1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Málaga
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Jardin de Bailen
Short description of the intervention
The garden is an opportunity for training, leisure and coexistence where the teaching of ecological gardening is combined with the love of plants and the social use of land. Consolidated in just one year as a training point for the unemployed without losing that playful-neighborhood component with which it opened its doors. In it the volunteers develop a methodology of teaching that facilitates the socialization and the reintegration work when acquiring knowledge in gardening and carpentry. (ref 1)
Address

carril de Gamarra 1, distritto Bailen-Miraflores
Malaga
Spain

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 (-4.442729 36.721941)
POINT (-4.442511 36.721856)
POINT (-4.442384 36.722135)
POINT (-4.442581 36.722208)
NBS area image
Source of NBS area image
Ref. 1
Total area
900.00m²
NBS area
900.00m²
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Previous derelict area
Website of the intervention
http://jardinecologicocarrildegamarra.blogspot.com/
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
2010
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2011
End date of the intervention
2012
Present stage of the intervention
Completed
Goals of the intervention
Have a space to share and enjoy outdoor plants, all from a healthy point of view, without using fertilizers or chemical pesticides and recycling the wood and objects that are obtained through donations (ref 1)
Cultivate a range of ornamental flowers, succulents, and herbs. (ref 2)
Provide a space for employment training, leisure, and coexistence (ref 1)
Quantitative targets
900 m2 of garden space (ref 3)
450 m2 of surface for cultivation (ref 3)
Monitoring indicators defined
Number of litres of water used for consumption per square-meter (in the summer months) (ref 1)
Course enrolment. (ref 1)
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Water management (SDG 6)
Improvements to water quality
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Green space creation and/or management
Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16)
Inclusive governance
Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Environmental education
Social justice and equity
Social cohesion
Social interaction
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Enabling opportunities for physical activity
Creation of opportunities for recreation
Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Employment/job creation
Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Sustainable consumption
Sustainable production
Climate change adaptation: What were the goals of the NBS?
Build resilience
Climate change adaptation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
Increase the use of climate-resilient plant species (resistant to drought, fire, and pests)
Implementation activities
Conditioning of the terrain (ref 1)
Setting up of the drip irrigation network (ref 1)
Use of drought-resistant plants (ref 1)
Aesthetic design/ elements added to the garden (ref 1)
First round of seeds planted, local plants selected for their resilience to the climate (ref 1)
Workshops for children involving planting pots, or stone painting (ref 1)
Volunteers promote carpentry and nursery activities (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
Community gardens and allotments
Allotments
Community gardens
Please specify the number of plots or allotment gardens
1 (Ref 1) ; 900 m2 of garden space (ref 3)
Vegetation Type
Flower beds
Garden beds
Other
Please specify other amenities offered by the NBS
Table (ref 3); Small greenhouse (ref 1); methodology of teaching that facilitates the socialization and the reintegration work when acquiring knowledge in gardening and carpentry. (ref 1); Provide a space for employment training, leisure, and coexistence (ref 1)/Course enrolment. (ref 1)

