Last updated: October 2021
The intervention included the renovation of lake Jarun and its surrounded park and recreational centre. Efforts were made to improve the amenities at the lake and park in order to bring it closer to the citizens, particularly to disadvantaged groups. It provides facilities for walking, bicycling, various outdoor sports, trim-track of 6500 meters of length, roller skating, etc. Sports facilities are related to an impressive 2250 meters long regatta path where international and world rowing, canoe and kayak contests are held. With daily training and performances, they give Jarun a special, sporting atmosphere (Ref 1, 2, 3, 4).
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Parks and urban forests
- Large urban parks or forests
- Blue infrastructure
- Lakes/ponds
Key challenges
- Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
- Climate change mitigation
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Habitat and biodiversity conservation
- Green space creation and/or management
- Environmental quality
- Air quality improvement
- Regeneration, land-use and urban development
- Promote natural styles of landscape design for urban development
- Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16)
- Inclusive governance
- Effective management
- Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
- Social cohesion
- Social interaction
- Health and well-being (SDG 3)
- Enabling opportunities for physical activity
- Improving mental health
- Creation of opportunities for recreation
- Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
- Tourism support
- Employment/job creation
Focus
Creation of new green areas, Maintenance and management of urban nature, Protection of natural ecosystems
Project objectives
The main goal of the project is to renovate lake Jarun and its surrounded park to create a green recreational space for the citizens where they can relax and connect to nature. Litopunktura Zagreb, as part of the efforts to improve the park, aimed to connect previously separated parts of the city - old from new, north from south, east from west - in one whole unit, and thus enable better functioning of the systems in the city and higher quality of living. Another part is the multisensory park - which aims to use plants to stimulate senses, as well as a sculpture which uses as direction pointers or to incite touch sense. The formation of the park enables users direct contact with herbs, touch, taste and smell (Ref 1).
Implementation activities
The implementation activities included the protection of the area so that the wilderness remains untouched while the citizens can enjoy nature and the recreational facilities. On two Jarun lakes, Big and Small there are five islands connected with bridges and around them are 2500 meters of pebble beaches that were cleaned for visitors' usage. The beaches have given sanitary facilities and showers. Rescue teams, guards and medical services were set up. The surrounding multisensory park including several sculptures and different types of plans was created with 138 info points about Croatian sportsman and woman. Places were also set up for outdoor activities including walking, biking and roller skating (Ref 1, 4).
Climate-focused activities
Climate change mitigation:
- Increase green urban nature for carbon storage (wetlands, tree cover)
- Improve carbon sequestration through selection of more adaptable species
- Invest in public transport/bicycle infrastructure as a means to prevent car use
Biodiversity conservation or restoration-focused activities
Biodiversity conservation:
- Protect and enhance urban habitats
- Preserve and strengthen existing habitats and ecosystems
- Promote environmentally-sound development in and around protected areas
- Preserve and strengthen habitat connectivity
- Protect species
- Undertake specific measures to protect species
- Undertake specific measures to protect native species
- Means for conservation governance
- Public engagement
Main beneficiaries
- Citizens or community groups
- Marginalized groups: Elderly people, People with functional diversities
- Young people and children
Governance
Management set-up
- Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Type of initiating organisation
- Regional government
- Private sector/corporate actor/company
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Co-planning (e.g. stakeholder workshops, focus groups, participatory mapping)
- Crowd-sourcing/Crowd-funding/Participatory budget
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
Some exhibits were developed in cooperation with private artists (Ref 1).
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
Unknown
Source(s) of funding
- Public regional budget
Type of funding
- Earmarked public budget
Non-financial contribution
Type of non-financial contribution
- Provision of land
- Provision of goods
Who provided the non-financial contribution?
- Public authorities (e.g. land, utility services)
- Private sector (businesses, financial institution)
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Climate change
- Lowered local temperature
- Enhanced carbon sequestration
- Environmental quality
- Improved air quality
- Green space and habitat
- Increased number of protection areas
- Promotion of naturalistic styles of landscape design for urban development
- Increased conservation or restoration of ecosystems
- Increase in protected green space areas
- Reduced biodiversity loss
- Increased protection of threatened species
- Increased ecological connectivity across regeneration sites and scales
Economic impacts
- Increase of green jobs (e.g. paid employment positions)
- More sustainable tourism
Socio-cultural impacts
- Social justice and cohesion
- Improved access to urban green space
- Increased visibility and opportunity for marginalised groups or indigenous peoples
- Increased opportunities for social interaction
- Health and wellbeing
- Improved physical health
- Improved mental health
- Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
- Cultural heritage and sense of place
- Improvement in people’s connection to nature
- Increased appreciation for natural spaces
- Education
- Increased knowledge of locals about local nature
Type of reported impacts
Expected 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. ŠRC Jarun. (2016) "Upravljane Sportskim Objektima". Available at: Source link. Accessed on 22nd July, 2020.
2. Brajdic D. (2002) Sportasima hrvatski Walk of Fame. Available at: Source link. Accessed on 22nd July, 2020.
3. Jarun Sports Recreation Centre Facebook Page. Available at: Source link. Accessed on 22nd July, 2020.
4. Jarun sports and recreation centre (no date) InfoZagreb. Available at: Source link. Accessed on 22nd July, 2020.
5. Malo Jerezo, Jarun (no date) Available at: Source link. Accessed on 22nd July, 2020.
2. Brajdic D. (2002) Sportasima hrvatski Walk of Fame. Available at: Source link. Accessed on 22nd July, 2020.
3. Jarun Sports Recreation Centre Facebook Page. Available at: Source link. Accessed on 22nd July, 2020.
4. Jarun sports and recreation centre (no date) InfoZagreb. Available at: Source link. Accessed on 22nd July, 2020.
5. Malo Jerezo, Jarun (no date) Available at: Source link. Accessed on 22nd July, 2020.