1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
The main idea is to join the two parks at the end of the intervention (Pedion Areos and Lofos Likavitou) with a green mass that will flow all along the intervention, bringing back the greenery to an area that used to be a green zone in the outside of the old Athens walls and creating a green corridor that joins the old Athens with the new Athens (Ref 1). The project also aims at reducing and offsetting carbon emissions in order to achieve a zero-carbon balance, create new spaces for public activities and reduce the harsh climatic conditions of the city (Ref 4).
Quantitative targets
CO2 to be captured: 27.9 t/y, O2 to be released up to 26.6 t/y, dust particles to be reduced by 85%, to 2-4C lower temperature in summer, to 2-3 C higher temperature in winter, to reduce maintenance cost by 12%, to rising biodiversity by 30% (Ref 1).
Monitoring indicators defined
Carbon sequestration, O2 release, Pollution reduction, Temperature control, biodiversity increase (Ref 1).
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Climate change mitigation: What were the goals of the NBS?
Climate change mitigation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
What types of restoration goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
What activities are implemented to realize the restoration goals and targets?
Implementation activities
As the project is yet to be implemented, followings are the plans of the implementation. Based on the results of a deep analysis of the area the authority has obtained a series of outputs that have guided the activities that they are developing: flows analysis, sun-incidence studies, building uses, full-empty contrasts, demand-offer of activities, existing vegetation mass, existing and foreseen public transportation, transportation and communication nodes, natural-artificial light, etc. Sustainable integration is the key concept at this point. They are planning to preserve the existing trees, add new trees, make a continuous floor all along the project with a pattern that is an abstraction from olive tree branches, and to create an artificial activity/bioclimatic trees. (Ref 1). Native species with lower consumption of natural resources and better adaptation capacity to be planted. More than 2,000 species have been considered until now. Sustainable agricultural practices with efficient irrigation system and use of only organic fertilizer will be one of the key features (Ref 4).
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Please specify technological innovation
The project is focusing on infrastructural development as well as to improve the air quality of the city by creating new green space. Bioclimatic trees will be introduced, which are devices able to capture energy and water, producing and improved microclimate by means of the bioclimatic boxes(Ref.1)
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
The project is a joint implementation of ABM Arquitectos , AECOM, Valladares Engineering, ABIO-UPM, LEM3A, 2a+I, and Green Globe. “Based on the results of a deep analysis of the area [they] had obtained a series of outputs that had guided the formal and functional proposals that [they developed]..” (Ref 3). This project is a complete novel innovation based on the needs of that area.
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
