1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Gdynia
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Place rekreacyjno-wypoczynkowe w Redłowie
Short description of the intervention
This local initiative has revitalized the most neglected places in the district and transformed them into green areas for leisure and recreation. The project resulted in the planting of new greenery (grasses, bushes, and flowers) and better maintenance of the existing plants, as well as installation of leisure and sports equipment (including benches and open-air gym) [1,2].

Address

ul. Powstania Śląskiego
Redłowo
Gdynia
Poland

NBS area
750.00m²
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
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
Goals of the intervention
1) To revitalize the neglected areas in the district of Redłowo;
2) To increase access to the green leisure and recreational sites for the residents [1,2].
Quantitative targets
Creating 4-6 decorative plant pots with bushes/ flowers, setting up 2 sets of tables with seats (concrete with checkerboard), construction of an outdoor gym of about 100m2 with the installation of 4-5 exercise equipment, land alignment (land fill) 150 tons, construction of gravel path approx. 150 m2, setting up 500 m2 lawn, installing 2 litter bins, laying polyurethane surface on the new foundation 100 m2, creating 5 flowerbeds, installing one garden arch [1].




Monitoring indicators defined
Increase in access to green recreational areas in the district [1]
Implementation activities
Creating 4-6 decorative plant pots with bushes/ flowers, setting up 2 sets of tables with seats (concrete with checkerboard), construction of an outdoor gym of about 100m2 with the installation of 4-5 exercise equipment, land alignment (land fill) 150 tons, construction of gravel path approx. 150 m2, setting up 500 m2 lawn, installing 2 litter bins, laying polyurethane surface on the new foundation 100 m2, creating 5 flowerbeds, installing one garden arch [1].
NBS domain and interventions
Ecological domain(s) where the NBS intervention(s) is/are implemented
Parks and urban forests
Pocket parks/neighbourhood green spaces
Vegetation Type
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Habitat and supporting services
Maintenance of genetic diversity
Cultural services
Aesthetic appreciation
Recreation
Scale
Spatial scale
Sub-microscale: Street scale (including buildings)
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Governance
Non-government actors
Citizens or community groups
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
The local community developed a project proposal and applied for funds from the participatory budget of Gdynia. The municipality is responsible for the project's implementation.
Key actors - initiating organization
Land owners
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
Local government/municipality
Citizens or community group
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
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 Gdynia.
Co-finance for NBS
No
Co-financing governance arrangements
Unknown
Was this co-governance arrangement already in place, or was it set up specifically for this NBS?
Financing
What is/was the Cost/Budget (EUR) of the NBS or green infrastructure elements?
154 900 PLN (around 36 380 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)
154 900 PLN (around 36 380 EUR).(1)
Source(s) of funding
Type of fund(s) used
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Type of innovation
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
unknown
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
unknown
Impacts, benefits
Description of environmental benefits
The NBS has transformed slowly decaying and neglected tiny spaces between residential buildings. Instead of leaving them unmanaged, the residents decided to install pieces of small architecture and decorate it with shrubs in pots, flowers, and vines including roses [1,2].
Economic impacts
Description of economic benefits
Unknown
Description of social and cultural benefits
The NBS has transformed slowly decaying and neglected tiny spaces between residential buildings. Instead of leaving them unmanaged, the residents decided to install pieces of small architecture like an alley, 2 chess tables and chairs, and an arch with roses, an outdoor gym, a bench and a litter bin. And decorate it all with shrubs in pots, flowers, and vines [1,2].
Type of reported impacts
Indicators
Increase in access to green recreational areas in the district [1]
Analysis of specific impact categories
Job creation: The NBS created ...
Environmental justice: The implementation of the NBS project resulted in ...
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
Methods used to evaluate the impacts of NBS
Evidence for use of assessment
Presence of an assessment, evaluation and/or monitoring process
Yes
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
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
List of references
1. Project's application website, Gdynia's participatory budget 2016, 'Recreational squares in Redlowo' ('Place rekreacyjno-wypoczynkowe w Redłowie'), https://bo.gdynia.pl/?mod=project2016&path=358 (Accessed: 24 September 2020).
2. Monitoring of program's implementation, Gdynia's participatory budget 2016, 'Recreational squares in Redlowo' ('Place rekreacyjno-wypoczynkowe w Redłowie'), https://bo.gdynia.pl/harmonogram_realizacji_2016.html?dzielnicaWysz=17&dzielnicaTyp=&Wyszsubmit=Szukaj (Accessed: 24 September 2020).
Interview comments
An additional email was sent to obtain information about sections 4 and 6. (Updated in 2017)
Comments and notes
Comments
As opposed to other Polish cities reviewed so far the participatory budget of Gdynia does not provide proper information on policy drivers. The relevant City Council website only mentions, among other things, that all submitted projects have to meet the criteria of public availability, have to be compatible with actions financed by the city budget in the previous years, and should relate to the aesthetics of the environment or recreation.
https://bo.gdynia.pl/Budzet_obywatelski.html (Updated in 2017)
Public Images
Image
Redłowo recreational square in Gdynia
Redłowo recreational square in Gdynia
Source: https://bo.gdynia.pl/harmonogram_realizacji_2016.html?mod=projarch&dzielnicaWysz=17&Wyszsubmit=Szukaj