1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Malmö
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Fjärilsparken
Short description of the intervention
The Street Office (Gatukontoret) and VA Syd rebuilt Fjärilsparken (The butterfly park) in Bunkeflostrand (Malmö). For the shallow stream that runs through the park the slopes of the dikes have been made flat, meadow vegetation and wetland-plants planted in the wetlands. An area east of the park was built with houses and stormwater was managed in new ways (ref. 1). Opening the park up to the sea, flower beds were planted for richer plant and wildlife, butterfly-attracting plants were planted, lighting for safety was installed and areas with benches and bridges were created (ref. 1).
Address

218 33, Flugsnapparevägen 14, 218 33 Bunkeflostrand
218 33 Malmö
Sweden

Location
Point location, which indicates where the NBS takes place
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Public Greenspace Area
Please specify “other type of area” before implementation of the NBS
The Butterfly Park in Malmo (ref. 1)
Website of the intervention
http://malmo.se/Kultur--fritid/Idrott--fritid/Natur--friluftsliv/Parker/Parker-…
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
1998
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2001
End date of the intervention
2006
Present stage of the intervention
Completed
Please specify "other" stage of the intervention
The area of Bunkeflostrand where the park is situated, is mentioned in the comprehensive plan from 1998, and different land-use purposes are stated for the area (e.g. housing, school and park). (Ref. 2, 3)
The re-building of the park was completed in 2001. (Ref. 1)
The building of an eastern stream begun in 2002 and was completed in 2006. (Ref. 3)
Goals of the intervention
The reason for the re-building of the park was that an area east of the park would, in the future, be built with new houses. This means that the stormwater must be managed in new ways. The water was therefore led through the shallow stream which opens up into wetlands where the stormwater is delayed, before it finally reaches the sea. This provided a natural way of maintaining the nutrients from the stormwater (ref. 3).
Quantitative targets
Bunkeflostrand (where Fjärilsparken is located) is mentioned in residential developing plans with a target of 1000 apartments per year (and where construction will be extensive especially in Bunkeflostrand). (Ref. 4) The new residential development, as mentioned above, is the reason for re-building the park. (Ref. 1, 3)
Monitoring indicators defined
apartments per year (and where construction will be extensive especially in Bunkeflostrand). (Ref. 4)
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Water management (SDG 6)
Flood protection
Stormwater and rainfall management and storage
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Habitat and biodiversity conservation
Green space creation and/or management
Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Social interaction
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Enabling opportunities for physical activity
Creation of opportunities for recreation
Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Real estate development
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What types of conservation goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
Species-focused
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
Protect and enhance urban habitats
Preserve and strengthen existing habitats and ecosystems
Create new habitats
Protect species
Undertake specific measures to protect species
Undertake specific measures to protect valued species
Implementation activities
Meadow vegetation has been planted, as well as wetland plants (e.g. to clean the rainwater before it reaches the sea).
The western parts of the park has been opened up to the coast, creating better visual contact with the sea.
Flower beds that benefit a richer plant and wildlife, as well as plants that attract butterflies have been planted.
Special lighting to make it feel safe in the evening has been installed.
Furthermore, new meeting areas with benches and bridges have been set up.(Ref. 1)
The park also has a tennis court, a field hockey field for the little ones and a boules court. (Ref 2)
Type of NBS project
Creation of new green areas
Protection of natural ecosystems
Management and improved protection of rivers and other blue areas
NBS domain and interventions
Ecological domain(s) where the NBS intervention(s) is/are implemented
Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Riverbank/Lakeside greens
Parks and urban forests
Large urban parks or forests
Blue infrastructure
Coastal wetland, mangroves and salt marshes
Green areas for water management
Sustainable urban drainage systems
What is the level of innovation / development of the NBS related to water management?
Medium / High: sustainable urban drainage systems which include water storage and diverts water flooding
Vegetation Type
Trees
Flower beds
Other
Please specify how many trees were planted
Unknown
Please specify other amenities offered by the NBS
Special lighting to make it feel safe in the evening has been installed.
