Sevilla, Sevilla (FUA), Spain
City population: 1305342
Duration: 2004 – 2009
Implementation status: Completed
Scale: Meso-scale: Regional, metropolitan and urban level
Project area: unknown
Type of area: Other
Last updated: October 2021

This large urban and peri-urban corridor crosses the area of Sevilla and connects the city to neighbouring towns. It is 68 km long, starting at the Bridge of the V Centenario it continues to five end points in the area. (Santiponce, Los Palacios, Dos Hermanas, Parque del Alamillo, Parque de La Corchuela) (Ref 1)

Metropolitan Green Corridor 1
Source: Ref. 2

Overview

Nature-based solution

  • Parks and urban forests
  • Green corridors and green belts

Key challenges

  • Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
  • Climate change adaptation
  • 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
  • Health and well-being (SDG 3)
  • Enabling opportunities for physical activity
  • Creation of opportunities for recreation
  • Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
  • Tourism support
  • Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
  • Protection of historic and cultural landscape/infrastructure

Focus

Creation of new green areas, Maintenance and management of urban nature

Project objectives

- To contribute to a network of free/ open spaces set around the metropolitan area of Sevilla, connecting the different settlement areas. (Ref 1) - To have the paths act as physical and environmental support for the area. (Ref 1) - To recover the landscapes around the old paths. (Ref 1) - To stay true to the recreational and touristic use of the non-motorized paths, which has been their historic use as well. (Ref 1) - To improve the nexus of countryside and city (increase accessibility and connectivity). (Ref 1)

Implementation activities

2000- Plan for the Recovery and Organization of the Pathways of Andalucia published by the Council of Environmental and Territorial Organization, the plan to rehabilitate Andalucia's historic pathways and increase their numbers is presented. (Ref 4) 2004- Start of the Puertas Verdes Program (within the above mentioned 2001 Plan), of which the recovery and expansion of green corridors is a key aspect. (Ref 2) (The rehabilitation/ construction of the green corridor was done in phases and includes building bike paths throughout the network) (Ref 1,4) (Plants for reforestation were chosen based on their regional adaptability, and closer to the cities for their aesthetic value). (Ref 4) 2009- Green Corridor of Metropolitan area of Sevilla is announced as having recovered 64km of pathways. (Ref 2)

Climate-focused activities

Climate change mitigation:

  • Invest in public transport/bicycle infrastructure as a means to prevent car use

Main beneficiaries

  • Local government/Municipality
  • Citizens or community groups

Governance

Management set-up

  • Government-led

Type of initiating organisation

  • Regional government

Participatory approaches/ community involvement

  • Unknown

Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project

Andalucian Government, including Ministry of Environment and Territorial Organization (Regional Government) – leading intervention, invested close to 60 million euros in pathway rehabilitation projects around the province (Ref 2,3) City of Sevilla – one of the 10 municipalities linked to the 70-km network of roads for non-motorized vehicles (Ref 3) European Green Network, Western Mediterranean (Rever Med project)- trans regional network connecting the south of Portugal to the North of Italy through non-motorized pathways. (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 (Plan de Ordenación y Recuperación de Vías Pecuarias - Drovers’ Road Recuperation and Planning Programme (2004) (Ref 2))

Financing

Total cost

€2,000,000 - €4,000,000

Source(s) of funding

  • Public regional budget

Type of funding

  • Earmarked public budget

Non-financial contribution

Unknown

Impacts and Monitoring

Environmental impacts

  • Climate change
  • Reduced emissions
  • Environmental quality
  • Improved air quality
  • Green space and habitat
  • Increased green space area
  • Increased ecological connectivity across regeneration sites and scales

Economic impacts

  • More sustainable tourism

Socio-cultural impacts

  • Social justice and cohesion
  • Improved liveability
  • Improved access to urban green space
  • Health and wellbeing
  • Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
  • Cultural heritage and sense of place
  • Protection of natural heritage
  • Protection of historic and cultural landscape / infrastructure
  • Increased awareness of flora and fauna as culturally and historically meaningful

Type of reported impacts

Expected 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

Yes

Availability of a web-based monitoring tool

No evidence in public records

References

1. Junta de Andalucia Consejeria de medio Ambiente y Ordenacion del Territorio. (n.d). Corredor Verde Metropolitano de Sevilla. Available at: Source link. [Accessed: 1 October 2020].
2. Diario de Sevilla. (2009). Sevilla ha recuperado más de 64 kilómetros de vías pecuarias en 2009. Huelva Información. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 1 October 2020].
3. Europa Press. (2011). M.Junta abre el corredor verde metropolitano más grande de Andalucía con 70 kilómetros. Source link. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 1 October 2020].
4. International Conference on Drovers' Roads and Green Corridors. (2001). Conference Proceedings. 47-48. [Document provided].
5. Consejeria de Medio Ambiente. (2004). Plan de Medio Ambiente de Andalucia (PMA 2004-2010). 56-57. [Document provided].
6. Unknown. (2011). SITUACION DEL CORREDOR VERDE METROPOLITANO -TRAMO II- A 11/12/2011. [Document provided].
Metropolitan Green Corridor 1
Source: Ref. 2