1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Lisboa (FUA)
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Parque hortícola Aquilino Ribeiro Machado
Short description of the intervention
Named after the first mayor of Lisboa after the 25 April Revolution, the Aquilino Ribeiro Machado garden and the horticultural park provides an area of 25000 squared meters of green space, connecting Alvalade to the Alta de Lisboa. Divided into various zones interconnected by walkable trails and paths, the park offers fields where locals dedicate themselves to farming and gardening, several fitness types of equipment, a children playground, tables and benches and a different kind of viewpoint for a different sight of the city, watching the planes of the Humberto Delgado airport landing or taking off. There are bicycle roads along the park as well. (7)
Address

Jardim e Parque Hortícola Aquilino Ribeiro Machado
1700-111 Lisbon
Portugal

Location
Point location, which indicates where the NBS takes place
Total area
25000.00m²
NBS area
25000.00m²
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Residential
Natural Heritage Area/Untouched nature
Public Greenspace Area
Website of the intervention
https://www.lisboa.pt/atualidade/noticias/detalhe/abriu-em-alvalade-o-jardim-e-…
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
2016
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2016
End date of the intervention
2017
Present stage of the intervention
Completed
Goals of the intervention
1) To create green space available to all citizens, to practice fitness and enjoy nature.
2) To allow to establish the connection between the Central Green Corridor and the Green Corridor of Alta Lumiar (ref.2)
3) Create the nurseries of the parish council, which will make the sowing and propagation of shrubs that will allow filling the need for replanting and replanting in the green spaces of the parish.(ref.2)
4) Development of on-site environmental education activities.(ref.2)
Quantitative targets
Create around 25 thousand square meters of green space to all citizens.
33 farming spaces for urban gardens. (ref.2)
Monitoring indicators defined
Total area of green space
Number of allotment gardens created (ref.2)
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Green space creation and/or management
Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16)
Inclusive governance
Effective management
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Enabling opportunities for physical activity
Creation of opportunities for recreation
Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Economic development: agriculture
Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Sustainable consumption
Sustainable production
Implementation activities
Creation of the park and allotment gardens. Six of the plots were destined to be nurseries of the municipality of Alvalade, that will there be the sowing and propagation of bushes to fill the need of replanting and greening in the green spaces of the municipality (ref.1)
Type of NBS project
Creation of new green areas
Knowledge creation and awareness raising
NBS domain and interventions
Ecological domain(s) where the NBS intervention(s) is/are implemented
Parks and urban forests
Pocket parks/neighbourhood green spaces
Green corridors and green belts
Community gardens and allotments
Allotments
Community gardens
Please specify the number of plots or allotment gardens
33 (of which 27 were given to citizens to use and manage)
Vegetation Type
Grass
Shrubs
Garden beds
Amenities offered by the NBS
Benches and drinking water stations
Playgrounds
Sports areas and equipment
Viewing and outlook points
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Provisioning services
Food for human consumption (crops, vegetables)
Cultural services
Recreation
Mental and physical health and wellbeing
Intellectual interactions (scientific and / or educational)
Social and community interactions
Scale
Spatial scale
Micro-scale: District/neighbourhood level
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Citizens or community groups
Food producers and cultivators (i.e. farmers, gardeners)
Young people and children
Governance
Governance arrangements
Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Non-government actors
Public sector institution (e.g. school or hospital)
Researchers, university
Citizens or community groups
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
The NBS is the result of a triple public partnership that joins Câmara Municipal, Junta de Freguesia and National Civil Engineering Laboratory (LNEC). In this case, the union is between the Alta de Lisboa and the zone of Alvalade and the councilman summons the work that has been carried out in this area. (ref.1)
Key actors - initiating organization
Local government/municipality
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
Regional government
Local government/municipality
Researchers/university
Citizens or community group
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Educational actor (schools or universities)
Participatory methods/forms of community involvement used
Unknown
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"
Lisboa New Master Plan, to build a green structure based on the idea of generation systems and multifunctional uses. (1)
This park was the result of a local strategy of implementing different horticultural parks across the city (1).
Mandatory or voluntary intervention
Mandatory (based on policy)
Intervention is mandatory
Spatial planning guidance
Enablers
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS vision/strategy/plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify
The Urban Allotments Parks Programme intends to implement more than 20 urban allotment parks until 2017. (ref.5)
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS section/part in a more general plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify the general plan with GI/NBS section
Lisboa New Master Plan (ref.5)
If there is a relevant strategy or plan, please specify the theme / type of the plan.
