1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
1. Create a meeting spot on the location where an old building is located for citizens which contributes to social cohesion in the neighbourhood (1,2,3).
2. Improve the quality of life of neighbourhood citizens, including the quality of the neighbourhood by removing the impoverished building, reducing social isolation of cultural minorities and elderly, producing fruit and vegetables by means of a vegetable garden and fruit trees, promoting art projects and to put children in contact with nature by creating a natural playground (1,2)
2. Improve the quality of life of neighbourhood citizens, including the quality of the neighbourhood by removing the impoverished building, reducing social isolation of cultural minorities and elderly, producing fruit and vegetables by means of a vegetable garden and fruit trees, promoting art projects and to put children in contact with nature by creating a natural playground (1,2)
Quantitative targets
Create 1700 m2 of 'vital green' that is accessible for everyone and completely maintained by neighbourhood citizens. (3).
Monitoring indicators defined
m2 of 'vital green' (3).
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Implementation activities
- Building cooperation with residents, the neighbourhood association and the shopkeepers.
- Consultation with the former owner of the site (project developer Timpaan Hoofddorp B.V.) about the purchase of the property and cooperation
- Formation of community group representing the project management (3)
- Organisation of fundraising events (3)
- Setting up an 'art house', adjacent to Emma's Hof. (3)
- Promotion of the project through several media channels Radio West, TV West, AD /
Hague newspaper, Konkreet, Telegraaf, HaagWestNieuws, The Hague Central (3)
Fruit trees, a pond, a vegetable garden in which a school helps with the maintenance, events including exhibitions, workshops, festivals, markets (including sustainability market) and community parties, recreational facilities including a 'mosaic bench', a natural playground for children, art projects, experimenting with public green and sustainability (1,2,3).
- Consultation with the former owner of the site (project developer Timpaan Hoofddorp B.V.) about the purchase of the property and cooperation
- Formation of community group representing the project management (3)
- Organisation of fundraising events (3)
- Setting up an 'art house', adjacent to Emma's Hof. (3)
- Promotion of the project through several media channels Radio West, TV West, AD /
Hague newspaper, Konkreet, Telegraaf, HaagWestNieuws, The Hague Central (3)
Fruit trees, a pond, a vegetable garden in which a school helps with the maintenance, events including exhibitions, workshops, festivals, markets (including sustainability market) and community parties, recreational facilities including a 'mosaic bench', a natural playground for children, art projects, experimenting with public green and sustainability (1,2,3).
Type of NBS project
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
The design of the park is based on another community garden in The Hague: Sunny Court. However, this park is much more 'tree-like' and does not contain all the elements that Emma's Hof includes. [3]
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
It is not specifically stated that the community garden will be replicated, but the municipality has mentioned Emma's Hof as example project that they are supporting from 2016. It can therefore be argued that similar initiatives will follow. [4]
