Last updated: October 2021
A citizen initiative to transform a derelict urban area into a park. From 1987 the park's construction was left abandoned until in 1993 when over 80 citizen committees from the area organized themselves to start cleaning and reforestation activities in the park (ref 5,7). The sum of their efforts included reforestation, the creation of a community garden, and the redesign of watering systems for the park. (ref 5,6,7)
Source: Ref. 7
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Parks and urban forests
- Large urban parks or forests
- Community gardens and allotments
- Community gardens
- Horticulture
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Habitat and biodiversity restoration
- Green space creation and/or management
- Regeneration, land-use and urban development
- Regulation of built environment
- Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16)
- Inclusive governance
- Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
- Environmental education
- Social interaction
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Improving physical health
- Creation of opportunities for relaxation and recreation
- Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
- Protection of historic and cultural landscape/infrastructure
- Preservation of historic traditions
- Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
- Sustainable consumption
- Sustainable production
Focus
Creation of new green areas, Maintenance and management of urban nature, Transformation of previously derelict areas, Knowledge creation and awareness raising
Project objectives
- An opportunity to improve the living condition in the neighborhood (ref 5)
- Transformation of a derelict space into a green and public area. (ref 5)
- Leisurely space for residents (ref 5)
- Feature the historic aspects of the area in which the park is now. (ref 5)
- Educational purpose of the orchards. (ref 5 and 7)
Implementation activities
- In 1985 the citizen group Comite Pro Parque Miraflores requested the city government to catalogue the park as historic and artistic heritage due to the archaeological remains found (drainage systems from the 15th century and a Roman Villa from the 2nd century AD). (ref 2)
- In 1987 the park's construction is left abandoned until in 1993, over 80 citizen committees from the area organize themselves to start cleaning and reforestation activities in the park. (ref 5,7)
- In 1991 the designation/ rehabilitation of two orchards (Huerta Las Moreras), sectioned into an area used for educational purposes and the other leisure. (ref 5)
- Reforestation by means of autochthonous species. (ref 5)
- Arrangement of waterwheels and irrigation system in the area currently used by the orchards that, since 1990, has been used by the Miraflores Pro-Educational Park Committee Association. (ref 5)
- Leisure gardens, school gardens and pedagogical itineraries (ref 5)
- Development of pedestrian walkway that connects northern and southern parts of the park (ref 6)
- In 2008, the Guadalquivir Hydrographic Confederation together with the Urban Planning Management of the Seville City Council decided to begin the remodeling of what would become the extension of the Miraflores Park (ref 6)
Biodiversity conservation or restoration-focused activities
Biodiversity restoration:
- Restore species (native, endangered, or unspecified)
- Restore native species
- Public engagement
Main beneficiaries
- Local government/Municipality
- Non-government organisation/Civil Society
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Regional government
- Local government/municipality
- Non-government organisation/civil society
- Citizens or community group
- District/neighbourhood association
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Taskforce groups
- Dissemination of information and education
- Consultation (e.g. workshop, surveys)
- Joint implementation (e.g. tree planting)
- Citizen oversight (e.g. boards, advisory)
- Other
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The Pro-Parque Miraflores Committee (group of citizens/ residents) was created in 1983 and it has been working since then to advance the construction of the park and organize citizen participation around its plan, activities and maintenance. (Ref 5,6)
City Council: tendered and awarded contracts for global amount of 200 000 euros – for collaboration agreement between Citizen Participation and Pro Parque Educativo Miraflores Committee to reorganize and re-promote the social gardens of the green space in the city, and the pedagogical and cultural activities promoted in our environment (ref 3, Diario de Sevilla)
The European Union invested 2 000 million Pesetas (roughly 12 million Euro) and the 900 million Pesetas were invested locally (roughly 5.5 million Euro). (ref 5)
The Guadalquivir Hydrographic Confederation (CHG) (regional body), in collaboration with the Urban Planning Management of the Seville City Council, has executed the works for the north expansion of the Miraflores Park, which will entail a total investment 7 million euros (ref 7)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
(The plans for the park were included in the 1987 General Municipal Plan for Urban Organization (PGMOU) of Sevilla. (ref 5,6,7))
Financing
Total cost
More than €4,000,000
Source(s) of funding
- EU funds
- Public local authority budget
- Other
Type of funding
- Earmarked public budget
- Direct funding or subsidy
Non-financial contribution
Type of non-financial contribution
- Provision of labour
Who provided the non-financial contribution?
- Citizens (e.g. volunteering)
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
- Increased number of species present
- Increased spread of native/heirloom/open-pollinated seed
- Restoration of derelict areas
- Other
Economic impacts
- Other
Socio-cultural impacts
- Social justice and cohesion
- Improved access to urban green space
- Increased opportunities for social interaction
- Increased involvement of locals in the management of green spaces
- Increased access to healthy/affordable food
- Increased sustainability of agriculture practices
- 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 sense of place identity, memory and belonging
- Increased awareness of flora and fauna as culturally and historically meaningful
- Education
- Increased awareness of NBS and their benefits
- 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. Ayuntamiento de Sevilla. (2016). Ayuntamiento y Comité Pro Parque Educativo de Miraflores colaborarán en el nuevo plan municipal de dinamización de los huertos y en nuevas líneas de actividad ambientales y educativas. [Not available in 2020].
2. Ayuntamiento de Sevilla. (n.d.). Parque de Miraflores. [Not available in 2020].
3. Diario de Sevilla. (2016). Impulso a los huertos urbanos del parque Miraflores con actividades pedagógicas. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 25 September 2020].
4. Parque Cultural Miraflores. (2012). Resumen del programa ecomuseo. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 25 September 2020].
5. Echenagusía, J. (n.d.). Parque de Miraflores, una iniciativa popular, Sevilla (España). Available at: Source link [Accessed: 25 September 2020].
6. Perez Sanchez, F. J. (2015). Parque de Miraflores. Sevilla. Análisis descriptivo. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 25 September 2020].
7. Bonnells, Jose Elias. (2016). Parque de Miraflores. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 25 September 2020].
8. Zaar, M.-H. (2011). Agricultura urbana: algunas reflexiones sobre su origen e importancia actual. REVISTA BIBLIOGRÁFICA DE GEOGRAFÍA Y CIENCIAS SOCIALES, 16(944), 742–98. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 30 September 2020].
2. Ayuntamiento de Sevilla. (n.d.). Parque de Miraflores. [Not available in 2020].
3. Diario de Sevilla. (2016). Impulso a los huertos urbanos del parque Miraflores con actividades pedagógicas. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 25 September 2020].
4. Parque Cultural Miraflores. (2012). Resumen del programa ecomuseo. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 25 September 2020].
5. Echenagusía, J. (n.d.). Parque de Miraflores, una iniciativa popular, Sevilla (España). Available at: Source link [Accessed: 25 September 2020].
6. Perez Sanchez, F. J. (2015). Parque de Miraflores. Sevilla. Análisis descriptivo. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 25 September 2020].
7. Bonnells, Jose Elias. (2016). Parque de Miraflores. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 25 September 2020].
8. Zaar, M.-H. (2011). Agricultura urbana: algunas reflexiones sobre su origen e importancia actual. REVISTA BIBLIOGRÁFICA DE GEOGRAFÍA Y CIENCIAS SOCIALES, 16(944), 742–98. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 30 September 2020].
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