1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Bydgoszcz
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Więcej drzew i krzewów nad Balatonem
Short description of the intervention
The initiative was funded from the participatory budget of the city and resulted in planting new greenery (including 70 trees and a thousand shrubs) by the local city lake 'Balaton' in Bydgoszcz. The justification of the project in its proposal highlights the practical and aesthetic values of green areas [1].
Address

Bartodzieje
Bydgoszcz
Poland

Location
The NBS is situated in an area, with clear delineation of boundaries and a specific shape (polygon). The NBS project can also have more than one area location (more than one polygon, situated close by).
Area boundary
POINT (18.042855 53.126502)
POINT (18.045108 53.126425)
POINT (18.041557 53.122849)
POINT (18.043758 53.122538)
NBS area image
Source of NBS area image
https://www.google.pl/maps/place/Park+Balaton/@53.124957,18.0389278,733m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x470313f56cca1d99:0x2a640019c84919a4!8m2!3d53.1250214!4d18.0434232?hl=pl&authuser=0
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Residential
Public Greenspace Area
Website of the intervention
https://www.bdgbo.pl/2017/03/jeszcze-wiecej-drzew-i-krzewow-nad.html
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
2015
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2016
End date of the intervention
2017
Present stage of the intervention
Completed
Goals of the intervention
Increased aesthetics of the green recreational area around the lake [1];
Increased green space area and plant variety by planting several species of trees in the park around the lake, as well as shrubs and bushes [1];
Improve air quality [1];
Reduction of noise [1].
Quantitative targets
1) Planting 70 trees in the park around the lake, which will have a height of over 2 meters;
2) Planting about a thousand shrubs;
3) Ensuring the variety of 6 species of trees and 21 species of bushes [1].

