1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Iaşi (FUA)
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Parcul Orasel
Short description of the intervention
Iasi is a city with a relatively high number of parks and this NBS is part of an initiative of the municipality of Iasi to restore green area affected by the passage of time. The green space in the Orăşel Park was inhomogeneous as vegetation with unpopulated areas of trees (the centre of the park) in contrast to agglomerated vegetation areas.
The growth of woody vegetation had in some respects changed the appearance of the landscape ensemble, creating agglomerations of shrubs and trees. As such the municipality took the decision to rehabilitate the area (1)
Address

Parcul Podu Roș
700259 Iasi
Romania

Area boundary
POINT (27.586472 47.152926)
POINT (27.586869 47.153488)
POINT (27.586 47.154623)
POINT (27.586113 47.154707)
POINT (27.587894 47.152945)
POINT (27.587722 47.152431)
Total area
7888.00m²
NBS area
7888.00m²
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
unknown
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2016
End date of the intervention
2016
Present stage of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
1. Increase in air quality;
2. Increase in the respectability of the neighbourhood;
3. Leisure benefits;
4. Community engagement fostering a strong sense of belonging;
5. Rehabilitation of the area helps to maintain a cleaner area, more accessible for children, less encouraging to criminal activities;
6. Increases preoccupation with health for the residents;
7. The property value increases (1, 2, 3).
Quantitative targets
1. To implement an automatic irrigation system on an area of ​​7,888 square meters
2. The proposed vegetation for redevelopment is represented by trees and shrubs for the cold wintergreen and the colourful soils that are so necessary for the park's dynamics. (1)
3. Planting 140 trees, 700 pieces of live fences, 170 shrubs, 30 meters of buxus edges, 300 roses, 1,200 square meters of lawn and flowers on an area of ​​440 square meters (61,600 pieces) (4)
Monitoring indicators defined
1. Amount of land needed to plant turf;
2. Number of people in the neighbourhood;
3. Number of children in the neighbourhood (1).
Implementation activities
The whole area has turned into a lawn, disappearing old bosquets for two decades and everything that means dry trees. Their place was taken by an open space dominated by vegetation and flowers. It is also very important that sprinklers have been installed so that there is no need for daily watering with hoses and tanks `(4)
Type of NBS project
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
Please specify how many trees were planted
140
Amenities offered by the NBS
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Regulating services
Air quality regulation
Cultural services
Tourism
Aesthetic appreciation
Recreation
Social and community interactions
Scale
Spatial scale
Micro-scale: District/neighbourhood level
Beneficiaries
Governance
Governance arrangements
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
This NBS has been initiated by the municipality of Iasi, with no other support from local, national or international institutions. The municipality appointed in 2010, one of its subsidiaries, Servicii Publice Iasi, to rehabilitate a number of areas which were either gradually transformed in "public toilets" (like the Orasel park), or had high level of criminality due to its very diverse ethnic background. As such SPI implemented this NBS with the approval of the municipality (1)
Key actors - initiating organization
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
Local government/municipality
Participatory methods/forms of community involvement used
Policy drivers
NBS intervention implemented in response to an Regional Directive/Strategy
Unknown
Please specify the "Regional Directive/Strategy"
According to email correspondence (see attached) this NBS was not in response to a EU directive
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"
This NBS is part of a local regulation plan called "Iasul nostru curat" - Our clean Iasi, implemented every year on different areas by the municipality (4)
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
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
No
Please specify
This is was an intervention that did not benefited from EU or other types of funds except the local budget ones (2)
Co-finance for NBS
No
Co-financing governance arrangements
No
Was this co-governance arrangement already in place, or was it set up specifically for this NBS?
Financing
Total cost
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)
Unknown
Source(s) of funding
Type of fund(s) used
Non-financial contribution
Yes
Who provided the non-financial contribution?
