1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Győr
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Püspökerdő
Short description of the intervention
Püspökerdő is a 250-hectare large forest in Győr, situated in the inner part of the city. The forest is split into two parts by Moson-Danube river. The forest is maintained by the company Kisalföld Erőgazdálkodási Zrt, which since 1998, has added new facilities to the area with the primary goal of serving the needs of those who visit the forest (Reference 1). It is equipped with educational trails, fireplaces, a clearing suitable for playing ball games, an outside gym and a playground. The educational trails give information about the flora and fauna of the forest in their natural environment. In 2013, a new adventure park was established to attract the nature-lover visitors looking for active recreational opportunities. In 2017, the local government planned a large-scale watersports project in the area, but it was cancelled due to criticism from citizens. In 2020, the forest was granted environmental protection by the local municipality (Reference 9).
Step by step the area has been developed since 1998, with the help of municipal and regional funds (educational trails), and private investment (adventure park). The adventure park was opened in 2013 and the latest development happened there in 2016.
Address

Győr
Püspökerdő
9000
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 (17.60841 47.70704)
POINT (17.62356 47.712)
POINT (17.62965 47.70504)
POINT (17.61429 47.6941)
POINT (17.60313 47.69895)
NBS area image
Source of NBS area image
The website of Civilek Győrért association:http://civilekgyorert.hu/index.php/2019/08/26/central-park-gyorben/#page-content
Total area
2500000.00m²
NBS area
2500000.00m²
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Public Greenspace Area
Website of the intervention
http://www.kaeg.hu/szabadido-turisztika-kiranduloknak/parkerdok
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
unknown
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
1998
End date of the intervention
2017
Present stage of the intervention
Completed
Please specify "other" stage of the intervention
Step by step the area has been developed since 1998, with the help of municipal and regional funds (educational trails), and private investment (adventure park). The adventure park was opened in 2013 and the latest development happened there in 2016.
Goals of the intervention
The goals of the intervention include:
- strengthening the connection between humans and nature;
- improving and reconstructing the forest for recreational purposes serving social welfare;
- protecting the forest as the green lungs of Győr and as an important place of biologic activity (Reference 2, 3);
- preserve the characteristic landscape structure, landscape elements and characteristic wildlife. (Reference 10).
Quantitative targets
- creating a 10 km long pathway (Reference 2, 7)
Monitoring indicators defined
Unknown.
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Green space creation and/or management
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Creation of opportunities for recreation
Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Protection of historic and cultural landscape/infrastructure
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What types of conservation goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
Ecosystem-focused
Implementation activities
- in the recent year's new pathways, educational trails, outdoor gym equipment, playgrounds, fireplaces and rain shelters have implemented that support the visitors to the forest.
- in 2013 an adventure park was opened (Reference 1).
Type of NBS project
Maintenance and management of urban nature
NBS domain and interventions
Ecological domain(s) where the NBS intervention(s) is/are implemented
Parks and urban forests
Large urban parks or forests
Blue infrastructure
Rivers/streams/canals/estuaries
Vegetation Type
Trees
Please specify how many trees were planted
unknown
Amenities offered by the NBS
Playgrounds
Sports areas and equipment
Educational or biodiversity trails
Complementing infrastructure (bathrooms, café)
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Regulating services
Local climate regulation (temperature reduction)
Air quality regulation
Carbon storage/sequestration
Habitat and supporting services
Habitats for species
Cultural services
Tourism
Aesthetic appreciation
Recreation
Mental and physical health and wellbeing
Intellectual interactions (scientific and / or educational)
Scale
Spatial scale
Micro-scale: District/neighbourhood level
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Citizens or community groups
Please specify other local relevant strategy
The city's environmental protection strategy (Reference 7). The city's Local Agenda 21 mentions the regeneration of the area (Reference 5).
Governance
Governance arrangements
Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Non-government actors
Private sector/Corporate/Business
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
Beginning with 1998, the forest has been developed into a recreational area by the Kisalföld Erőgazdálkodási Zrt. (the regional forestry) and the Municipality of Győr (Reference 3). The Government of Hungary also financed part of the investment through the Modern Cities programme (Reference 11)
Key actors - initiating organization
Local government/municipality
Private sector/corporate actor/company
Land owners
No information found
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
National government
Local government/municipality
Private sector/corporate actor/company
Land owners
No information found
Participatory methods/forms of community involvement used
Dissemination of information and education
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"
The city's strategy for urban development mentions the regeneration of the Püspök forest (Reference 2). The city's environmental protection strategy of 2012 mentions the project (Reference 7).
Mandatory or voluntary intervention
Mandatory (based on policy)
Intervention is mandatory
Spatial planning guidance
Environmental regulation
Enablers
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS vision/strategy/plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify
The city's environmental protection strategy of 2012 mentions the project (Reference 7).
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 city's Local Agenda 21 mentions the regeneration of the area (Reference 5).
If there is a relevant strategy or plan, please specify the theme / type of the plan.
General municipal plan
Other
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
Unknown
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
Unknown
What is/was the Cost/Budget (EUR) of the NBS or green infrastructure elements?
Unknown
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)
Every year the municipality of Győr provides 500.000 - 1.000.000 HUF (16000-32000 EUR) for the regional forestry for new investments and for the maintenance of the area (Reference 3). However, the investment cost of the adventure park is unknown.