Monitoring indicators defined
Unknown

Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Habitat and biodiversity restoration
Green space creation and/or management
Environmental quality
Air quality improvement
Noise reduction
Regeneration, land-use and urban development
Promote natural styles of landscape design for urban development
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Creation of opportunities for recreation
What types of restoration goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
Species-focused
What activities are implemented to realize the restoration goals and targets?
Restore species (native, endangered, or unspecified)
Restore native species
Public engagement
Implementation activities
1) The variety of low, medium and high greens around the 'Balaton' lake area;
2) Planting 70 trees in the park around the lake, which will have a height of over 2 meters;
3) Planting about a thousand shrubs;
4) The variety of 6 species of trees and 21 species of bushes;
5) Patches of greenery with a 'buffer' function to be planted around the playground and the dog paddle [1].
Type of NBS project
Creation of new green areas
Maintenance and management of urban nature
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
Parks and urban forests
Large urban parks or forests
Blue infrastructure
Lakes/ponds
Vegetation Type
Grass
Shrubs
Trees
Please specify how many trees were planted
70 trees a variety of 6 species of trees ,and 21 species of bushes [1].
Please specify other amenities offered by the NBS
dog yard
Amenities offered by the NBS
Playgrounds
Other
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Regulating services
Air quality regulation
Noise reduction
Habitat and supporting services
Maintenance of genetic diversity
Cultural services
Aesthetic appreciation
Recreation
Scale
Spatial scale
Micro-scale: District/neighbourhood level
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Citizens or community groups
Governance
Governance arrangements
Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Non-government actors
Citizens or community groups
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
Citizens developed a proposal and applied for funds from the participatory budget of Bydgoszcz.
Key actors - initiating organization
Citizens or community group
Land owners
No information found
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
Local government/municipality
Citizens or community group
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Participatory methods/forms of community involvement used
Co-planning (e.g. stakeholder workshops, focus groups, participatory mapping)
Crowd-sourcing/Crowd-funding/Participatory budget
Consultation (e.g. workshop, surveys, community meetings, town halls)
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
Yes
Please specify the "local regulation/strategy/plan"
All projects submitted to the participatory city budget of Bydgoszcz have to be compatible with the urban spatial development plans.(2)
Mandatory or voluntary intervention
Voluntary (spontaneous)
Please specify other type of voluntary intervention
Citizens developed the project proposal on their own initiative.
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
Yes
Please specify
Participatory city budget of Bydgoszcz.
Co-finance for NBS
No
Co-financing governance arrangements
No
Was this co-governance arrangement already in place, or was it set up specifically for this NBS?
No
Financing
Total cost
€10,000 - €50,000
What is/was the Cost/Budget (EUR) of the NBS or green infrastructure elements?
114000 PLN (around 27000 EUR)
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)
114000 PLN (around 27000 EUR).(1)
Source(s) of funding
Public local authority budget
Type of fund(s) used
Earmarked public budget
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Business models
Green densification model
Local stewardship model
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Public actor (e.g. municipality)
Citizens / local communities
Type of innovation
Unknown
Novelty level of the innovation
Unknown
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
unknown
Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
unknown
Impacts, benefits
Environmental impacts
Green space and habitat
Promotion of naturalistic styles of landscape design for urban development
Increased green space area
Reduced biodiversity loss
Increased number of species present
Description of environmental benefits
As part of the Bydgoszcz Participatory Budget, hundreds of shrubs and about 70 trees were planted around the so-called lake “Balaton”. They include: 35 small-leaved lindens, silver birch, Swedish rowan, Manchurian willow and a weeping willow [3].
Economic impacts
Unknown
Description of economic benefits
unknown
Social and cultural impacts
Social justice and cohesion
Improved access to urban green space
Health and wellbeing
Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
Description of social and cultural benefits
The project was popular among the citizens who selected it as a part of the 2016 Participatory Budget in Bydgoszcz. They wanted to supplement the already existing pedestrian paths, a playground and the dog yard which did not have enough greenery around them. The project catered to this need of the local residents [3].
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Indicators
Visitors' traffic [3].
Environmental, social and economic impacts
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Environmental quality
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Analysis of specific impact categories
Job creation: The NBS created ...
No information available
Negative impacts: Did the project cause any problems or concerns?
No information was found regarding negative impacts of the project
COVID-19 pandemic
Unknown as of September of 2020.
Methods of impact monitoring
Process of recording NBS impacts
No evidence in public records
Methods used to evaluate the impacts of NBS
Unknown
Evidence for use of assessment
Presence of an assessment, evaluation and/or monitoring process
Yes
Presence of indicators used in reporting
Yes
Presence of monitoring/evaluation reports
Yes
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
Unknown
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 (City Council website - project description)
Ref.2 (City Council website - rules of the participatory budget)
Ref. 3 (online article)
List of references
1. City Council website - project description, 'Even more greenery at Balaton lake' ('Jeszcze więcej drzew i krzewów nad Balatonem'), http://www.bdgbo.pl/2017/03/jeszcze-wiecej-drzew-i-krzewow-nad.html (Accessed: 23 September 2020).
2. City Council website - rules of the participatory budget, 'Submit a proposal' ('Zgłoś projekt!'), http://www.bdgbo.pl/2016/11/zgos-projekt.html (Accessed: 23 September 2020).
3. Unknown. (2017). Setki krzewów i 70 drzew nad Balatonem. Trwa ich sadzenie (Hundreds of shrubs and 70 trees by the "Balaton". They're being planted now). Gazeta Bydgoszcz. Available at: https://bydgoszcz.wyborcza.pl/bydgoszcz/7,48722,22697139,setki-krzewow-i-70-drzew-nad-balatonem-trwa-ich-sadzenie.html (Accessed: 23 September 2020).
Comments and notes
Comments
Based on the project description and other types of NBS in the city I don't think it is an innovation. I could also not find any reference to the novelty of the project in the sources used. (Updated in 2017)
Public Images
Source: https://bydgoszcz.wyborcza.pl/bydgoszcz/51,48722,22697139.html?i=1
Source: https://www.bdgbo.pl/2017/03/jeszcze-wiecej-drzew-i-krzewow-nad.html
Source: https://www.bdgbo.pl/2017/03/jeszcze-wiecej-drzew-i-krzewow-nad.html
So-called Balaton in Bydgoszcz
Source: https://www.bdgbo.pl/2017/03/jeszcze-wiecej-drzew-i-krzewow-nad.html