1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Győr
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Barátságpark megújítása, sport és rekreációs fejlesztései
Short description of the intervention
The primary goal and function of the 29,000 square metres large park in Győr-Adyváros is to provide an accessible, modern sports park for all ages (Reference 6). Before the intervention, the area was a green public park, but the renovation added many sports facilities such as running tracks and water fountains along with the existing urban nature (Reference 1). New plants were added to the existing old trees and a Photinia hedge was planted around the park, which is rare in public spaces (Reference 6). A fence has also been added. As part of the intervention, three football pitches, a basketball court, a running track, a playground, a park for retired people and a building serving the fitness park were also implemented. In 2016, an outdoor gym was added to the park, co-financed between the municipality of Győr and Audi Hungaria (Reference 3).




Address

Győr
Barátság park
9023
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 (17.6573 47.67791)
POINT (17.65775 47.67685)
POINT (17.65471 47.67631)
POINT (17.65429 47.67741)
NBS area image
Source of NBS area image
An article on the Municipality of Győr's former website: http://innovacio.gyor.hu/cikk/baratsag_sportpark.html
Total area
29000.00m²
NBS area
28995.00m²
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Public Greenspace Area
Website of the intervention
http://innovacio.gyor.hu/cikk/egyedulallo_1.html
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
2008
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2008
End date of the intervention
2009
Present stage of the intervention
Completed
Goals of the intervention
The goals of the project include:
- reconstruction of the Barátság Park, a sports park of Győr so that the visitors could enjoy its sports facilities in a neat environment (Reference 7);
- besides developing the area with the football pitches covered with artificial grass, tennis courts and outdoor gym the project aimed at regenerating the green parts of the park as well;
- creating a building for services such as toilets and changing rooms;
- planting new plants (Reference 1).
Quantitative targets
unknown
Monitoring indicators defined
- the number of people who can practise sports in the park (Reference 3).
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Green space creation and/or management
Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Social interaction
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Enabling opportunities for physical activity
Improving physical health
Creation of opportunities for recreation
Implementation activities
The trees which were there before the intervention was supplemented by new plants, including a photinia hedge around the park. (Reference 6) As part of the intervention, three well-lightened football pitches, a streetball court, a running track, a playground, a park for retired people and a building serving the fitness park were implemented (Reference 3-5). In 2016, an outdoor fitness park was added. (Reference 3) A fence was also built around the park. (Reference 7)
Type of NBS project
Creation of new green areas
NBS domain and interventions
Ecological domain(s) where the NBS intervention(s) is/are implemented
Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Green playgrounds and school grounds
Institutional green space
Other
Parks and urban forests
Large urban parks or forests
Please specify "other urban green space connected to grey infrastructure"
Football and other sports fields.
Vegetation Type
Grass
Shrubs
Trees
Please specify how many trees were planted
unknown
Amenities offered by the NBS
Benches and drinking water stations
Playgrounds
Sports areas and equipment
Complementing infrastructure (bathrooms, café)
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Cultural services
Recreation
Mental and physical health and wellbeing
Social and community interactions
Scale
Spatial scale
Micro-scale: District/neighbourhood level
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Local government/Municipality
Citizens or community groups
Governance
Governance arrangements
Government-led
Non-government actors
Private sector/Corporate/Business
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
The municipality of Győr initiated and funded the project.
Key actors - initiating organization
Local government/municipality
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
Local government/municipality
Private sector/corporate actor/company
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
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 of urban development [Győr Megyei Jogú Város Középtávú Integrált Városfejlesztési Stratégiája] mentions the project, arguing that the reconstruction of artificial and natural green surfaces and community areas are important (Reference 2). The reconstruction of the sport park appears in the city's Mediumterm Sport Concept [Gyõr Megyei Jogú Város Középtávú Sportkoncepciója 2002 – 2007] as well (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 project is mentioned in the city's strategy for urban development in connection with the improvement of green infrastructure (Reference 2).
If there is a relevant strategy or plan, please specify the theme / type of the plan.
Urban redevelopment plan
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
Costs of the 2016 addition to the project were partly financed by Audi Hungária Zrt. as a social contribution (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
€500,000 - €2,000,000
What is/was the Cost/Budget (EUR) of the NBS or green infrastructure elements?