Furthermore, new meeting areas with benches and bridges have been set up.
(Ref. 1)
- Tennis court, boules court, hockey field (Ref. 1)
Amenities offered by the NBS
Benches and drinking water stations
Viewing and outlook points
Other
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Regulating services
Flood regulation
Water purification / filtration
Habitat and supporting services
Habitats for species
Maintenance of genetic diversity
Cultural services
Recreation
Mental and physical health and wellbeing
Scale
Spatial scale
Micro-scale: District/neighbourhood level
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Local government/Municipality
Citizens or community groups
Young people and children
Governance
Governance arrangements
Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Non-government actors
Other
Please specify other non-government actors involved
VA SYD is a regional water and sewer organisation in Southwestern Scania (ref. 3)
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
The Street office (Gatukontoret - Streets and Parks Department, Malmo) in the city of Malmö and VA SYD (VA SYD is a regional water and sewer public organisation in Southwestern Scania (ref. 3)) re-built the park together. Furthermore, the Gatukontoret was responsible for the detailed design of the e.g. dike/stream. (Ref. 1, 3)
Key actors - initiating organization
Local government/municipality
Public sector institution
Please specify other key actors – Initiating organization
VA SYD, a regional water and sewer organisation in Southwestern Scania (ref. 3)
Land owners
Other
Please specify other Key actors - Other stakeholders involved
VA SYD, a regional water and sewer organisation in Southwestern Scania (ref. 3)
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
Local government/municipality
Public sector institution
Land owners
Other
Please specify other land owner
The Butterfly Park in Malmo (ref. 1) city of Malmö and VA SYD re-built the park together (Ref 1) but there is no indication of who owns the land per say
Participatory methods/forms of community involvement used
Unknown
Please specify other landowner
The Butterfly Park in Malmo (ref. 1) city of Malmö and VA SYD re-built the park together (Ref 1) but there is no indication of who owns the land per say
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"
Residential development/housing plans mentioned in comprehensive planning for Malmö City, this was the reason for the re-building of the park (Ref. 4, 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
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
Residential development/housing plans mentioned in comprehensive planning for Malmö City, this was the reason for the re-building of the park (Ref. 4, 1)
If there is a relevant strategy or plan, please specify the theme / type of the plan.
Urban redevelopment plan
Please specify other vegetation type
Meadows, vegetation (ref. 1)
Flower meadows (Ref 2)
shallow stream; butterfly attracting plants (Ref 1) ; dike/stream. (Ref. 1)
wetland plants (Ref 1)
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
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
Earmarked public budget
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Business models
Risk reduction model
Urban offsetting model (biodiversity or water)
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Public actor (e.g. municipality)
Type of innovation
Technological
Infrastructural innovation
Social
Cultural innovation
Please specify technological innovation
Dikes/streams to use for purification of storm water. (Ref. 1, 3)
Please specify social innovation
Recreational, meeting place for people. (Ref. 1)
Novelty level of the innovation
The innovation is copied/derived from previous initiative(s) with substantial adaptation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
There was already an existing park, but was re-build with e.g. new shallow stream/dike, new vegetation (for a richer plant and wildlife). (Ref. 1)
Replicability/Transferability
Ambiguous (e.g. multiple interpretations)
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
The interventions are mentioned as examples in the storm water strategy for Malmö from 2008. (Ref. 3)
Impacts, benefits
Environmental impacts
Water management and blue areas
Improved water quality
Increased protection against flooding
Improved stormwater management
Enhanced protection and restoration of coastal and marine ecosystems
Green space and habitat
Promotion of naturalistic styles of landscape design for urban development
Increased green space area
Increased conservation or restoration of ecosystems
Increased number of species present
Description of environmental benefits
- Meadow vegetation has been planted, as well as wetland plants (e.g. to clean the rainwater before it reaches the sea).
