1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Győr
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Győr-Szabadhegy vízelvezetése, Traktorors utca
Short description of the intervention
In 2010 a new drainage system was installed in Traktoros Street that solved the disposal of surface-water so that bigger storms would not cause damages in the area and separates rainwater from the sewage. The rainwater is directed to the lake in Adyváros. The project was the third phase of the complex reconstruction of draining in the Szabadhegy neighbourhood. While the first two phases (the construction of the main pipelines and drainage of Pannónia Street; drainage of Vak Bottyán Street and paving streets) were financed by the municipality, the third phase was implemented with the help of the EU. (Reference 1, 2)
Address

Győr
Traktorors utca
Hungary

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 (17.65485 47.6664)
POINT (17.65468 47.66537)
POINT (17.65279 47.66356)
POINT (17.65127 47.66372)
POINT (17.65071 47.66409)
NBS area image
Source of NBS area image
Google maps
Total area
690000.00m²
NBS area
90000.00m²
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Residential
Website of the intervention
http://onkormanyzat.gyor.hu/cikk/gyor_szabadhegy_belteruleti_vizrendezes_iii_ut…
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
unknown
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2010
End date of the intervention
2010
Present stage of the intervention
Completed
Please specify "other" stage of the intervention
The first phase of the project started in 2007. The third phase could begun and be implemented in 2010 (Reference 1).
Goals of the intervention
- protecting the built environment: safe disposal of rainwater;
- environmental protection: separated drainage system for rainwater and sewage (Reference 1);
- liveability: renovation of the road for easier transportation (Reference 2).
Quantitative targets
- implementation of a drainage system in an approximately 9 hectare large area, in the length of 647 m
Monitoring indicators defined
unknown
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Water management (SDG 6)
Flood protection
Stormwater and rainfall management and storage
Please specify "other Type of NBS project"
Stormwater management
Implementation activities
- a new drainage system was implemented in the length of 647 m, meaning the complete reconstruction of drainage in Traktoros Street and partly in Virág Street, Mozsár Street and Levendula Street (Reference 3);
- separating rainwater from sewage, directing the rainwater towards the nearby reservoir;
- installing drains and reconstructing the 30-40-year-old drinking water service-pipes;
- renovating the pavement of Traktoros Street and paving 80 % of the side-walks (Reference 4).
Type of NBS project
Other
NBS domain and interventions
Ecological domain(s) where the NBS intervention(s) is/are implemented
Blue infrastructure
Lakes/ponds
Green areas for water management
Sustainable urban drainage systems
What is the level of innovation / development of the NBS related to water management?
Medium / High: sustainable urban drainage systems which include water storage and diverts water flooding
Vegetation Type
Other
Amenities offered by the NBS
Unknown
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Provisioning services
Water (surface and ground water for drinking and non-drinking purposes)
Regulating services
Flood regulation
Scale
Spatial scale
Micro-scale: District/neighbourhood level
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Citizens or community groups
Governance
Governance arrangements
Government-led
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
The Local Government of the of Győr won a non-refundable grant of HUF 67,988,499 for the settlement of the drainage problems of Traktoros Street in Győr-Szabadhegy in the Inland Water Management tender announced within the framework of the Western Transdanubia Operational Program. The program is co-financed between the EU and the national government. As the total cost of the implemented project is nearly 120 million HUF, Local Government of Győr supplemented the grant. (Reference 2)
Key actors - initiating organization
Local government/municipality
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
EU body
National government
Local government/municipality
Land owners
No information found
Participatory methods/forms of community involvement used
Unknown
Policy drivers
NBS intervention implemented in response to an Regional Directive/Strategy
Yes
Please specify the "Regional Directive/Strategy"
The project was implemented with the support of the ERDF and in line with the EU territorial cohesion objectives. (Reference 3)
NBS intervention implemented in response to a national regulations/strategy/plan
Unknown
Please specify the national regulations/strategy/plan
The project was implemented under the 2007-2013 National Strategic Reference Framework of Hungary (that aims to provide direction for the use of the EU Cohesion and Structural Funds). (Reference 3)
NBS intervention implemented in response to a local regulation/strategy/plan
Yes
Please specify the "local regulation/strategy/plan"
The drainage system of the neighborhood appeared in the city's strategy of urban development of 2008 (Reference 5).
Mandatory or voluntary intervention
Voluntary (spontaneous)
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
Yes
Please specify the general plan with GI/NBS section
The drainage system of the neighborhood appeared in the city's strategy of urban development of 2008 (Reference 5).
If there is a relevant strategy or plan, please specify the theme / type of the plan.
Urban redevelopment plan
Please specify other vegetation type
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
The project was financed with the help of EU (European Structural and Investment Funds) in the Western Transdanubia Operative Programme. The code of the project is NYDOP-2009-4.1.1/B (Reference 3).
Co-finance for NBS
Yes
Co-financing governance arrangements
Unknown
Was this co-governance arrangement already in place, or was it set up specifically for this NBS?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
€100,000 - €500,000
What is/was the Cost/Budget (EUR) of the NBS or green infrastructure elements?
340,600
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)
The total cost of the project was 118 million HUF, which is approximately 340,600 EUR in July 2020. 68 million HUF (approximately 200,000 EUR) was provided by the Hungarian State and by the European Union, and 50 million HUF (144,000 EUR) was provided by the municipality of Győr. (Reference 2, 3).
Source(s) of funding
EU funds
Public national budget
Public local authority budget
Type of fund(s) used
Earmarked public budget
Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Business models
Risk reduction model
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Public actor (e.g. municipality)
Type of innovation
Technological
Infrastructural innovation
Please specify technological innovation
Division of sewage and rainwater. The rainwater supplies the lake of a nearby neighborhood, Adyváros (Reference 1, 2).
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
Climate change
Strengthened capacity to address climate hazards/natural disasters
Water management and blue areas
Increased protection against flooding
Improved stormwater management
Description of environmental benefits
As a result of the project, the area which is otherwise very vulnerable to the harms of heavy precipitation is expected to have increased safety and a much lower risk of flooding. (Reference 1) Since the implementation, stormwater is directed towards the nearby reservoir.
Economic impacts
Unknown
Description of economic benefits
unknown
Social and cultural impacts
Social justice and cohesion
Improved liveability
Description of social and cultural benefits
The project provides protection from excessive precipitation for 513 residents living in the area, contributing to better liveability. (Reference 6) The reconstructed roads make transportation in the area easier. (Reference 2)
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Indicators
- new drainage system in 167 m length that serves 513 residents in the neighbourhood directly and the residents of other neighbourhoods indirectly (Reference 2)

