1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Kraków
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
"Przyjdź nad wodę" – odtworzenie miejsca rekreacji i wypoczynku, prawdziwej perełki Dzielnicy VIII Dębniki – Stawów w Parku Dworskim
Short description of the intervention
According to City Hall, the project revitalized a neglected green area and cleaned the local ponds to create an outdoor recreational space for the citizens and school children. It aimed to develop a new park infrastructure, plant new and protect the existing greenery, and purify the water to improve the ecosystem and provide healthier habitat for water and land species in a slowly decaying area. The ponds were utilized for recreation for the local community in the past [1,4].
Address

ul. Skotnicka
Podgórze
Kraków
Poland

Area boundary
POINT (19.862793 50.014564)
POINT (19.862584 50.014547)
POINT (19.862654 50.013406)
POINT (19.862857 50.013471)
NBS area image
Source of NBS area image
https://www.google.pl/maps/place/Skotnicka,+Krak%C3%B3w/@50.0138989,19.8616344,222m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x47165c4f0b8335ef:0xda9655394941ce69!8m2!3d50.0087968!4d19.8744178?hl=pl&authuser=0
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
2014
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2015
End date of the intervention
2016
Present stage of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
1) Creating an inventory of the existing greenery;
2) Creating a landscape design with the elements of small infrastructure;
3) Purification of water and land;
4) Planting new green features [4];
5) Providing a safe space for local families with children [1].




Quantitative targets
Installing benches (2-3pcs) [4]
Monitoring indicators defined
1) Improvement in the aesthetics of the park [2];
2) Improvement of the water-land ecosystem, as ponds are necessary to regulate the surface water level in the park;
3) Improved water quality should enhance the development of aquatic organisms and birds [4].
What types of restoration goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
Implementation activities
1) Creating an inventory of the existing greenery;
2) Creating a landscape design with the elements of small infrastructure;
3) Purification of water and land;
4) Planting new green features [4];

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
Lakes/ponds
Vegetation Type
Please specify how many trees were planted
unkno
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Regulating services
Water purification / filtration
Habitat and supporting services
Habitats for species
Cultural services
Aesthetic appreciation
Recreation
Scale
Spatial scale
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
Citizens developed a project proposal and applied for funds from the participatory city budget of Cracow for its implementation. The respective bodies of the local government are responsible for implementing the project.
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).(3)
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?
17 500 PLN (around 3 980 EUR)
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)
120.000 PLN (around 28.500 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?
Please specify technological innovation
Building park infrastructure that will allow the citizens to access and utilize the green area at the ponds in the ways not possible before. There are also not enough such green public spaces in the neighbourhood.(4)
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
unknown
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
unknown
Impacts, benefits
Environmental impacts
Description of environmental benefits
The NBS is marked as "finalised" in the relevant municipal report, however, there are no impacts reported [1].
Economic impacts
Description of economic benefits
unknown
Social and cultural impacts
Description of social and cultural benefits
The NBS is marked as "finalised" in the relevant municipal report, however, there are no impacts reported [1].
Type of reported impacts
Indicators
Increased popularity of the place for recreation of families; Improved water quality should enhance the development of aquatic organisms and birds [4].
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. City Council website, 'Stage of implementation of the projects from the II edition of the Cracow's participatory budget' ('Stan realizacji zadań II edycji budżetu obywatelskiego miasta Krakowa'), https://www.bip.krakow.pl/?dok_id=72315 (Accessed: 30 August 2020).
2. (See attachment) City Council publication (2015) 'List of projects submitted to the participatory budget' ('Lista projektów do zrealizowania')
3. (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')
4. Project's application form, March 2015 'Come to the water! - revitalization of the ponds in the Dworski Park' ("Przyjdź nad wodę" – odtworzenie miejsca rekreacji i wypoczynku, prawdziwej perełki Dzielnicy VIII Dębniki – Stawów w Parku Dworskim)
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.