The western parts of the park have been opened up to the sea, creating better visual contact with the sea.
Flower beds that benefit a richer plant and wildlife, as well as plants that attract butterflies have been planted.
(Ref. 1)
- Flower meadows cover a large part of the park (ref. 1)
- Stormwater from the parking area is purified (ref. 2)
- A ditch route has been created for the treatment of stormwater from new residential areas in Bunkeflostrand (Ref. 2)
Since no pipelines were available to drain the water to Öresund, and because Strandängarna are ecologically sensitive, it was decided to work with open water management. (Ref. 3)
Economic impacts
Unknown
Please specify other socio-cultural impact
aesthetic appreciation: A specialty with Fjärilsparken are the many trees characteristic of the park. Some of them are beautifully lit by directed light in the evening (ref. 2)
Description of economic benefits
Unknown
Social and cultural impacts
Safety
Increased perception of safety
Social justice and cohesion
Improved social cohesion
Improved access to urban green space
Increased opportunities for social interaction
Health and wellbeing
Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
Other
Description of social and cultural benefits
-The park is not very big but serves as a lovely oasis next to the sea. Flower meadows cover a large part of the park and a number of lawns invite to play and games and picnics.
The park also has a tennis court, a field hockey field for the little ones and a boules court. A shallow stream flows through the park and one can easily cross it via a number of bridges.
aesthetic appreciation: A specialty with Fjärilsparken are the many trees characteristic of the park. Some of them are beautifully lit by directed light in the evening (ref. 2)
-The western parts of the park have been opened up to the sea, creating better visual contact with the sea. (Ref 1)
-safety: Special lighting to make it feel safe in the evening has been installed. (Ref 1)
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Indicators
Unknown
Environmental, social and economic impacts
Water management (SDG 6)
Coastal resilience and marine protection (SDG 14)
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Analysis of specific impact categories
Job creation: The NBS created ...
No information available
Environmental justice: The implementation of the NBS project resulted in ...
Improved access to green and/or blue spaces
Negative impacts: Did the project cause any problems or concerns?
No information was found regarding negative impacts of the project
COVID-19 pandemic
This project information was updated on 7 August 2020. No information was found on the current impacts of COVID-19 on the NBS area.
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
Ref. 2
Ref. 3
Ref. 4
List of references
1. All ti Malmo. (n.d.) Fjärilsparken. Parker. Available at: https://www.alltimalmo.se/allt-om-malmo/parker/fjarilsparken (Accessed 7 August 2020)
2. Malmö Stad. (2013). av detaljplan för SKOLA VID GOTTORPS ALLÉ i Bunkeflostrand i Malmö. Stadsbyggnadskontoret. Malmö. Available at: https://docplayer.se/38170840-Av-detaljplan-for-skola-vid-gottorps-alle-i-bunkeflostrand-i-malmo.html (Accessed 7 August 2020)
3. Malmö Stad. (2008) Dagvattenstrategi för Malmö. Available at: https://www.vasyd.se/-/media/Documents/Informationsmaterial/Vatten-och-avlopp/Dagvatten/Dagvattenstrategi_Malmo.pdf (Accessed 7 August 2020)
4. Diva Portal. (2013). Malmö stads översiktsplanering. Available at: http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2:829571/FULLTEXT01.pdf (Accessed 7 August 2020)
Additional comments
2020 data reviewer comment: this link was provided for the output of assessments but is not accessible upon review: https://www.google.se/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=8&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjmnPGSs8_UAhUhS5oKHZe-AS8QFghxMAc&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vasyd.se%2F-%2Fmedia%2FDocuments%2FBroschyrer%2FVatten-och-avlopp%2FDagvatten%2FDagvattenstrategi_2008.ashx&usg=AFQjCNE0sZ81dN7hCjuiiIJWdHJxWsN4gw
Comments and notes
Pictures of the NBS
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Public Images
the butterfly park
the butterfly park