General municipal plan
Urban redevelopment plan
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
Yes
Please specify
The municipality of Lisboa is a partner case study in the Urban Allotment Gardens action of the COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) is a pan-European intergovernmental framework. The main objective of the COST Action TU1201 is to study urban Allotment Gardens and their relevance for urban sustainable development by creating a scientific platform. (ref.4)
Subsidies/investment for GI / NBS in the city - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
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?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
Unknown
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
Public local authority budget
Type of fund(s) used
Unknown
Non-financial contribution
Yes
Type of non-financial contribution
Provision of land
Provision of labour
Provision of expertise
Who provided the non-financial contribution?
Public authorities (e.g. land, utility services)
Citizens (e.g. volunteering)
Business models
Green densification model
Local stewardship model
Green education model
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Public actor (e.g. municipality)
Type of innovation
Social
Cultural innovation
Please specify social innovation
This innovation provides the space for several integrating activities inside the city such as cultivation and fitness. (1)
The horticultural gardens resulted in a significant change in the relationship between citizens as user's of the gardens and garden community, and also with the land/ecosystem. Incorporating principles of mutual help and sharing of knowledge reinforced social relations between users and improved the sense of community. (ref.6)
Novelty level of the innovation
The innovation is copied/derived from previous initiative(s) with substantial adaptation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
This park was the result of a local strategy of implementing different horticultural parks across the city (1).
Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
Impacts, benefits
Environmental impacts
Green space and habitat
Increased green space area
Description of environmental benefits
The Municipality of Lisbon has not published or made public a report that indicated the benefits of the NBS, however it is quite clear that the action increased the green area space in the city of Lisbon, by another 25000 sqm.
Economic impacts
Attraction of business and investment
Description of economic benefits
Even though the municipality hasn't issued a final report of the NBS it was expected from the action to be part of a bigger plan implemented by the municipality of Lisbon. This plan had in mind at declaring that Lisbon is in the running for a place as a European Green Capital for the 2019 batch and this is in part due to NBS like the one implemented and therefore aiming to attract investments to the city (1). In 2020 Lisbon has been named a green European capital. These prestigious titles were awarded by the EU Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella, at an awards ceremony in Nijmegen, the Netherlands – the current European Green Capital. Apart from the title, Lisbon receives a €350k financial incentive from the European Commission to kick-start its green capital year.
Social and cultural impacts
Unknown
Description of social and cultural benefits
The Municipality of Lisbon has not published or made public a report that indicated the social benefits of the NBS.
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts
No impacts reported
Indicators
Unknown
Environmental, social and economic impacts
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Analysis of specific impact categories
Job creation: The NBS created ...
No information available
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 July 2020.
Methods of impact monitoring
Process of recording NBS impacts
No evidence in public records
Methods used to evaluate the impacts of NBS
Unknown
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
Unknown
Citizens involvement in the analysis of the assessment/evaluation
Unknown
Follow-up to the evaluation / assessment
Unknown
References
Web links relevant to the intervention
Camara Municipal de Lisboa
Lisboa: novo Jardim e Parque Hortícola Aquilino Ribeiro Machado
Camara Municipal de Lisboa
Jardim e Parque Hortícola Aquilino Ribeiro Machado
List of references
(1) Câmara Municipal de Lisboa (2017), Abriu em Alvalade o jardim e parque hortícola Aquilino Ribeiro Machado, Available at https://www.lisboa.pt/atualidade/noticias/detalhe/abriu-em-alvalade-o-jardim-e-parque-horticola-aquilino-ribeiro-machado/ (Accessed 21-6-2020)
(2) Diario Mobiliario (2017),(Website not available in 2020)
(3) Camara Municipal de Lisboa (Website not available in 2020)
(4) COST EU (no date), Urban Allotment Gardens, Case Studies Portugal, Available at http://www.urbanallotments.eu/case-studies/portugal.html Accessed 21-6-2020)
(5) Mata, D. (2014) Lisbon´s Green Plan Actions: Towards a Green City. Abstract of the presentation on ‘Cost Action 1201 ‘Urban Allotment Gardens in European Cities - Future, Challenges and Lessons Learned’ at LNEC – 20th March 2014. Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, Portugal. Available at: https://www.urbanallotments.eu/fileadmin/uag/media/Lisbon/Lisbon_report_NK8.pdf(Accessed 21-6-2020)
(6) Câmara Municipal de Lisboa: Municipal Horticulture Parks (Website not available in 2020)

(7) Itinari (2018), Jardim e Parque Hortícola Aquilino Ribeiro Machado, Available at https://www.itinari.com/location/jardim-e-parque-horticola-aquilino-ribeiro-machado, (Accessed 26-7-2020)

Comments and notes
Comments
One of the initiators of the NBS published on their YouTube channel a footage of the inauguration. The link can be found bellow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AgL-2mJDL0
Public Images
Entrance to the park
https://www.trfihi-parks.com/en/park-details/14870-Jardim-e-Parque-Hort%C3%ADcola-Aquilino-Ribeiro-Machado