Environmental, social and economic impacts
Water management (SDG 6)
Environmental quality
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
Not applicable, as the drainage system was already completed by 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
Unknown
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
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
Reference 1: Announcing the project
Reference 2: Description of the project
Reference 3: The project was implemented
Reference 4: The project on kisalfold.hu
Reference 6: Befejeződött a vízrendezés Szabadhegyen.
List of references
1. innovacio.gyor.hu. (2017). Győr-Szabadhegy belterületi vízrendezés, III ütem: A Traktoros utca vízelvezetési problémáinak rendezése. [online] Available at: http://innovacio.gyor.hu/cikk/gyor_szabadhegy_belteruleti_vizrendezes_iii_utem_traktoros_utca_vizelvezetesi_problemainak_rendezese_cimu_projekt_.html [Accessed: 27 Jul. 2020]
2. onkormanyzat.gyor.hu. (2017). Győr-Szabadhegy belterületi vízrendezés, III ütem: A Traktoros utca vízelvezetési problémáinak rendezése. [online] Available at: http://onkormanyzat.gyor.hu/cikk/gyor_szabadhegy_belteruleti_vizrendezes_iii_utem_a_traktoros_utca_vizelvezetesi_problemainak_rendezese.html [Accessed: 27 Jul. 2020].
3. Hirek.gyor.hu. (2017). Befejeződött Győr-Szabadhegy belterületi vízrendezésének III. üteme. [online] Available at: http://onkormanyzat.gyor.hu/cikk/gyor_szabadhegy_belteruleti_vizrendezes_iii_utem_a_traktoros_utca_vizelvezetesi_problemainak_rendezese.html [Accessed: 27 Jul. 2020].
4. Szűkösdi, J. (2010). Megoldódik Szabadhegy vízelvezetési problémája. Kisalföld. [online] Available at: http://www.kisalfold.hu/gyori_hirek/megoldodik_szabadhegy_vizelvezetesi_problemaja/2192692/. [Accessed: 27 Jul. 2020].
5. HHP Contact Tanácsadó Kft. (2008) Győr Megyei Jogú Város Középtávú Integrált Városfejlesztési Stratégiája. Győr: Győr MJV Közgyűlése.
6. Gyorihirek.hu (2010). Befejeződött a vízrendezés Szabadhegyen. [online] Available at: https://gyorihirek.hu/befejezodott-a-vizrendezes-szabadhegyen/ [Accessed: 28 Jul. 2020]