1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Kraków
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Zazieleńmy Podgórze - 100 drzew i 100 krzewów dla Podgórza
Short description of the intervention
In 2013, local activists came up with an initiative to plant 100 trees and 100 bushes in different parts of the District XIII in Kraków. It was supposed to be financed by the participatory budget of Kraków. Still, the delay in implementation led to a situation when the second project by the same team (plant 101 trees and 101 bushes) overlapped with the previous one the following year. The city implemented the original idea, and the district received 100 trees and 101 bushes in 2015. The project aimed to increase the aesthetic and decorative value of the area and to increase the comfort of living of its inhabitants, as well to obtain funds for urban greenery management [1,3].
Address

Podgórze
Kraków
Poland

Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
2013
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2015
End date of the intervention
2015
Present stage of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
The aim of the project is to:
1) Increase the aesthetic and decorative value of the area;
2) Increase the comfort of living of its inhabitants
3) To obtain funds for maintanace of the district's greenery [3].
Quantitative targets
Originally, the initiative aimed to plant all together 201 trees and 201 bushes with the following distribution:
- Herling Grudzinski Street (turn of roads) from KSW side - 75 pcs birch bark, 5 pcs silver lime
- Herling Grudziński / Zabłocie - 18 pcs birch bark, 1 pc Umbraculifera acacia
- Zjeździe / Zabłocie (turn of the roads) from the side of the track - 34 pcs birch bark, 6 pcs silver lime, 7 pcs robinia acacia Frisia
- Herling Grudziński / Dekerta Streets (greenery from Portowa Street) - 16 pcs birch,
- Płaszowska Street (area of ​​the Jordanian garden, the roadway) - 5 pcs elm, 16pcs elm brabant, 2 pcs Japanese magnolia,
- Dekerta / Wałowa Streets (lane, square) - 1 pc. Japanese Magnolia, 3 pcs Star magnolia,
- Benedykta Street (lane) - 6 pieces Swedish sorb,
- Czarniecki Street (lane) - 4 pcs hawthorn Paul's Scarlet,
- Rękawka Street (road belt) - 2 pcs maple,
- Józefińska Street - 201 pcs irga [2].