Business models
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Type of innovation
Please specify social innovation
The mayor announced that he also sent addresses to private companies in Iasi, as well as to several civil society organizations to get involved in cleaning the city. "We sent a series of addresses to IT firms and other private companies, to environmental NGOs and student leagues. At the same time, we will ask for the support and involvement of the universities and the County School Inspectorate. The idea of ​​involving IT firms, other private companies and civil society has emerged as a necessity also following the public debates on this year's budget project, but also during the meetings we have had over the last few weeks. There are a lot of active young people who would like to take part in outdoor activities, civic actions, but they simply did not have a chance to collaborate with the City Hall so far. At the same time, we also asked the Local Police a concerted and coherent plan of measures to complement the City Hall and the subordinate companies and governments. " (5)
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
Unknown
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
Public Services Iasi (SPI) will set up several green spaces in the city according to the model implemented at Orăşel Park. SPI's intention is that the same landscape concept (planting new trees, trees, shrubs, etc.) will be implemented in other areas of the city such as Tătăraşi, Păcurari, Copou or Nicolina. (3)
Impacts, benefits
Description of environmental benefits
The municipality of Iasi did not issue reports about the environmental benefits of the NBS however on the official website it mentioned that the action was completed (therefore there was an increase in green spaces in the city with almost 8000 sqm) and that from an ecosystem point of view local species were conserved. The following were planted: Acer platanoides Globosum, Acer rubrum, Picea pungens glauca Globosa, Acer palmatum Fireglow, Berberis thunbergii atropurpurea nana, Berberis thunbergii aurea, Lavandula angustifolia, Rudbeckia fulgida Goldsturm, Cotoneaster horizontalis, Juniperus horizontalis Golden Carpet, Picea glauca conica, Pinus mugo pumilio, Astilbe sp., Thuja Danica, Juniperus horizontalis Prince of Wales, Spiraea japonica Anthony Waterer. This type of vegetation is resistant to winter temperatures as well. (1, 2)
Economic impacts
Description of economic benefits
Unknown
Social and cultural impacts
Description of social and cultural benefits
Unknown
Type of reported impacts
Indicators
Unknown
Analysis of specific impact categories
Job creation: The NBS created ...
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 August 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
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
Please specify other modes of citizen involvement in evaluation/assessment
Apparently there were discussions about the public budget a year prior to the implementation of the NBS. The citizens were involved in discussing were the money will be distributed and this is how this NBS was partially implemented (4)
Citizens involvement in the analysis of the assessment/evaluation
Unknown
Follow-up to the evaluation / assessment
Unknown
References
List of references
1. Servicii Publice Iasi, Descriere proiect - Parc Orășel - amenajare, (2016), Available at http://www.spiasi.ro/module/portofoliul/2016/08/04/descriere.php (Accessed 23-8-2020)
2. Ziarul de Iasi (2016), Recunoașteți parcul de la Sala Polivalentă? Așa arată acum, Available at http://www.ziaruldeiasi.ro//stiri/foto-recunoa-teti-parcul-de-la-sala-polivalenta-a-a-arata-acum--142868.html (Accessed 23-8-2020)
3. Ziarul de Iasi (2016), Se amenajează „Parcuri Orăşel“ în mai multe locuri din municipiul Iaşi, Available at http://www.ziaruldeiasi.ro/stiri/se-amenajeaza-a-parcuri-orasela-in-mai-multe-locuri-din-municipiul-iasi--144961.html (Accessed 23-8-2020)
4. Primaria Iasi (2016), IAŞUL NOSTRU CURAT: PRIMĂRIA A ÎNCEPUT CAMPANIA DE CURĂŢENIE DE PRIMĂVARĂ, Available at http://www.primaria-iasi.ro/portal-iasi/stiri-si-noutati-din-iasi/iasul-nostru-curat-primaria-a-inceput-campania-de-curatenie-de-primavara/1078/stiri-din-iasi (Accessed 23-8-2020)
Interview
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Interview comments
Since I am missing monitoring reports and evaluation indicators, I have sent an e-mail to the municipality of Iasi.
Comments and notes
Public Images
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View of the park during intervention
Intervention procedures
http://www.spiasi.ro/module/portofoliul/2016/08/04/descriere.php
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View of the park during intervention
View of the park- end of the intervention
http://www.spiasi.ro/module/portofoliul/2016/08/04/descriere.php