Last updated: October 2021
This NBS deals with the recovery of an avenue (about five thousand five hundred meters in length, it is the longest Portuguese avenue) that connects Porto's City Park with another avenue and the seaside. The NBS is implemented by the municipality of Porto and it indents to create a green corridor between 2 locations: Ribeira de Aldoar and Avenida da Boavista. Previously, work has been done to this NBS, in 2005, but it was not finalized. (1) As of 2019, the Municipality of Porto announced that work will be halted for this NBS (5)
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Grey infrastructure featuring greens
- Alley or street trees and other street vegetation
- Parks and urban forests
- Green corridors and green belts
Key challenges
- Water management (SDG 6)
- Stormwater and rainfall management and storage
- Improvements to water quality
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Environmental quality
- Waste management
Focus
Creation of new green areas
Project objectives
1. Renewal of the rainwater network, including intervention in the Aldoar river;
2. Renewal of the water supply network;
3. Renewal of the sanitation network;
4. Renewal of the public lighting network;
5. Improvement of streets;
6. Improvement of green areas;
7. Placement of sets of selective collection of municipal solid waste. (2)
Implementation activities
As of 2019, the Municipality of Porto announced that work will be halted for this NBS (5)
Main beneficiaries
- Local government/Municipality
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Government-led
Type of initiating organisation
- Local government/municipality
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Unknown
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
This is an NBS that will be implemented by the Porto's Municipality (1)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
(This NBS mentions its connection with the Riberia de Porto Project ( interventions in the management of the urban water cycle, and its policy of decontamination, decontamination and rehabilitation of the city's rivers, intervention in the Aldoar stream ends up providing an opportunity to intervene in the rehabilitation of this important waterway) (4) )
Financing
Total cost
More than €4,000,000
Source(s) of funding
- Public local authority budget
Type of funding
- Earmarked public budget
Non-financial contribution
No
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. Porto (2017), Avenida da Boavista vai conviver com a ribeira de Aldoar em 700 metros e receber 213 novas árvores, Available at Source link (Accessed 22-6-2020)
2. Anteprojectos (2017), RECUPERAÇÃO DA AVENIDA DA BOAVISTA VAI CUSTAR 4,2 MILHÕES DE EUROS E DEVE COMEÇAR EM 2018, Available at Source link (Accessed 22-6-2020)
3. Diario de Noticias (2017), Câmara do Porto quer recuperar Avenida da Boavista junto ao Parque da Cidade, Available at Source link (Accessed 22-6-2020)
4. Aguas do Porto (no date), Ribeiras, Available at Source link , (Accessed 22-6-2020)
5.Municipality of Porto (2019), Agência do Ambiente muda de opinião e trava projetos para a ribeira de Aldoar e a nova ponte sobre o Douro, Available at Source link, (Accessed 30-7-2020)
2. Anteprojectos (2017), RECUPERAÇÃO DA AVENIDA DA BOAVISTA VAI CUSTAR 4,2 MILHÕES DE EUROS E DEVE COMEÇAR EM 2018, Available at Source link (Accessed 22-6-2020)
3. Diario de Noticias (2017), Câmara do Porto quer recuperar Avenida da Boavista junto ao Parque da Cidade, Available at Source link (Accessed 22-6-2020)
4. Aguas do Porto (no date), Ribeiras, Available at Source link , (Accessed 22-6-2020)
5.Municipality of Porto (2019), Agência do Ambiente muda de opinião e trava projetos para a ribeira de Aldoar e a nova ponte sobre o Douro, Available at Source link, (Accessed 30-7-2020)