1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Lublin
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Park Jana Pawła II
Short description of the intervention
A large urban park in Lublin was built to commemorate John Paul II’s visit to Poland in 1987. The project ensured the utmost possible preservation of the natural terrain so that it forms a harmonious whole with the surrounding landscape. The park serves as a green recreational area for the citizens with its open-air sports facilities and a small amphitheatre for local festivities and extracurricular activities [1].
Address

Lublin
Poland

Location
The NBS is situated in an area, with clear delineation of boundaries and a specific shape (polygon). The NBS project can also have more than one area location (more than one polygon, situated close by).
Area boundary
POINT (22.510112 51.226813)
POINT (22.507666 51.22602)
POINT (22.514103 51.2277)
POINT (22.514876 51.226275)
POINT (22.523373 51.225684)
POINT (22.523116 51.224287)
NBS area image
Source of NBS area image
https://www.google.pl/maps/place/Park+Jana+Paw%C5%82a+II+w+Lublinie/@51.2247032,22.5090394,1581m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x47225827eeee436f:0x25280940a20a9baf!8m2!3d51.2247032!4d22.5177941!5m1!1e4
Total area
220000.00m²
NBS area
220000.00m²
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Agricultural area or farmland
Other
Please specify “other type of area” before implementation of the NBS
Historically and until ca 1987, the area was agricultural. However, the city was looking to expand, and the fields had been slowly shrinking due to investments. The visit of John Paul II in 1987 resulted in the utilization of the big area for a meeting point for around 1 million people and the pope. The event inspired the municipality to protect the place and create a large urban park to commemorate the visit and provide the residents with a recreational area [1].
Website of the intervention
https://lublin.eu/mieszkancy/srodowisko/zielony-lublin/parki-w-lublinie/park-ja…
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
pre-1990
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2007
End date of the intervention
2011
Present stage of the intervention
Completed
Goals of the intervention
The park project had several main goals:
1) Protection of the landscape from new urban developments or degradation;
2) Provision of a green area for active recreation for the citizens;
3) Commemoration of the John Paul II 1987 visit in Lublin [1].

Quantitative targets
Building a park on the area of 22 ha [1].
Monitoring indicators defined
Unknown
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Green space creation and/or management
Regeneration, land-use and urban development
Promote natural styles of landscape design for urban development
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Enabling opportunities for physical activity
Creation of opportunities for recreation
Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Preservation of natural heritage
Implementation activities
Implementation activities included building: cycling paths, open-air playground, basketball and volleyball pitches and tennis courts, an amphitheatre for local dance classes and performances, as well as a wooden track that connects School nr 51 with the park. The design and all implementation steps took the naturalistic shape of the area into account [1].

Type of NBS project
Creation of new green areas
NBS domain and interventions
Ecological domain(s) where the NBS intervention(s) is/are implemented
Parks and urban forests
Large urban parks or forests
Vegetation Type
Grass
Shrubs
Trees
Flower beds
Please specify how many trees were planted
unknown
Amenities offered by the NBS
Benches and drinking water stations
Playgrounds
Sports areas and equipment
Cultural (museum, concert areas)
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Cultural services
Inspiration for culture, art and design
Recreation
Scale
Spatial scale
Micro-scale: District/neighbourhood level
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Citizens or community groups
Governance
Governance arrangements
Government-led
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
Local government was responsible for project's plan and its implementation [1,2].
Key actors - initiating organization
Local government/municipality
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
Local government/municipality
Citizens or community group
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
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
Unknown
Mandatory or voluntary intervention
Voluntary (spontaneous)
Please specify other type of voluntary intervention
Voluntary initiative on the part of the local government.
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
Unknown
Co-finance for NBS
No
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
Earmarked public budget
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Business models
Green densification model
Green heritage model
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Public actor (e.g. municipality)
Citizens / local communities
Type of innovation
Technological
Infrastructural innovation
Social
Cultural innovation
Please specify technological innovation
The design of the Park was awarded in the competition under the auspices of the European Union "Green Cities - Towards the future!" in the category "Greenery in the city". It has been recognized as one of the three best urban infrastructure solutions for environmental protection in Poland, as the initiative managed to preserve the natural landscape which is a novel approach to this kind of projects in the area.(1)
Please specify social innovation
Commemoration of the John Paul II visit in the Park area in 1987, which is visible not only in the name of the park, but also in some of its elements - e.g. .papal cross made of white and yellow flowers and bushes. As such the project combines green solutions (planting design)
with the Polish cultural heritage in a novel manner.(1)
Novelty level of the innovation
Unknown
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
unknown
Replicability/Transferability
The innovation is not referred to as being transferred to new initiative(s)
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
unknown
Impacts, benefits
Environmental impacts
Green space and habitat
Promotion of naturalistic styles of landscape design for urban development
Increased green space area
Description of environmental benefits
In 2014, the Deputy Minister for the Environment awarded the City of Lublin as a part of a competition "Green City - towards the Future!." The John Paul II park received a distinction in the category "green in the city." The competition under the aegis of the European Union had seven categories. The naturalistic project of the John Paul II park received the award for its strife to protect the natural heritage in an urban area [2].
Economic impacts
Unknown
Description of economic benefits
unknown
Social and cultural impacts
Social justice and cohesion
Fair distribution of social, environmental and economic benefits of the NBS project
Increased opportunities for social interaction
Health and wellbeing
Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
Cultural heritage and sense of place
Protection of natural heritage
Description of social and cultural benefits
Implementation activities that resulted in increased opportunities for physical activity and social interaction included building cycling paths, open-air playground, basketball and volleyball pitches and tennis courts, an amphitheatre for local dance classes and performances, as well as a wooden track that connects School nr 51 with the park [1]. The design and all implementation steps took the naturalistic shape of the area into account [1,2].
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Indicators
Unknown
Environmental, social and economic impacts
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Environmental quality
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Analysis of specific impact categories
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
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
Ref.1 (website of the intervention)
Ref.2 (online article)
List of references
1. 'John Paul II Park' ('Park Jana Pawła II'), www.lublin.eu, https://lublin.eu/mieszkancy/srodowisko/zielony-lublin/parki-w-lublinie/park-jana-pawla-ii/ (Accessed: 06 August 2020).
2. 'Lublin honored for greenery in the city' ('Lublin wyróżniony za zieleń w mieście'), http://www.propertydesign.pl/architektura/104/lublin_wyrozniony_za_zielen_w_miescie,2747.html (Accessed: 06 August 2020).
Interview comments
An email was sent to the city council of Lublin to obtain additional information on sections 4 and 6.

The email response from the city council of Lublin listed a long legal procedure that is required to obtain additional information about the project. After consultation with the Naturvation team we have decided not to pursue additional information (updated: 2017).
Comments and notes
Pictures of the NBS
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Public Images
The John Paul II park in Lublin
The John Paul II park in Lublin
Source: https://lublin.eu/mieszkancy/srodowisko/zielony-lublin/parki-w-lublinie/park-jana-pawla-ii/