Availability of a web-based monitoring tool

No evidence in public records

References

1. Amadip Esment Fundacio. (2010). Convenio de colaboracion con el Ayuntamiento de Palma. Palma de Mallorca: Amadip Esment Fundacio. Available at: Source link (Accessed 29 July 2020)
2. Ajuntament de Palma. (n.d.). Parc Krekovic. Palma de Mallorca: AAvailable at: Source link (Accessed 29 July 2020)
3. Diario de Mallorca. (2012). El parque Krekovic mejora su imagen. Palma de Mallorca: Diario de Mallorca. Available at: Source link (Accessed 29 July 2020)
4. Foro de la Contratacion Socialmente Responsible. (n.d.). Ayuntamiento de Palma de Mallorca. Palma de Mallorca: Foro de la Contratación Socialmente Responsable. Available at: Source link (Accessed 29 July 2020)
5. Foro de la Contratación Socialmente Responsible. (n.d.). CONTRACTE RESERVAT. Palma de Mallorca: Foro de la Contratación Socialmente Responsable. Available at: Source link (Accessed 29 July 2020)
6. Architectives. (2015). Los paseos del sr. Krekovic. Octubre-Diciembre 2014. Palma de Mallorca: 11th january. Available at: Source link (Accessed 29 July 2020)
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7. Fabian. (2008). El parquet Krekovic por Guillermo Soler. Palma de Mallorca: Alta Mar. Available at: Source link (Accessed 29 July 2020).
8. Soler, G. (2008). En memoria del Pintor Croata. Palma de Mallorca: Diario de Mallorca. 16th june. Available at: Source link (Accessed 29 July 2020).
9. Capó, J. (2020) Más vida y color en el parque Krekovic. Palma de Mallorca: Diario de Mallorca. 7th march. Available at: Source link (Accessed 29 July 2020).
10. Diario de Mallorca. (2020). Exposición del IES Nou Llevant en el Parque Krekovic. Palma de Mallorca: Diario de Mallorca. 6th march. Available at: Source link (Accessed 29 July 2020).
11. Palma, E. (2020). Palma reabre sus pulmones verdes a partir de hoy, pero sin juegos infantiles. Palma de Mallorca: Diario de Mallorca. Available at: Source link (Accessed 29 July 2020).