Amenities offered by the NBS
Benches and drinking water stations
Other
Please specify "other marginalized group"
housewives, retired, in age bracket of 30 to 65+ years old; mostly Spanish, some South American, some Moroccan (ref 2,3)
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Provisioning services
Food for human consumption (crops, vegetables)
Raw materials
Water (surface and ground water for drinking and non-drinking purposes)
Genetic materials from all biota
Regulating services
Other
Habitat and supporting services
Habitats for species
Maintenance of genetic diversity
Pest and disease control
Cultural services
Aesthetic appreciation
Recreation
Mental and physical health and wellbeing
Intellectual interactions (scientific and / or educational)
Spiritual and / or emblematic (symbolic, sacred and / or religious)
Physical and experiential interactions with plants and animals
Social and community interactions
Please specify "other regulating service"
resilience to the climate (ref 1)
Scale
Spatial scale
Micro-scale: District/neighbourhood level
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Citizens or community groups
Marginalized groups
Food producers and cultivators (i.e. farmers, gardeners)
Young people and children
Other
Please specify "other primary beneficiary"
housewives, retired, in age bracket of 30 to 65+ years old; mostly Spanish, some South American, some Moroccan (ref 2,3)
Marginalized groups
Elderly people
Refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants
Socio-economically disadvantaged populations (e.g. low-income households, unemployed)
Other
Please specify other local relevant strategy
Huertos Urbanos en el Municipio de Malaga, a research project part of the XII SEAE Congress about the management of agrosystems and ecological food. (ref 2)
Governance
Governance arrangements
Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Non-government actors
Non-governmental organisation (NGO) / Civil society / Churches
Citizens or community groups
Coalition with multiple of the above
Other
Please specify other non-government actors involved
Initiated by a petition of Eduardo Maldonado, a volunteer with the Asociacion Arrabal (social, non-profit organization) (ref 3)
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
Initiated by a petition of Eduardo Maldonado, a volunteer with the Asociacion Arrabal (social, non-profit organization) (ref 3)
Asociacion Arrabal (social, non-profit organization): volunteer coordination (ref 1)
Collaboration between Junta Municipal de Distrito Bailen-Miraflores (district government) and volunteers from Banco del Tiempo (Time Bank, system of exchange of services for time) (ref 3)
Volunteers: residents, housewives, retired, in age bracket of 30 to 65+ years old; mostly Spanish, some South American, some Moroccan (ref 2,3)
Proteja plan (regional plan), source of funding for project (ref 1)
City Council: pays for electricity and water costs (ref 1)
Red de Huertas Urbanas de Malaga (RHUMA) is a city network of urban gardens, this is included in that network (ref 2)
Huertos Urbanos en el Municipio de Malaga, a research project part of the XII SEAE Congress about the management of agrosystems and ecological food is involved with this NBS as well. (ref 2)
Key actors - initiating organization
Local government/municipality
Citizens or community group
District/neighbourhood association
Other
Please specify other key actors – Initiating organization
Initiated by a petition of Eduardo Maldonado, a volunteer with the Asociacion Arrabal (social, non-profit organization) (ref 3)
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Please specify other Key actors - Other stakeholders involved
Initiated by a petition of Eduardo Maldonado, a volunteer with the Asociacion Arrabal (social, non-profit organization) (ref 3)
housewives, retired, in age bracket of 30 to 65+ years old; mostly Spanish, some South American, some Moroccan (ref 2,3)
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
Regional government
Local government/municipality
Non-government organisation/civil society
Business association or network
Citizens or community group
District/neighbourhood association
Other
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Participatory methods/forms of community involvement used
Co-planning (e.g. stakeholder workshops, focus groups, participatory mapping)
Taskforce groups
Dissemination of information and education
Joint implementation (e.g. tree planting)
Co-management/Joint management
Policy drivers
NBS intervention implemented in response to an Regional Directive/Strategy
No
NBS intervention implemented in response to a national regulations/strategy/plan
No
NBS intervention implemented in response to a local regulation/strategy/plan
No
Mandatory or voluntary intervention
Voluntary (spontaneous)
Please specify other type of voluntary intervention
It was a citizen initiative that sought to transform the derelict space into something more useful (Ref. 3)
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
Yes
Please specify the general plan with GI/NBS section
Huertos Urbanos en el Municipio de Malaga, a research project part of the XII SEAE Congress about the management of agrosystems and ecological food. (ref 2)
If there is a relevant strategy or plan, please specify the theme / type of the plan.
Other
Please specify other vegetation type
drought-resistant plants (ref 1); nursery activities (ref 1); drip irrigation network (ref 1); seeds (Ref 1) ; local plants (Ref 1) ; garden space (ref 3)
ornamental flowers, succulents, and herbs. (ref 2)
Presence of city network or regional partnerships focused on NBS - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify
Red de Huertas Urbanas de Malaga (RHUMA) is a city network of urban gardens. (ref 2)
Presence of GI / NBS research project - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify
Huertos Urbanos en el Municipio de Malaga, a research project part of the XII SEAE Congress about the management of agrosystems and ecological food. (ref 2)
Subsidies/investment for GI / NBS in the city - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify
The project was financed by Plan Proteja (a regional funding scheme for new employment) and the City council. (ref 1)
Co-finance for NBS
Yes
Co-financing governance arrangements
Unknown
Was this co-governance arrangement already in place, or was it set up specifically for this NBS?
Set up for multiple NBS interventions, including this one
Financing
Total cost
€10,000 - €50,000
What is/was the Cost/Budget (EUR) of the NBS or green infrastructure elements?
48 300 (ref 3)
What are the total amount of expected annual maintenance costs?
3 771 (Ref 3)
What is the expected annual maintenance costs of the NBS or GI elements?
Unknown
Please specify cost savings
Unknown
Please specify total cost (EUR)
48 300 euro (ref 3)
3 711 euros for annual maintenance, based on value of 4.19 euros per m2 (900 m2 for this NBS) (ref 3)
Financed by Plan Proteja (a regional funding scheme for new employment) and the City council. (ref 1)
Source(s) of funding
Public regional budget
Public local authority budget
Type of fund(s) used
Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
Yes
Type of non-financial contribution
Provision of goods
Provision of labour
Provision of expertise
Provision of other services
Other
Please specify other type of non-financial contribution
First round of seeds planted, local plants selected for their resilience to the climate (ref 1)
City Council: pays for electricity and water costs (ref 1)

Who provided the non-financial contribution?
Public authorities (e.g. land, utility services)
Citizens (e.g. volunteering)
Please specify other Business model

