1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
The goal of the intervention was to change the structure and layout of an area which is of important social and economic value for the city. The creation of green areas with trees and plants, in addition to parking zones and lighting, is expected to increase the social value of the area, by making it more attractive and improving the conditions of the livability of the area with additional green zones (Ref.1.)
Quantitative targets
unknown
Monitoring indicators defined
. m2 of green areas installed;
. the number of parking zones removed.
. the number of parking zones removed.
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Implementation activities
The new Sciuti square, now equipped with cast iron seats and metal strips, has been restored all on one floor and paved with spiked lava stone slabs, hand-bush hammered and inlaid ashlars in pink Custonaci stone. The works were carried out by the Vullo di Favara company, which made use of the collaboration of the Pellicori brothers, skilled stonemasons and lava stone installers. The square has a large flowerbed in the center where, on a grass lawn, there are olive trees (European olea), rosary trees (melia azedarach), ornamental cherry trees with red leaves (prunus pissardi nigra), Oleanders (nerium oleander ), but also plants of agave, cicas, myrtle and other essences. At the edge of the pavements of the streets of Camine and Galvagna, bitter orange trees (citrus aurantium) have been inserted. The green areas - illuminated by warm light spotlights - are complete with an automatic irrigation system and in the square, illuminated by a system on black galvanized steel poles, waste bins and metal bollards have also been inserted. (Ref.3)
Type of NBS project
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Please specify technological innovation
The innovation is considered a product
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
The initiative is part of a series of interventions at urban level to renew some historical squares in the city (Carlo Alberto square and Stesicoro square), which have been regenerated in past years with similar criteria of Sciuti square (Ref.2.)
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
Unknown

