Last updated: October 2021
This is a private initiative located in a residential complex in the northern area of Rome. When a new tenant purchases or rents a house, he is provided with a private garden for horticulture, together with the assistance of experts in vegetable planting and growing. The initiative was designed to educate people on the importance of consuming local foods and living in close interactions with green areas inside urban areas (1 and 6).
http://www.hortidellamarcigliana.it/category/le-notizie-del-giorno/
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Grey infrastructure featuring greens
- House gardens
- Community gardens and allotments
- Community gardens
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
- Environmental education
- Social interaction
- Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
- Sustainable consumption
- Sustainable production
Focus
Creation of new green areas, Knowledge creation and awareness raising
Project objectives
-Education of residents about the concepts of sustainable houses and food production;
-Availability of organic area of food production;
-Creation of a social space for residents to interact and exchange products and knowledge (1).
Implementation activities
A total of 450 apartments with access to private gardens for horticulture will be provided to residents (1, 2 and 3). Some gardens are automatically under property of apartments owners, while others are available to other residents in the neighborhood (1 and 6).
Main beneficiaries
- Citizens or community groups
- Young people and children
Governance
Management set-up
- Led by non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Private sector/corporate actor/company
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Dissemination of information and education
- Joint implementation (e.g. tree planting)
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The Batelli Group (architect company) has designed and handled the project. The Facoltà di Agraria of the University of Perugia will supervise the community gardens and educate residents on how to grow food in a sustainable way. The CIA (compagnia internazionale appalti) is in charge of administering the selling of the new apartments with attached gardens (1).
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
No
... a national policy or strategy?
No
... a local policy or strategy?
No
Financing
Total cost
More than €4,000,000
Source(s) of funding
- Private Foundation/Trust
Type of funding
- Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Unknown
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Social justice and cohesion
- Increased access to healthy/affordable food
- Education
- Increased support for education and scientific research
- Increased knowledge of locals about local nature
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
Yes
References
1. Horti della Marcigliana (no date), Project webpage, Available at Source link (Accessed 18-10-2020)
2. The innovation: Source link (Website not available in 2020)
3. Il Messaggero (2014), Gardens description, Available at Source link (Accessed 18-10-2020)
4. Horti della Marcigliana (no date), Project update, Available at Source link (Accessed 18-10-2020)
5. Universita deli Studi di Perugia (2008), Guidelines for the implementation of community gardens and horticulture in urban spaces by the University of Perugia, Available at Source link (Accessed 18-10-2020)
2. The innovation: Source link (Website not available in 2020)
3. Il Messaggero (2014), Gardens description, Available at Source link (Accessed 18-10-2020)
4. Horti della Marcigliana (no date), Project update, Available at Source link (Accessed 18-10-2020)
5. Universita deli Studi di Perugia (2008), Guidelines for the implementation of community gardens and horticulture in urban spaces by the University of Perugia, Available at Source link (Accessed 18-10-2020)
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