Source(s) of funding
Public national budget
Public local authority budget
Type of fund(s) used
Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Business models
Green densification model
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Public actor (e.g. municipality)
Type of innovation
Technological
Social
Cultural innovation
Please specify technological innovation
In order to strengthening the connection between humans and nature, in the recent years new pathways, outdoor gym equipments, playgrounds, fireplaces and roofages were implemented that support the visitors (Reference 2,3,7)
Please specify social 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
Increased number of protection areas
Promotion of naturalistic styles of landscape design for urban development
Increased green space area
Increase in protected green space areas
Description of environmental benefits
The developers were successful in preserving the characteristic landscape structure and landscape elements of the forest. The project aimed at providing a pleasant experience for visitors, environmental goals were not among the priorities of the managers of the forest. However, because the number of visitors is continually rising, in 2020, the local municipality decided to grant the forest environmental protection. (Reference 9)
Economic impacts
Unknown
Description of economic benefits
unknown
Social and cultural impacts
Health and wellbeing
Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
Education
Increased support for education and scientific research
Description of social and cultural benefits
The project successfully implemented educational trails, outdoor gym equipment, playgrounds, fireplaces and rain shelters which the locals appreciate and visit often. As a result of the developments, the number of visitors to the forest is growing, with 30-40 thousand visitors a year. (Reference 1)
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Indicators
Number of visitors (Reference 1)
New protected area (Reference 9)
Environmental, social and economic impacts
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Green space creation and/or management
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Creation of opportunities for recreation
Analysis of specific impact categories
Job creation: The NBS created ...
No information available
Environmental justice: The implementation of the NBS project resulted in ...
Improved access to green and/or blue spaces
Negative impacts: Did the project cause any problems or concerns?
No information was found regarding negative impacts of the project
COVID-19 pandemic
Unknown (in July 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
Yes
Mode(s) of citizen involvement in evaluation/assessment
Other
Please specify other modes of citizen involvement in evaluation/assessment
in 2017 the municipality decided to implement a recreational center in the area; the idea was strongly criticized by the locals (Reference 8)
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: The Official Website of the forest
Reference 3: Municipal Decision about the Financial Support of the Forest
Reference 6: Developments in the Adventure Park
Reference 9: Fiatalodik a Kiserdő, védett lesz a Püspökerdő
Reference 10: A Püspökerdő Győr tüdeje marad
Reference 11: http://real.mtak.hu/91909/1/PSZ%202018.%20angol.szam_beliv_13.pdf
List of references
1. Kaeg.hu (2017). Parkerdők. [online] Available at: http://www.kaeg.hu/szabadido-turisztika-kiranduloknak/parkerdok [Accessed: 20 Jul. 2020].
2. HHP Contact Tanácsadó Kft. (2008) Győr Megyei Jogú Város Középtávú Integrált Városfejlesztési Stratégiája. Győr: Győr MJV Közgyűlése.
3. Településfejlesztési főosztály (2003) 0412/2013. (IV. 18.) Kgy. előterjesztés: Javaslat az Önkormányzati Környezetvédelmi Alap felhasználására (A Püspökerdő 2013. évi fejlesztésének támogatása). [online] Available at: http://jogtar.gyor.eu/?p=3344 [Accessed: 20 Jul. 2020].
4. Győr Megyei Jogú Város Önkormányzata. (2005). Településfejlesztési koncepció: Győr Megyei Jogú Város településrendezési eszközeinek felülvizsgálata, 2003-2005. Győr: Győr MJV Közgyűlése. Available at: http://varosrehabilitacio.net/new/pdf/Gyor_telepulesfejlesztesi_koncepcio.pdf [Accessed: 20 Jul. 2020]
5. Szokolay, Ö. (2009). Győr fenntarthatósági programja: Local Agenda 21. Győr: Ceurina
6. Kaeg.hu [2017]. Adrenalin bomba a kalandparkban. [online] Available at: http://www.kaeg.hu/media/hirek/109/adrenalin-bomba-a-kalandparkban. [Accessed: 20 Jul. 2020].
7. Győr Megyei Jogú Város. (2012). Települési Környezetvédelmi Programjának felülvizsgálata, aktualizálása. Győr: Győr Megyei Jogú Város.
8. Magyarország Kormánya. (2017). A Kormány 1387/2017. (VI. 27.) Korm. határozata Magyarország Kormánya és Győr Megyei Jogú Város Önkormányzata közötti együttműködési megállapodásvégrehajtásával összefüggő feladatokról. Magyar Közlöny. Available at: https://magyarkozlony.hu/dokumentumok/c20e816eaa68d3840d19573c2822aaa51edf0aeb/letoltes [Accessed: 20 Jul. 2020]
9. Gyorplusz.hu (2020). Fiatalodik a Kiserdő, védett lesz a Püspökerdő. [online] Available at: https://www.gyorplusz.hu/gyor/fiatalodik-a-kiserdo-vedett-lesz-a-puspokerdo/ [Accessed: 20 Jul. 2020]
10. Szelesszabolcs.hu (2020). A Püspökerdő Győr tüdeje marad. Available at: https://szelesszabolcs.hu/hirek/a-p%C3%BCsp%C3%B6kerd%C5%91-gy%C5%91r-t%C3%BCdeje-marad [Accessed: 20 Jul. 2020]
11. Fekete, D. (2018). Latest Results of the Győr Cooperation Model. 195Civic Review, Vol. 14, Special Issue, 2018, 195-209, DOI: 10.24307/psz.2018.0413. Available at: http://real.mtak.hu/91909/1/PSZ%202018.%20angol.szam_beliv_13.pdf [Accessed: 20 Jul. 2020]
Additional comments
There was only an extremely small amount of resources available online about this project.