Monitoring indicators defined
The number of trees and bushes planted [2]
What types of restoration goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
What activities are implemented to realize the restoration goals and targets?
Implementation activities
Planting 201 trees and 201 bushes with the following distribution:
- Herling Grudzinski Street (turn of roads) from KSW side - 75 pcs birch bark, 5 pcs silver lime
- Herling Grudziński / Zabłocie - 18 pcs birch bark, 1 pc Umbraculifera acacia
- Zjeździe / Zabłocie (turn of the roads) from the side of the track - 34 pcs birch bark, 6 pcs silver lime, 7 pcs robinia acacia Frisia
- Herling Grudziński / Dekerta Streets (greenery from Portowa Street) - 16 pcs birch,
- Płaszowska Street (area of ​​the Jordanian garden, the roadway) - 5 pcs elm, 16pcs elm brabant, 2 pcs Japanese magnolia,
- Dekerta / Wałowa Streets (lane, square) - 1 pc. Japanese Magnolia, 3 pcs Star magnolia,
- Benedykta Street (lane) - 6 pieces Swedish sorb,
- Czarniecki Street (lane) - 4 pcs hawthorn Paul's Scarlet,
- Rękawka Street (road belt) - 2 pcs maple,
- Józefińska Street - 201 pcs irga [2].
Type of NBS project
NBS domain and interventions
Ecological domain(s) where the NBS intervention(s) is/are implemented
Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Alley or street trees and other street vegetation
Vegetation Type
Please specify how many trees were planted
100
Amenities offered by the NBS
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Habitat and supporting services
Maintenance of genetic diversity
Cultural services
Aesthetic appreciation
Recreation
Scale
Spatial scale
Micro-scale: District/neighbourhood level
Sub-microscale: Street scale (including buildings)
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Governance
Non-government actors
Citizens or community groups
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
Local activists in the district of Podgórze in Cracow developed a project proposal and applied for funds from the participatory budget.
Key actors - initiating organization
Land owners
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
Local government/municipality
Citizens or community group
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"
All the projects submitted to the Cracow participatory budget 2015 have to be compatible with the city plans, policies and programs (especially with the spatial development plans) and with law (including property rights law).(4)
Mandatory or voluntary intervention
Voluntary (spontaneous)
Please specify other type of voluntary intervention
Citizens developed a project proposal on their own initiative.
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
Yes
Please specify
Participatory city budget of Cracow.
Co-finance for NBS
Unknown
Co-financing governance arrangements
Unknown
Was this co-governance arrangement already in place, or was it set up specifically for this NBS?
Financing
What is/was the Cost/Budget (EUR) of the NBS or green infrastructure elements?
35.448 PLN (around 8,500 EUR)
What are the total amount of expected annual maintenance costs?
unknown, but less than around 8,500 EUR because the annual maintenace costs are included in the budget
What is the expected annual maintenance costs of the NBS or GI elements?
unknown
Please specify cost savings
unknown
Please specify total cost (EUR)
35.448 PLN (around 8.500 EUR).(1)
Source(s) of funding
Type of fund(s) used
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Type of innovation
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
unknown
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
unknown
Impacts, benefits
Description of environmental benefits
According to the final report of the 2015 Krakow's participatory budget distribution, ultimately 100 trees and 100 bushes of various kinds were planted in the district [1]. Apart from the information that the project is completed, there is no other information regarding possible impacts available. Hence, the results presented here are "expected" rather than "achieved." There is no information on the type of trees eventually planted.
Economic impacts
Please specify other socio-cultural impact
Increased aesthetic appreciation in the district [1,3].
Description of economic benefits
unknown
Description of social and cultural benefits
According to the final report of the 2015 Cracow's participatory budget distribution, ultimately 100 trees and 100 bushes of various kinds were planted in the district [1]. Apart from the information that the project is completed, there is no other information regarding possible impacts available. Hence, the results presented here are "expected" rather than "achieved." The project was supposed to increase aesthetic appreciation in the district [1,3].
Type of reported impacts
Indicators
The number of trees planted and the rise of costs related to maintenance of the local greenery (moulding, watering, etc.), especially in the first year of care [3].
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 of 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
Yes
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/evaluation reports
Yes
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
Documents relevant to the intervention
List of references
1. Cracow city council website, 'Projects to be implemented in 2015' ('Projekty przewidziane do realizacji w 2015 roku'), https://www.bip.krakow.pl/?dok_id=66658 (Accessed: 26 August 2020).
2. Młynarz, J., (2015), portal Podgorze.pl, 'There will be more trees in Podgorze' ('Przybędzie nam drzew na Podgórzu'), http://www.dzielnica13.krakow.pl/wydarzenia/wydarzenia-2015/283-przybedzie-nam-drzew-w-podgorzu/ (Accessed 26 August 2020).
3. (See attachment), Cracow city council publication, (2015), 'List of projects to be submitted for voting in the II edition of Cracow's participatory budget' ('Lista projektów, które będą poddane głosowaniu')
4. (See attachment), 'RESOLUTION NO. VII / 107/15 COUNTRY COUNCIL OF KRAKOW February 11, 2015 Regarding: Regulations of Citizens' Budget of the City of Cracow' ('UCHWAŁA NR VII/107/15 RADY MIASTA KRAKOWA z dnia 11 lutego 2015 r. w sprawie: Regulaminu budżetu obywatelskiego Miasta Krakowa')
Additional comments
The publicly available information on the project does not specify which city strategies/plans were addressed by the project - only that the project had to be compatible with them. It is a rather standard project that involves planting greenery in the city. I could not find any reference that would suggest that it is novel in any way, so I have left the section 5 as 'unknown'. (updated in 2017)
Comments and notes
Public Images
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Trees in Kraków
Trees in Kraków
Source: http://www.dzielnica13.krakow.pl/wydarzenia/wydarzenia-2015/283-przybedzie-nam-drzew-w-podgorzu/