1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Bari
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Il Giardino dei Sensi di Via Argirio
Short description of the intervention
The initiative promoted by the event “Primavera Mediterranea” (Mediterranean spring) transforms the central pedestrian area of via Argirio into an urban park. The project is aimed at rethinking the urban spaces in a green way, as urban gardens are built within the whole central area. The main benefit of the initiative is to give a green view of the city centre, a new dimension of the lived urban space. In addition, workshops and manifestations are organized within the area, to promote also the social and cultural value of the zone. (Ref.1.) The intervention is an initiative taking place every year since 2011, which lasts for days. Private shops, associations and consultancies work together to realise the urban gardens in the main street in Bari. (Ref.1.2.&3.)
Address

Via Argirio
70128 Bari
Italy

Location
Point location, which indicates where the NBS takes place
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Residential
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
unknown
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2011
End date of the intervention
ongoing
Present stage of the intervention
Ongoing
Please specify "other" stage of the intervention
The intervention is an initiative taking place every year since 2011, which lasts for days. Private shops, associations and consultancies work together to realise the urban garden in the main street in Bari. (Ref.1.2.&3.)
Goals of the intervention
The goal of the intervention is to offer the citizens a different vision and perception of urban spaces. It underlines the positive impact of the green areas for recreation, health benefits, and visual impact. In addition, the gardens become public spaces encouraging creativity and cultural activities, thanks to events and workshops too. (Ref.1.)
Quantitative targets
Unknown
Monitoring indicators defined
Unknown
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
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)
Creation of opportunities for recreation
Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Promotion of cultural diversity
Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Implementation activities
The main activities implemented to reach the targets are the creation of thematic gardens, projected by sustainable architects and nursery men, which offer their ideas and competences to the city to realize a center of cultural and environmental relevance. Workshops with the municipality and the artists have been organised in order to decide the location of the intervention, the activties to be implemented and the participants involved. In 2016 there was planted a garden bed cultivated with aubergines, hot peppers and other vegetables, accompanied by that of the "aromatic" with sage, thyme and rosemary.(Ref.2.)
Type of NBS project
Creation of new green areas
Knowledge creation and awareness raising
NBS domain and interventions
Ecological domain(s) where the NBS intervention(s) is/are implemented
Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Alley or street trees and other street vegetation
Community gardens and allotments
Allotments
Please specify the number of plots or allotment gardens
1
Vegetation Type
Grass
Shrubs
Trees
Flower beds
Garden beds
Please specify how many trees were planted
Unknown
Amenities offered by the NBS
Unknown
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Provisioning services
Food for human consumption (crops, vegetables)
Cultural services
Aesthetic appreciation
Inspiration for culture, art and design
Recreation
Mental and physical health and wellbeing
Social and community interactions
Scale
Spatial scale
Sub-microscale: Street scale (including buildings)
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Local government/Municipality
Citizens or community groups
Governance
Governance arrangements
Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Non-government actors
Coalition with multiple of the above
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
Municipality of Bari = initiator of the project, providing the public space for the intervention and realizing the green area;
Private architects and artists = organizing activities, designing and creating the green area;
Promoverde Puglia = private company with expertise in gardening, offering consultancy for the project;
Community = owners of shops and activities in via Argirio were willing to collaborate with the initiative.
(Ref.2.)
Key actors - initiating organization
Local government/municipality
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
Local government/municipality
Private sector/corporate actor/company
Citizens or community group
Land owners
No information found
Participatory methods/forms of community involvement used
Co-planning (e.g. stakeholder workshops, focus groups, participatory mapping)
Policy drivers
NBS intervention implemented in response to an Regional Directive/Strategy
Unknown
NBS intervention implemented in response to a national regulations/strategy/plan
Unknown
NBS intervention implemented in response to a local regulation/strategy/plan
Unknown
Mandatory or voluntary intervention
Voluntary (spontaneous)
Please specify other type of voluntary intervention
The intervention is a result of an individual initiative that promotes nature and art at the same time. (Ref 2)
Enablers
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS vision/strategy/plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS section/part in a more general plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Presence of city network or regional partnerships focused on NBS - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Presence of GI / NBS research project - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Subsidies/investment for GI / NBS in the city - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Co-finance for NBS
Unknown
Co-financing governance arrangements
Unknown
Was this co-governance arrangement already in place, or was it set up specifically for this NBS?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
€10,000 - €50,000
What is/was the Cost/Budget (EUR) of the NBS or green infrastructure elements?
Unknown
What are the total amount of expected annual maintenance costs?
Unknown