1,973,000
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 intervention was 697,000,000 HUF, which is approximately 1,973,00 EUR in July 2020, which was financed by the municipality of Győr only. The cost of the addition to the park cost 76440 EUR shared by the municipality of Győr (15 million HUF that is 42470 EUR) and Audi Hungária (12 million HUF that is 34000 EUR) (Reference 2).
Source(s) of funding
Public local authority budget
Corporate investment
Type of fund(s) used
Earmarked public budget
Donations
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Business models
Green densification model
Green health model
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Public actor (e.g. municipality)
Type of innovation
Technological
Product innovation
Please specify technological innovation
The park has an innovative outdoor gym that was developed in Hungary (Reference 3, 4).
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 green space area
Description of environmental benefits
The locals now have more access to new green space areas by the creation of the parks and sports facilities (Reference 1 and 3).
Economic impacts
Unknown
Description of economic benefits
unknown
Social and cultural impacts
Social justice and cohesion
Improved social cohesion
Fair distribution of social, environmental and economic benefits of the NBS project
Health and wellbeing
Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
Please specify other environmental justice issue
Improved access to free sport facilities
Description of social and cultural benefits
According to the municipality, the park is now a much more pleasant place to do sports and the locals appreciate and make use of this opportunity (Reference 1 and 3). The locals now have more access to green parks and free sports facilities and the facilities are used by people of different ages and socioeconomic backgrounds, creating a fair distribution of benefits.
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Indicators
- number of people who can practise sports in the park (700) (Reference 3)
Environmental, social and economic impacts
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Green space creation and/or management
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Enabling opportunities for physical activity
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
Other
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
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 of the intervention
Reference 3: Opening of the renewed park and financial details
Reference 4: Innovative Outdoor Gym
Reference 5: Opening of the renewed park on the homepage of the municipality
Reference 6: Győr Barátság Liget
Documents relevant to the intervention
Attachment Size
Barátság park.pdf (754.14 KB) 754.14 KB
List of references
1. Innovacio.gyor.hu. (2017). Egyedülállló szabadidőpark a Barátságparkban. [online] Available at: http://innovacio.gyor.hu/cikk/egyedulallo_1.html.[Accessed: 22 Jun. 2020].
2. HHP Contact Tanácsadó Kft. (2008) Győr Megyei Jogú Város Középtávú Integrált Városfejlesztési Stratégiája. Győr: Győr MJV Közgyűlése. Available at: https://gyor.hu/easy-docs/5dc982a4c89fa [Accessed: 22 Jun. 2020]
3. Kisalföd.hu. (2016). Új edzőpark a győri Barátság parkban: minden korosztály lóghat a szeren - videó. [online] Available at: http://www.kisalfold.hu/gyori_hirek/uj_edzopark_a_gyori_baratsag_parkban_minden_korosztaly_loghat_a_szeren_-_video/2469519/. [Accessed: 22 Jun 2020].
4. Gyorplussz.hu. (2016). Egyedülálló fitneszpark Győrben. [online] Available at: https://www.gyorplusz.hu/egyeb/egyedulallo-fitneszpark-gyorben/ [Accessed: 22 Jun. 2020].
5. Innovacio.gyor.hu. (2017). Megújult a Barátság Sportpark. [online] Available at:http://innovacio.gyor.hu/cikk/megujult_a_baratsag_sportpark_1.html [Accessed: 22 Jun. 2020].
6. Zoldkalauz.hu (nd). Győr Barátság Liget. [online] Available at: https://zoldkalauz.hu/gyor-baratsag-liget [Accessed: 17 Jul. 2020]
7. GYŐR MEGYEI JOGÚ VÁROS ÖNKORMÁNYZATÁNAKMEGBÍZÁSÁBÓL. (2008):Győr Megyei jogú város Barátság Parkjának Megújítása –Beruházási Célokmány, Győr
8. Faludi, F. (2015). Multiplikátor hatások vizsgálata Győr turizmusának fejlődésében. Budapest: Budapesti Gazdasági Főiskola Kereskedelmi, Vendéglátóipari és Idegenforgalmi Kar. Available at: https://docplayer.hu/19313918-Budapesti-gazdasagi-foiskola-kereskedelmi-vendeglatoipari-es-idegenforgalmi-kar-multiplikator-hatasok-vizsgalata-gyor-turizmusanak-fejlodeseben.html [Accessed: 17 Jul. 2020]
Comments and notes
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I tried to fill in the gaps, but unfortunately very few information is available about the project. I didn't receive any answer to my email.