Last updated: November 2021
The Development of the Garden of the Schloessel project is part of the Natural Urban Park project undertaken by the City Council in consultation with the Strasbourg Urban Community (Ref. 3). The project aims to reduce the carbon footprint of the area by installing and redeveloping green spaces in the garden as well as providing the site with stormwater management infiltration (Ref. 1).
https://www.strasbourg.eu/documents/976405/1627623/Fiches-Bilan-PNU-Ill-Bruche-20180914.pdf/18ebfcab-d2b1-9a56-eb1b-41c66b939b9f
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Parks and urban forests
- Pocket parks/neighbourhood green spaces
- Community gardens and allotments
- Community gardens
- Green areas for water management
- Sustainable urban drainage systems
Key challenges
- Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
- Climate change adaptation
- Climate change mitigation
- Water management (SDG 6)
- Flood protection
- Stormwater and rainfall management and storage
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Habitat and biodiversity restoration
- Habitat and biodiversity conservation
- Green space creation and/or management
- Environmental quality
- Soil quality improvement
- 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 and climate justice
- Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
- Protection of historic and cultural landscape/infrastructure
- Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
- Sustainable production
Focus
Creation of new green areas, Ecological restoration of ecosystems, Other
Project objectives
The entire project was designed with the aim of reducing the carbon footprint of the development. In addition the garden was designed to manage stormwater by infiltration - to support the area as one of the Urban Natural Park site's at risk of flooding (Ref. 2) - and plant plants in favour of biodiversity with the establishment of 95% of endemic plant species, from the guide "Plantons local" (Ref. 1).
- Make the Tour du Schloessel the Maison du PNU and open to the public its garden and the ground floor of the building;
- Restore and manage outdoor spaces;Ref. 6):
Implementation activities
The Schloessel tower - the centre piece of the garden - already existed in 1392 as a watchtower for the advanced fortifications of Strasbourg. The site is located in the middle of Strasbourg's 300 hectare Natural Urban Park. The Schloessel Garden project included constructing the footbridge of the Breuscheck to give access to the water, installing a "shelter of rust" sculpture, eco-friendly vegetable fences as part of a participatory project, and extensive green spaces. Work on the garden began in 2014, while work on the bridge began in 2013. The entire duration of landscaping in the garden lasted 5 months (Ref. 1). "Restoration and opening up of the garden: pedestrian footbridge, enhancement of the banks, plant fence, paving random, various courses, plant fence and plantings according to the “Plantons local” guide" (Ref. 6).
- reduce the carbon footprint of the area by installing and redeveloping green spaces in the garden as well as providing the site with stormwater management infiltration (Ref. 1).
Climate-focused activities
Climate change adaptation:
- Implement sustainable urban drainage infrastructure (e.g. to make space for water)
- Increase the use of climate-resilient plant species (resistant to drought, fire, and pests)
Climate change mitigation:
- Increase green urban nature for carbon storage (wetlands, tree cover)
- Implement sustainable forest management measures to increase carbon sinks/ improve carbon storage
Biodiversity conservation or restoration-focused activities
Biodiversity conservation:
- Protect and enhance urban habitats
- Reduce negative impacts and avoid the alteration/damage of ecosystem
- Protect species
- Undertake specific measures to protect species
- Undertake specific measures to protect native species
- Undertake specific measures to protect valued species
- Control and clean invasive alien species
- Means for conservation governance
- Public engagement
Biodiversity restoration:
- Rehabilitate and restore damaged or destroyed ecosystems
- Restore species (native, endangered, or unspecified)
- Restore native species
- Restore valued species
- Clear and control invasive alien species
- Public engagement
Main beneficiaries
- Citizens or community groups
- Other
Governance
Management set-up
- Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Local government/municipality
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Consultation (e.g. workshop, surveys, community meetings, town halls)
- Joint implementation (e.g. tree planting)
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The project is the result of the Natural Urban Park project undertaken by the Strasbourg Eurométropole in consultation with the Strasbourg Urban Community (Ref. 3). General design was carried out by the Landscape Inspection Department and the Eurométropole green spaces, while the footbridge was designed and built by the Eurométropole Structures department. Vegetable fences were created by the Haies Vives association of Alsace as part of a participatory project on the garden (Ref. 1). Project management: City of Strasbourg / Meyzaud & architects (Ref. 6).
