1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
The goals of the project included:
- introducing and promoting urban gardening in Hungary;
- creating a legal frame for urban gardening;
- creating pilot projects for developing a self-organizing movement of urban gardening;
- supporting the creation of a more liveable city;
- helping the urban dwellers to adapt to climate change and educating them about self-sufficiency;
- creating and strengthening communities (Reference 1).
- introducing and promoting urban gardening in Hungary;
- creating a legal frame for urban gardening;
- creating pilot projects for developing a self-organizing movement of urban gardening;
- supporting the creation of a more liveable city;
- helping the urban dwellers to adapt to climate change and educating them about self-sufficiency;
- creating and strengthening communities (Reference 1).
Quantitative targets
Creating a 960 square meter large garden divided into 90-95 parcels (Reference 3)
Monitoring indicators defined
square metres of land cultivated
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Climate change adaptation: What were the goals of the NBS?
Climate change adaptation: 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
Before the Leonardo Garden was implemented, the organization Kortárs Építészeti Központ had assessed the demands and opportunities in Hungary for urban gardening and created the garden based on their findings. (Reference 3) In the Leonardo Garden, 960 square meter large plot has become cultivated that is divided to 95 parcels. They planted plants for consumption, spices, herbs and ornamental plants. Areas for composting were also created. Initiators organized programs for the locals, giving lectures and sharing their experiences with other organizations (Reference 2, 3). They also created a social area which could host smaller community programmes.
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
The initiators followed international examples for urban gardening in the case of the Leonardo Garden (Reference 3).
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
Since the implementation of Leonardo Garden, numerous community gardens have been established not only in Budapest but also in cities of the countryside. Many were initiated by the local governments, others were organized by local people and non-governmental organizations. KÉK aims to help them with sharing their experiences and educate people (Reference 3).
