Last updated: October 2021
Bastion Theresia Timisoara was built as a defensive perimeter for the Romanian town of Timisoara and has languished for decades in the center of the city. The bastion was rehabilitated and it incorporates green spaces and a community center. The old fortress' location in the middle of town makes it a natural hub for transportation and assembly, and the extensive green roof incorporates it into the city's urban green belt. (1)
View of the NBS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theresia_Bastion#/media/File:Bastionul_Theresia_ansamblu.jpg
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Nature on buildings (external)
- Green roofs
- Grey infrastructure featuring greens
- Institutional green space
- 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
- Promote natural styles of landscape design for urban development
- Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
- Social interaction
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- 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
Project objectives
1. Creating a place for socializing for locals and tourists (1);
2. Integrating the bastion into the green belt of the city (2);
4. Battling summer temperatures through the gateway's roof and the green public market (1).
Implementation activities
Building work began in March 2008, slowly but surely, occupying the open areas and dismantling the woodwork. Then came the first
surprise: a number of large trees were cut down, with the permission of the city hall, trees that ought to have become part of the “green” dimension to be created in the courtyard.The contract stipulated that the work should take twenty months from start to finish, and this was reflected in the fact that it was tackled from a number of directions at once. At the same time, details of the work in
progress and plans of the final work had to be drawn up.
The contractor hired German and later Romanian architects, but at the same time also required a design team. (4)
Climate-focused activities
Climate change adaptation:
- Increase or improve urban vegetation cover to help reduce outdoor temperature
- Create or improve outdoor spaces to help people escape from urban heat
Main beneficiaries
- National-level government
- Local government/Municipality
- Non-government organisation/Civil Society
- Researchers/University
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Local government/municipality
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Dissemination of information and education
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The project was split between the municipality as the proprietor of the Bastion, which with EU funds and national funds, auctioned the space for an architecture firm which designed among others a green roof.
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Yes
(The intervention mentions connections with the 2005 PHARE Economic and Social Cohesion for Romania: Improving infrastructure, improving access to education and
training, SME support and environmental protection (2))
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
More than €4,000,000
Source(s) of funding
- EU funds
- Public national budget
- Public regional budget
- Public local authority budget
Type of funding
- Earmarked public budget
Non-financial contribution
No
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Green space and habitat
- Promotion of naturalistic styles of landscape design for urban development
- Increased green space area
Economic impacts
- More sustainable tourism
Socio-cultural impacts
- Unknown
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts, Achieved impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Yes
Presence of indicators used in reporting
Yes
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
Yes
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No
References
1. Miclaus M. et all (2014), Garden of Dreams, Timisoara, Available at Source link (Accessed 29-6-2020)
2. Primaria Municipiului Timisoara (2009), Referat: Reabilitarea şi revitalizarea fortificaţiei Cetăţii Timişoara, Bastionul Theresia, Available at Source link (Accessed 29-6-2020)
3. InHabitat (2012), 18th Century Romanian Bastion Transformed Into Green-Roofed Public Center, Available at Source link (Accessed 29-6-2020)
4. Tion (2011), Spatiile din Bastionul Theresia incep sa fie impartite, Available at Source link (Accessed 29-6-2020)
5. Timisoara Express (2013), "Unde s-au dus cele 10 milioane euro din reabilitarea Bastionului Theresia?", (Website not available in 2020)
6.Banatul Azi (2018), Ultimul bastion al Timişoarei — spaţiul din centrul istoric părăsit de turişti şi autorităţi, Available at Source link, (Accessed 12-8-2020)
2. Primaria Municipiului Timisoara (2009), Referat: Reabilitarea şi revitalizarea fortificaţiei Cetăţii Timişoara, Bastionul Theresia, Available at Source link (Accessed 29-6-2020)
3. InHabitat (2012), 18th Century Romanian Bastion Transformed Into Green-Roofed Public Center, Available at Source link (Accessed 29-6-2020)
4. Tion (2011), Spatiile din Bastionul Theresia incep sa fie impartite, Available at Source link (Accessed 29-6-2020)
5. Timisoara Express (2013), "Unde s-au dus cele 10 milioane euro din reabilitarea Bastionului Theresia?", (Website not available in 2020)
6.Banatul Azi (2018), Ultimul bastion al Timişoarei — spaţiul din centrul istoric părăsit de turişti şi autorităţi, Available at Source link, (Accessed 12-8-2020)