1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
- Bringing nature inside the very city center thanks to this urban park (this park is included in the new district "Saint Roch" envisioned for 2020, a future urban renewal operation which will develop around the train station) (Ref. 3)
- Noise reduction from the trains (Ref. 5)
- Provide a urban breathing space for the city (Ref. 5)
-“Work on René Dumont Park is much more advanced. The park, central point of the district, will have a double utility. Its retention basin will protect the sector from flooding while providing a nice water point in wet periods and a stone passage in dry periods” (Ref. 10).
-“The park, a stone's throw from the city center and the train station, will also be a place of relaxation with arrangements that still need to be discussed with neighborhood councils. Philippe Saurel specifying that, " the idea is of course to make an area usable for children " (Ref. 10).
-"the future green lung of the ZAC Nouveau Saint-Roch" (Ref. 10)
-The slopes of the prairie will allow the capture of rainwater (Ref. 2)
- Noise reduction from the trains (Ref. 5)
- Provide a urban breathing space for the city (Ref. 5)
-“Work on René Dumont Park is much more advanced. The park, central point of the district, will have a double utility. Its retention basin will protect the sector from flooding while providing a nice water point in wet periods and a stone passage in dry periods” (Ref. 10).
-“The park, a stone's throw from the city center and the train station, will also be a place of relaxation with arrangements that still need to be discussed with neighborhood councils. Philippe Saurel specifying that, " the idea is of course to make an area usable for children " (Ref. 10).
-"the future green lung of the ZAC Nouveau Saint-Roch" (Ref. 10)
-The slopes of the prairie will allow the capture of rainwater (Ref. 2)
Quantitative targets
"The new park René Dumont designed by the agency Michel Desvigne, about 1.2 ha, will take place on the current car parks. It will house 250 trees that will be planted by the city in 2018, a large lawn and a valley lined with Mediterranean species. Its partial opening is scheduled for 2018" (Ref. 3).
-"A large lawn of 6 000 m2 in the immediate vicinity of the town center and the Saint-Roch station is lined with very large trees" (Ref. 2)
-"A large lawn of 6 000 m2 in the immediate vicinity of the town center and the Saint-Roch station is lined with very large trees" (Ref. 2)
Monitoring indicators defined
Number of trees planted (Ref 3)
Area of green space (m^2) (Ref 2)
Area of green space (m^2) (Ref 2)
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Please specify "other Habitats and biodiversity conservation activity"
objective zero pesticides, installation of kestrels birdhouses (Source: Twitter Ville de Montpellier, pictures uploaded)
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?
What types of restoration goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
What activities are implemented to realize the restoration goals and targets?
Implementation activities
"250 trees that will be planted by the city in 2018" (Ref. 3)
-Creation of a park of 1,2 hectares with mediterranean urban vegetation (Source: Twitter Ville de Montpellier, pictures uploaded)
-Maintenance of biodiversity with installation of kestrels birdhouses and objective zero pesticides (Source: Twitter Ville de Montpellier, pictures uploaded)
-"René Dumont Park will offer a new public and leisure space of great quality to the inhabitants of downtown and Montpellier. Playgrounds will be available for children, enhancing the attractiveness of the city center." (Ref. 2)
-"The digging of the prairie in the form of a valley makes it possible to obtain an east / west orientation of the slopes and to facilitate the recuperation of the rainwater." (Ref. 2)
-“This Wednesday, 200 of the 440 trees were planted, the others will follow in the fall, which will inhabit the park: pines, holm and white oaks, maple trees, olive trees, almond trees, arbutus, gingko biloba… a whole range of Mediterranean species” (Ref. 10).
-Creation of a park of 1,2 hectares with mediterranean urban vegetation (Source: Twitter Ville de Montpellier, pictures uploaded)
-Maintenance of biodiversity with installation of kestrels birdhouses and objective zero pesticides (Source: Twitter Ville de Montpellier, pictures uploaded)
-"René Dumont Park will offer a new public and leisure space of great quality to the inhabitants of downtown and Montpellier. Playgrounds will be available for children, enhancing the attractiveness of the city center." (Ref. 2)
-"The digging of the prairie in the form of a valley makes it possible to obtain an east / west orientation of the slopes and to facilitate the recuperation of the rainwater." (Ref. 2)
-“This Wednesday, 200 of the 440 trees were planted, the others will follow in the fall, which will inhabit the park: pines, holm and white oaks, maple trees, olive trees, almond trees, arbutus, gingko biloba… a whole range of Mediterranean species” (Ref. 10).
Type of NBS project
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Please specify technological innovation
-New garden along the railways and created on a former merchandise wasteland.
-The slopes of the prairie will allow to capture rainwater (Ref. 2)
-The slopes of the prairie will allow to capture rainwater (Ref. 2)
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
Unknown
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
