1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
"Renovation makes Frederiksgade green and attractive. Sound, light, water and culture. These are the basics of the extensive renovation project for Frederiksgade, already well under way. Better use of rainwater to provide recreational features with room for culture and nature will attract more shoppers and prepare the street for the climate challenges of the future." (Ref. 3) On the outside, Frederiksgade will act as a beacon for the city's ambitions to become CO2-neutral without compromising the comfort of its residents or limiting opportunities for growth for businesses. (Ref. 1)
The vision is that there must be running, visible and audible water in Frederiksgade. Not unmotivated on the street, but in fine canals that give the street a recreational and attractive feel, which is very special in relation to what you find elsewhere in the city, says project manager Tina Fredsted from Aarhus Municipality. (Ref 9)
Frederiksgade must have a green and blue, environmentally friendly profile. It will be a street where facades are greened and the water trickles down the hill towards Aarhus Å. (Ref 10)
The vision is that there must be running, visible and audible water in Frederiksgade. Not unmotivated on the street, but in fine canals that give the street a recreational and attractive feel, which is very special in relation to what you find elsewhere in the city, says project manager Tina Fredsted from Aarhus Municipality. (Ref 9)
Frederiksgade must have a green and blue, environmentally friendly profile. It will be a street where facades are greened and the water trickles down the hill towards Aarhus Å. (Ref 10)
Quantitative targets
Among other things, Aarhus aims to reduce its CO2 emissions by 2% each year until 2030 (with regards to Frederiksgade acting as a beacon for the city's ambitions to become CO2-neutral by 2030). (Ref. 4)
Monitoring indicators defined
% of CO2 emissions each year until 2030 and become CO2-neutral by 2030 (Ref. 4)
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Implementation activities
“Preserving the street brought the various factions together in a project entitled as "Det blå-grønne kulturstrøg i Aarhus" (blue/green culture street). The green element consists of flower beds and creeper vegetation on facades and over the street. When it rains, 'blue' water will be channelled through the street in a decorative duct, instead of down into the overloaded sewers.
It involves i.a. an open water canal that runs from the start of the street at the town hall and all the way down to Aarhus Å, various water elements such as green rain beds and interactive water jets that are activated when children move nearby. (Ref 12)
As such, the street solved several municipal requirements via a single project, such as water management, vegetation provision and preparing the city for extreme rainfall expected as a result of climate change. The project also demonstrated that creating growth and boosting revenues in a stagnating area of the city could act as a rallying point.”
(Ref. 1)
It involves i.a. an open water canal that runs from the start of the street at the town hall and all the way down to Aarhus Å, various water elements such as green rain beds and interactive water jets that are activated when children move nearby. (Ref 12)
As such, the street solved several municipal requirements via a single project, such as water management, vegetation provision and preparing the city for extreme rainfall expected as a result of climate change. The project also demonstrated that creating growth and boosting revenues in a stagnating area of the city could act as a rallying point.”
(Ref. 1)
Type of NBS project
Please specify other type of green wall
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3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Please specify technological innovation
When it rains, 'blue' water will be channeled through the street in a decorative duct, instead of down into the overloaded sewers. (Ref. 1)
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
Frederiksgade will be the new experimental cultural district in Aarhus. Aarhus Municipality (with Technology and Environment department at the forefront) works with the businessmen in Frederiksgade to create a "new" street course in the city center. (Ref. 6)
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
The results of the Public/Private Innovation process (PPI) can be applied to other, similar projects designed to combine recreational urban areas with climate change measures. The street project is part of City of Culture 2017, and will act as a showroom for innovative commercial solutions in a number of areas, including water management, sustainability, urban architecture and PPI partnerships.
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