1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
The main goals of the project include:
- increasing social cohesion among the residents of the neighbourhood;
- strengthening local civil society;
- creating a healthier and more attractive environment to live in;
- promoting environmental consciousness;
- fostering responsibility for the environment;
- attracting higher value-added enterprises;
- changing the negative image of the neighbourhood (Reference 1).
- increasing social cohesion among the residents of the neighbourhood;
- strengthening local civil society;
- creating a healthier and more attractive environment to live in;
- promoting environmental consciousness;
- fostering responsibility for the environment;
- attracting higher value-added enterprises;
- changing the negative image of the neighbourhood (Reference 1).
Quantitative targets
unknown
Monitoring indicators defined
unknown
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Implementation activities
Workshops were organized, where the local people could decide about what the new park should look like. At the workshops, a real community was formed and the lay participants established an association for managing the park and organizing programs in it. The association is active in the local public sphere and it considers itself as being responsible for protecting the quality of the newly renovated public space (Reference 3). As part of the renovation, 12,000 plants were planted and 8,125 square metres of grassland was created, which has its own irrigation system. During the rehabilitation, the green area was expanded to one hectare.
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Please specify system innovation
The project could increase the "sense of ownership", that is the responsibility of the local people toward their environment.
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
- Green Keys (Urban Green as Keys for Sustainable Cities) - RÉV 8 together with MTA [Hungarian Academy of Science] had a pilot project for urban green development with public participation in the nearby Mátyás Square as a partner institution of an international EU-funded project
- REGENERA Program (Urban Regeneration in Europe): between 2006 and 2007 the RÉV 9 was participated in the international experience changing program of European Cities
- Urbact I.: Cross Thematic Working Group
- Neighbouhood Housing Models (Reference 1, 50)
- REGENERA Program (Urban Regeneration in Europe): between 2006 and 2007 the RÉV 9 was participated in the international experience changing program of European Cities
- Urbact I.: Cross Thematic Working Group
- Neighbouhood Housing Models (Reference 1, 50)
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
The participatory design of the Teleki Square started to be considered as a best practice and model to follow by local governments.