Business models
Local stewardship model
Green education model
Please specify other environmental impact
Sustainable consumption (ref 1)
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Public actor (e.g. municipality)
Citizens / local communities
Type of innovation
Technological
Product innovation
Social
Governance innovation
Please specify technological innovation
The intervention has been implemented on the roof of a waste management plant, expanding the use of infrastructure in a productive and innovative way. (ref 1)
Please specify social innovation
The volunteer structure of the intervention divides volunteers into three groups, one from the CIS (Center for Social Integration), another from the Banco del Tiempo de Malaga and the other for the ecological gardening group. Thus, by structuring its volunteer groups into different focus areas, it expands the educational opportunities and courses offered. (ref 1)
Novelty level of the innovation
Ambiguous (e.g. multiple interpretations)
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
The innovation is part of city wide movement to incorporate more urban gardens for production and consumption. However, no specific ones are mentioned as examples. (ref 4)
Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
unknown
Impacts, benefits
Environmental impacts
Climate change
Strengthened capacity to address climate hazards/natural disasters
Environmental quality
Improved waste management
Water management and blue areas
Reduced risk of damages by drought
Green space and habitat
Increased green space area
Increased number of species present
Increased spread of native/heirloom/open-pollinated seed
Restoration of derelict areas
Other
Please specify other economic impact
Training of unemployed citizens (ref 1, 3, 4)
Description of environmental benefits
Creation of Green Space:
900 m2 of garden space (ref 3)
450 m2 of surface for cultivation (ref 3)

Water Management:
less than 2 litres per m2 (ref 1)
use of drip irrigation (ref 1)
First round of seeds planted, local plants selected for their resilience to the climate (ref 1)

Sustainable Consumption:
Low consumption in water (ref 1)
Use of composting (ref 1)
Economic impacts
Other
Description of economic benefits
Training of unemployed citizens (ref 1, 3, 4), to help facilitate labor reintegration by acquiring knowledge in gardening and carpentry (ref 1)
Social and cultural impacts
Social justice and cohesion
Improved social cohesion
Improved access to urban green space
Increased visibility and opportunity for marginalised groups or indigenous peoples
Increased opportunities for social interaction
Increased involvement of locals in the management of green spaces
Increased access to healthy/affordable food
Increased sustainability of agriculture practices
Health and wellbeing
Improved physical health
Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
Cultural heritage and sense of place
Promotion of cultural diversity
Education
Increased knowledge of locals about local nature
Increased awareness of NBS and their benefits
Description of social and cultural benefits
Environmental Education: through workshops for children involving planting pots, or stone painting (ref 1); training in gardening and carpentry to facilitate socialization and labor reintegration (ref 1)
‘Opportunity to spend free time and practice gardening as a healthy and supportive hobby’ (ref 1)
Local Management of Green Spaces: initiative led by volunteers from neighborhood, Asociacion Arrabal, and Banco del Tiempo
Volunteers: residents, housewives, retired, in age bracket of 30 to 65+ years old; mostly Spanish, some South American, some Moroccan (ref 2,3)
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Indicators
Area of green space [m2] (Ref. 3); Water use [liters per m2] (Ref. 1); Employment training opportunities (Ref. 1); Recreational activities (Ref. 1)
Environmental, social and economic impacts
Water management (SDG 6)
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Regeneration, land-use and urban development
Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16)
Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Analysis of specific impact categories
Job creation: The NBS created ...
Voluntary work opportunities
Work for rehabilitation (e.g. for mental health, prisoners, older people)
Environmental justice: The implementation of the NBS project resulted in ...
Improved access to green and/or blue spaces
Increased access to healthy food for humans and/or animals
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 21 September 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
Yes
Presence of monitoring/evaluation reports
Yes
Link to monitoring/evaluation reports
http://aulagreencities.coamalaga.es/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/19.-Greencities2…
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 El jardin de Bailen
Ref. 4 Cuatro Huertos Urbanos
Ref. 5
Documents relevant to the intervention
Attachment Size
Ref. 2 (1.2 MB) 1.2 MB
Ref. 3 (2.89 MB) 2.89 MB
List of references
1. Navas, Noemi R. (2013). El Jardín de Bailén: una oportunidad para la formación. Retrieved July 12, 2017, Diario Sur: http://www.diariosur.es/20130519/local/malaga/jardin-bailen-oportunidad-para-201305190105.html
2. Perez-Lara, J. et al. (2016). Huertos Urbanos en el Municipio de Malaga. [Document provided].
3. Fernandez, Nieves. (2013). Huertos Urbanos en Malaga como Alternativa Sostenible a los Solares en Desuso. [Document provided].
4. La Opinion de Malaga. (2012). Cuatro Huertos Urbanos, a la Espera de ser cultivados. Available at: http://www.laopiniondemalaga.es/malaga/2012/03/19/cuatro-huertos-urbanos-espera-cultivados/493746.html [Accessed: 21 September 2020].
5. Jardín Ecológico Carril de Gamarra. (2015). Jardín Ecológico Carril de Gamarra. Available at: http://jardinecologicocarrildegamarra.blogspot.com/ [Accessed: 21 September 2020].
Comments and notes
Pictures of the NBS
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Public Images
Bailen Garden 1
Source: Ref. 5
Bailen Garden 2
Source: Ref. 5
Bailen Garden 3
Source: Ref. 5