Last updated: October 2021
The main aim of this program is to address the lack of green roofs across South Yorkshire. Greening bus shelter's roofs is indeed an innovative idea, as it provides an attractive green space in urban streets and also offer much-needed shade for waiting passengers. The living vegetation installed on the bus shelter will filter pollution and particulates from transport exhaust; will, in turn, reduce the pollution - protect passengers health. Greening of the bus shelters highlights the value of integrating sustainable design and green travel in attempts to reduce rates of climate change. (ref 1) Each bus shelter roof is 6sq m in size and all over the city, there are several such green roof bus shelters (ref 1).
Bus shelter
Source: https://www.greenroofs.com/projects/sheffield-bus-shelter/
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Nature on buildings (external)
- Green roofs
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Environmental quality
- Air quality improvement
- Regeneration, land-use and urban development
- Regulation of built environment
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Improving physical health
Focus
Creation of new green areas
Project objectives
The main goals of the project include:
1. Filter pollution and particulates from transport exhausts by installing live plant on the bus shelter roof.
2. Protecting the health of waiting passengers.
3. Integrating sustainable design and green travel in an attempt to reduce rates of climate change.
4. Promoting sustainable technology. (ref 1)
Implementation activities
Installation of green roofs on a number of the roofs of bus shelters across the city (ref3)
Main beneficiaries
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Non-government organisation/civil society
- Researchers/university
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Dissemination of information and education
- Co-management/Joint management
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
Groundwork Sheffield, South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive & Sheffield City Council are owners (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
(Green Roof Infrastructure Development (GRID) project - A wider programme aimed at addressing the lack of green roofs across South Yorkshire (ref1))
Financing
Total cost
Unknown
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
- Climate change
- Lowered local temperature
- Reduced emissions
- Environmental quality
- Improved air quality
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Health and wellbeing
- Improved physical health
Type of reported impacts
Expected 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. Source link. 2014. Sheffield Bus Shelter - Source link. [online] Available at: <Source link [Accessed 16 August 2020].
2. Source link. 2009. [online] Available at: <Source link [Accessed 16 August 2020]. [refer Pg. 9]
3. The Star. 2006. Green makeover for bus shelters. Accessed at: Source link (No Longer accessible)
4. Making Lewes. 2014. Sheffield Bus Stop Green Roofs. [online] Available at: <Source link [Accessed 16 August 2020].
5. Architecture and Interior Design Trends. 2016. Sheffield Bus Shelter Green Roofs - Architecture And Interior Design Trends. [online] Available at: <Source link [Accessed 16 August 2020].
2. Source link. 2009. [online] Available at: <Source link [Accessed 16 August 2020]. [refer Pg. 9]
3. The Star. 2006. Green makeover for bus shelters. Accessed at: Source link (No Longer accessible)
4. Making Lewes. 2014. Sheffield Bus Stop Green Roofs. [online] Available at: <Source link [Accessed 16 August 2020].
5. Architecture and Interior Design Trends. 2016. Sheffield Bus Shelter Green Roofs - Architecture And Interior Design Trends. [online] Available at: <Source link [Accessed 16 August 2020].