Last updated: October 2021
A formerly derelict area, part of a 19th-century estate, the Zurich Square is a park, whose whereabouts are relatively new, and whose main function is to serve as the only park for the 700 children of the neighbourhood. Its location makes it also valuable, meaning that this park is situated in an industrial area and it contains trees planted in the 19th century (1).
Park Zurich
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Overview
Nature-based solution
- Grey infrastructure featuring greens
- Green playgrounds and school grounds
- Parks and urban forests
- Pocket parks/neighbourhood green spaces
- Green corridors and green belts
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
- Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
- Social interaction
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Enabling opportunities for physical activity
- Creation of opportunities for recreation
- Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
- Protection of historic and cultural landscape/infrastructure
Focus
Creation of new green areas, Transformation of previously derelict areas
Project objectives
1. Create a recreational space for the industrial neighbourhood which the park belongs to (1);
2. Create a playground for the children of the neighbourhood (1);
3. Offer a living-learning space for the students of the Horticulture University (2);
4. Create and include a new green space into the green belt of the city (3);
5. Creating access to the park by building alleys (1).
Implementation activities
The basic idea of rebuilding the park was adopted following a competition of ideas, organized by the mayoralty at the Department of Landscape Studies of the Faculty of Horticulture at USAMVBT. Thus, as a theme of design, the combination of classical and modern elements, suggesting an ingenious combination of "youth" and "old age". The construction began with the replacement of 2500 cubic meters of land, which is necessary for the greening and leveling of the land. (3)
Main beneficiaries
- Local government/Municipality
- Researchers/University
- Citizens or community groups
- Marginalized groups: Elderly people, Socio-economically disadvantaged populations (e.g. low-income households, unemployed)
- Young people and children
Governance
Management set-up
- Government-led
Type of initiating organisation
- Local government/municipality
- Researchers/university
- Citizens or community group
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Consultation (e.g. workshop, surveys, community meetings, town halls)
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
The municipality played the role of the main actor since the mayor took all the decisions regarding the area, also from a financial perspective. The non-governemntal actors were the researchers and students from the Horticulture University of Timisoara who came up with the idea of how the park should be interpreted and presented to the public (2)
Also it is worthy to mention that the inhabitants of the area requested the municipality a green area in numerous occasions (3)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
No
... a national policy or strategy?
No
... a local policy or strategy?
No
Financing
Total cost
€50,000 - €100,000
Source(s) of funding
- Public local authority budget
Type of funding
- Earmarked public budget
Non-financial contribution
No
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
- Increased number of species present
- Restoration of derelict areas
Economic impacts
- Increase of green jobs (e.g. paid employment positions)
Socio-cultural impacts
- Unknown
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. Primaria Municipiului Timisoara (2009), Reamenajarea Scuarului Zurich, Available at Source link (Accessed 29-6-2020)
2. Christine Jung, Parcul Zurich a fost amenajat si deschis timisorenilor, (2009 (Website not available in 2020)
3. Primaria Municipiului Timisoara (2010), Cadrul Natural si Peisagistic al Municipiului Timisoara, Available at Source link (Accessed 29-6-2020)
2. Christine Jung, Parcul Zurich a fost amenajat si deschis timisorenilor, (2009 (Website not available in 2020)
3. Primaria Municipiului Timisoara (2010), Cadrul Natural si Peisagistic al Municipiului Timisoara, Available at Source link (Accessed 29-6-2020)
Park Zurich
Source: http://www.dmmt.ro/index.php?meniuId=17&viewCat=563&viewItem=501
Park Zurich
Source: http://www.dmmt.ro/index.php?meniuId=17&viewCat=563&viewItem=501