What is the expected annual maintenance costs of the NBS or GI elements?
Unknown
Please specify cost savings
Unknown
Please specify total cost (EUR)
10.000-20.000 €
Source(s) of funding
Public local authority budget
Type of fund(s) used
Earmarked public budget
Non-financial contribution
Yes
Type of non-financial contribution
Provision of land
Provision of labour
Who provided the non-financial contribution?
Public authorities (e.g. land, utility services)
Citizens (e.g. volunteering)
Business models
Green densification model
Green education model
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Public actor (e.g. municipality)
Citizens / local communities
Type of innovation
Social
Cultural innovation
Please specify social innovation
The innovation can be considered a social innovation, because it potentially allows everyone who is walking in the center to enjoy and benefit from the green areas, without any restrictions (Ref.2.)
Novelty level of the innovation
The innovation is completely new without connections to previous initiative(s)
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
The innovatio for the city of Bari is considered to be new, as it is the first example ever of such intervention. In Italy there are no other activities similar to this one (Ref.3.)
Replicability/Transferability
The innovation is not referred to as being transferred to new initiative(s)
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
Impacts, benefits
Environmental impacts
Green space and habitat
Increased green space area
Increased number of species present
Description of environmental benefits
The project is expected to have positive impacts in terms of environmental quality because in the gardens there will be several species of plants, that will contribute to mitigating the effect of heat and human impact (e.g. pollution). At the same time, it will improve the well-being of elderly people and citizens in general walking in the city center (Ref 1-3)
Economic impacts
Unknown
Description of economic benefits
The project is expected to have positive impacts in terms of environmental quality because in the gardens there will be several species of plants, that will contribute to mitigating the effect of heat and human impact (e.g. pollution). (Ref 1-3).
Social and cultural impacts
Health and wellbeing
Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
Education
Increased knowledge of locals about local nature
Increased awareness of NBS and their benefits
Description of social and cultural benefits
The project is expected to...improve the well-being of elderly people and citizens in general walking in the city center (Ref 1-3).
In 2019 the NBS offered also drawing and green painting workshops, drawing workshops for curious adults, workshops for children of sustainable horticulture, reading of passages aloud, workshops of artistic pedagogy in movement. And also workshops for making wooden toys (Ref. 4)
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts
Achieved impacts
Indicators
Unknown
Environmental, social and economic impacts
Environmental quality
Air quality improvement
Noise reduction
Regeneration, land-use and urban development
Promote natural styles of landscape design for urban development
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
Improving physical health
Creation of opportunities for recreation
Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Analysis of specific impact categories
Job creation: The NBS created ...
Voluntary work opportunities
Environmental justice: The implementation of the NBS project resulted in ...
Improved access to green and/or blue spaces
Negative impacts: Did the project cause any problems or concerns?
No information was found regarding negative impacts of the project
COVID-19 pandemic
No data was provided, however, since this is an annual event we can assume because of the pandemic it wasn't organized in 2020.
Methods of impact monitoring
Process of recording NBS impacts
No evidence in public records
Methods used to evaluate the impacts of NBS
Not applicable
Evidence for use of assessment
Presence of an assessment, evaluation and/or monitoring process
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
Impact assessment mechanism
Name of any specific impact assessment tools
Unknown
Use of GIS in mapping impacts
No evidence in public records
Citizen involvement
Citizens involvement in assessment/evaluation
Yes
Mode(s) of citizen involvement in evaluation/assessment
Interview
Citizens involvement in the analysis of the assessment/evaluation
Unknown
Follow-up to the evaluation / assessment
Unknown
References
Web links relevant to the intervention
Ref.1. Torna la Primavera mediterranea a Bari: “Il giardino dei sensi” colora d…
Ref.2. Bari, fino al 15 maggio “Il giardino dei sensi” in via Argiro
Ref.3. Bari, torna il Giardino dei Sensi La città secondo vivaisti e architetti
Ref. 4 Bari, in via Argiro fiorisce la 'Primavera Mediterranea"
List of references
Ref.1. GoBari (2016) Torna la Primavera mediterranea a Bari: “Il giardino dei sensi” colora di verde la città. Avilable at http://go-bari.it/notizie/attualita/28425-torna-la-primavera-mediterranea-a-bari-il-giardino-dei-sensi-colora-di-verde-la-citta.html (Accessed 18-6-2020)
Ref.2. IlQuotidianoItaliano (2016) Bari, fino al 15 maggio “Il giardino dei sensi” in via Argiro. Available at http://bari.ilquotidianoitaliano.com/eventi/2016/05/news/117488-117488.html/ (Accessed 18-6-2020)
Ref.3. CorrieredelMezzogiorno (2015) Bari, torna il Giardino dei Sensi La città secondo vivaisti e architetti. Available at http://corrieredelmezzogiorno.corriere.it/bari/cronaca/16_maggio_10/torna-giardino-sensi-la-citta-secondo-vivaisti-architetti-artisti-afdb7ea4-16da-11e6-9ab0-1994d70b7743.shtml?refresh_ce-cp (Accessed 18-6-2020)
Ref. 4 La repubblica (2019), Bari, in via Argiro fiorisce la 'Primavera Mediterranea, Available at https://bari.repubblica.it/cronaca/2019/05/15/foto/primavera_via_argiro-226361046/1/#8 (Accessed 9-7-2020)

Comments and notes
Pictures of the NBS
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Public Images
The green event - Mediterranean Spring
The green event - Mediterranean Spring
Source: https://bari.repubblica.it/cronaca/2019/05/15/foto/primavera_via_argiro-226361046/1/#8
The green event - Mediterranean Spring
The green event - Mediterranean Spring
Source: https://bari.repubblica.it/cronaca/2019/05/15/foto/primavera_via_argiro-226361046/1/#8