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
(The site is part of a citywide Urban Natural Park project - consisted of a 3-year €14 million budget for 16 projects - to support the green belt in Strasbourg. Project's undertaken are part of a voluntary contract signed between neighborhood actors. In terms of this specific project Strasbourg Eurométropole planned and worked on the site in consultation with the Strasbourg Urban Community (Ref. 3, 5). Part of the Urban Natural Park's plan is to reduce the high flood risk of the areas that comprise the encompassing territory of the project (including the Garden of the Schloessel) (Ref. 2).)
Financing
Total cost
€100,000 - €500,000
Source(s) of funding
- Public local authority budget
Type of funding
- Earmarked public budget
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Climate change
- Strengthened capacity to address climate hazards/natural disasters
- Water management and blue areas
- Increased protection against flooding
- Improved stormwater management
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
- Increased conservation or restoration of ecosystems
- Reduced biodiversity loss
- Increased number of species present
- Increased spread of native/heirloom/open-pollinated seed
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Social justice and cohesion
- Improved social cohesion
- Increased opportunities for social interaction
- Increased access to healthy/affordable food
- Increased sustainability of agriculture practices
- Health and wellbeing
- Improved physical health
- Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
- Cultural heritage and sense of place
- Promotion of cultural diversity
- Improvement in people’s connection to nature
- Protection of historic and cultural landscape / infrastructure
- Increased sense of place identity, memory and belonging
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
Yes
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
(1) Strasbourg Eurometropole. [no date]. Aménagement du Jardin du Schloessel à Koenigshoffen. Available at: Source link (Accessed: September 23, 2020).
(2) Strasbourg Eurometropole. [no date]. A Natural Urban Park for Strasbourg. Available at: Source link (Accessed: September 23, 2020).
(3) Marty, Marie. (2013). Longtemps délaissés, les quartiers ouest deviennent parc naturel urbain. Available at: Source link (Accessed: September 23, 2020).
(4) Piparta, Béatrice. (2014). Aménagement d'un parc naturel urbain. Available at: Source link (Accessed: September 23, 2020).
(5) Strasbourg Eurometropole. [no date]. UN PARC NATUREL URBAIN POUR STRASBOURG. Available at: Source link (Accessed: September 23, 2020).
(6) Strasbourg Eurometropole (2018). "REALISATIONS 2012-2017 ISSUES DES ATELIERS DU PARC NATUREL URBAIN ILL BRUCHE". Available at: Source link (Accessed: September 23, 2020).
(2) Strasbourg Eurometropole. [no date]. A Natural Urban Park for Strasbourg. Available at: Source link (Accessed: September 23, 2020).
(3) Marty, Marie. (2013). Longtemps délaissés, les quartiers ouest deviennent parc naturel urbain. Available at: Source link (Accessed: September 23, 2020).
(4) Piparta, Béatrice. (2014). Aménagement d'un parc naturel urbain. Available at: Source link (Accessed: September 23, 2020).
(5) Strasbourg Eurometropole. [no date]. UN PARC NATUREL URBAIN POUR STRASBOURG. Available at: Source link (Accessed: September 23, 2020).
(6) Strasbourg Eurometropole (2018). "REALISATIONS 2012-2017 ISSUES DES ATELIERS DU PARC NATUREL URBAIN ILL BRUCHE". Available at: Source link (Accessed: September 23, 2020).
https://www.strasbourg.eu/documents/976405/1627623/Fiches-Bilan-PNU-Ill-Bruche-20180914.pdf/18ebfcab-d2b1-9a56-eb1b-41c66b939b9f