1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
The goals were (a) to make an urban green space; (b) to renovate a derelict area to a park; (c) to contribute to increasing biodiversity; (d) to create habitats for some species; (e) to engage and encourage citizens in urban green; and (f) to bring back the quality of the 18th-century public space to the city of Lille (Ref 1,2,3)
Quantitative targets
Create an urban green space in 3 ha area. (Ref 1)
Monitoring indicators defined
Number of trees planted, number of visitors per day, total area in the urban green space of Lille (Ref 1)
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What types of conservation goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
Implementation activities
The authority installed a red perimeter fence four feet high that defines the space. It is an enclosure open, creative, modern and striking, a gate that integrates several elements – seat, and information panels hinged – and separates the hustle and bustle of a central location in the city of inner peace that brings this approach to urban nature. Inside the campus, they covered much of the three hectares of the park with lawn flower beds containing small informal design covered with wildflowers. In the remaining space, they installed roads, squares, playgrounds for children (Ref 2). The urban aspect of the park is emphasized by the addition of a 4-meter high park fence. In this fence, a variety of elements are integrated, such as seating elements, pivoting gates and information panels (Ref 3).
Type of NBS project
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Please specify technological innovation
The park has been created by converting a derelict area into an urban green space. The old area has been given a new form (Ref 1)
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
The similar project has been done by the West 8, the designer, in Groen Zuilen, Utrecht, The Netherlands opened in 2005. (Ref 3)
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
