Last updated: October 2021
The green wall outside of the garden section of Leroy Merlin in Zlotniki near Poznan. First of such projects in a shopping mall in Poland which was designed already at the planning stages of the building infrastructure. It serves both ecological and marketing purposes [1,2].
Green Wall in Poznan
Source: http://www.zielonesciany.pl/pl/leroy-merlin
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Nature on buildings (external)
- Green walls or facades
Key challenges
- Environmental quality
- Air quality improvement
- Regeneration, land-use and urban development
- Regulation of built environment
- Promote natural styles of landscape design for urban development
Focus
Creation of new green areas
Project objectives
- To serve both ecological and marketing purposes;
- To improve the beauty and aesthetics of the building;
- To provide organic architectural solutions which clean the air and raise the quality of life [2].
Implementation activities
To build 6 m high green wall (100 square meters) [1]
Main beneficiaries
- Private sector/Corporate/Company
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Led by non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Private sector/corporate actor/company
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Unknown
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The green wall is incorporated into a shopping mall (Leroy Merlin). The project was implemented by the Greenarte company.
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
Unknown
Source(s) of funding
- Corporate investment
Type of funding
- Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Environmental quality
- Improved air quality
- Green space and habitat
- Promotion of naturalistic styles of landscape design for urban development
- Increased green space area
Economic impacts
- Other
Socio-cultural impacts
- 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.Polish "Green Roofs" Association. (n.d.). Examples of investments in Polish municipalities (Przykłady inwestycji w polskich gminach). Green roofs and green walls - system solutions and a review of investments in Polish municipalities (Zielone dachy i żyjące ściany – systemowe rozwiązania i przegląd inwestycji w polskich gminach), 17-18. Available at: Source link (Accessed: 16 September 2020).
2. Greenarte company website, Source link, especially the section on outdoor green walls ('zewnętrzna zielona ściana') and gallery of the implemented projects that lists initiative in Poznan ('galeria realizacji') (Accessed: 27 September 2020).
2. Greenarte company website, Source link, especially the section on outdoor green walls ('zewnętrzna zielona ściana') and gallery of the implemented projects that lists initiative in Poznan ('galeria realizacji') (Accessed: 27 September 2020).
Green Wall in Poznan
Source: http://www.zielonesciany.pl/pl/leroy-merlin