1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Nancy
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Jardins Éphémères de la Place Stanislas
Short description of the intervention
An ephemeral garden has been set up in Stanislas Square each year since embellishment and pedestrianization works took place in 2005 (Ref. 2). The Parks and Gardens Department of the City of Nancy works around a topical theme, unveiled at the beginning of the summer: such as travel, history, or technology. The city imagines flowerbeds which cover up the square, with flowers and poetry. It is intended to offer visitors a new perspective on the square (Ref. 2). In 2015, the project's theme was "Connected Garden" combining technology and nature (Ref. 3).
Address

Place Stanislas
54000 Nancy
France

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 (6.1829286139083 48.693044601621)
POINT (6.1842500172358 48.693400558037)
POINT (6.1836279403486 48.694124708538)
POINT (6.1824655994197 48.693746403983)
NBS area image
Source of NBS area image
Google Earth Pro (August 13, 2020). Total area obtained from polygon created to show rough approximation of Stanislas Square. Area of intervention based description of 2015 edition "950m² of grass, 60m² of flowering meadows" (Ref. 8).
Total area
8852.00m²
NBS area
1010.00m²
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Cultural Heritage Area
Website of the intervention
http://www.nancy.fr/utile/nancy-la-ville-qui-cultive-la-vie/le-jardin-ephemere-…
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
2003
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2003
End date of the intervention
ongoing
Present stage of the intervention
Ongoing
Please specify "other" stage of the intervention
Every year the city organized the project of this ephemeral garden on the square with different themes. (Ref. 2)
"Do you know that the Ephémère Garden was born in the framework of a long friendship? In 2003, the first edition of this event marks the 30th anniversary of the twinning between Nancy and Kanazawa. The event was very popular with the public. Since then, the Place Stanislas is adorned each year with a vegetable lace around a given theme." (Ref. 3)
Goals of the intervention
"This type of project is a great way to bring people together, create a sense of belonging to their neighborhood or city, and share that with others" (Ref. 2)
"Both economic and ecological, the ephemeral garden also has a social aspect, since its realization mobilizes insertion sites and people in professional retraining." (Ref. 3)
Quantitative targets
For 2015's iteration of the ephemeral garden, "The Parks and Gardens department has created 19 plant pictures on this theme and has gathered 23,000 plants from 270 different varieties, 950m² of grass, 60m² of flowering meadows and a multitude of stories and connections (Ref. 8).
Monitoring indicators defined
Ref. 8:
Number of plants
Number of varieties of plants
Area covered by grass (m^2)
Area covered by flowering meadows (m^2)
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Green space creation and/or management
Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Environmental education
Social interaction
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Enabling opportunities for physical activity
Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Employment/job creation
Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Protection of historic and cultural landscape/infrastructure
Preservation of historic traditions
Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Sustainable consumption
Sustainable production
Please specify "other Type of NBS project"
conservation of tradition and culture: An ephemeral garden has been set up in Stanislas Square each year since embellishment and pedestrianization works took place in 2005 (Ref. 2). The Parks and Gardens Department of the City of Nancy works around a topical theme, unveiled at the beginning of the summer: such as travel, history, or technology. The city imagines flowerbeds which cover up the square, with flowers and poetry. (Ref 2)
Implementation activities
This event occurs in fall for 1+ month. In 2015 the "Connected Garden" event started on September 26th and ended on November 1st (Ref. 3). Green space is set up in the historic public square each year (Ref. 3). "Each week, visits will be offered to the public and associations. Throughout the garden, interventions by the various partners of the City of Nancy are planned in order to involve the public directly in this creation" (Ref. 3).
"The materials and plants used for the ephemeral garden are the result of the recovery of the previous ephemeral gardens or the vegetable decorations of the "Livre" on the Square. They will be re-used later, either in the flower beds or the parks of the City, or conserved in the municipal greenhouses for future uses or valued in green fertilizers. Decorative materials (wood, sand, metallic elements) will also be re-used for other projects of the Parks and Gardens Department.", "In an aesthetic and sustainable development logic, plants are planted in zinc gutters" (Ref. 3). Workshops on new techniques were also proposed (Ref. 8).
-People are employed each year to set up the ephemeral garden (Ref. 3).
-"Vegetable barriers, hailed by professionals for their innovative character, have also evolved this year [2015]." (Ref. 3)
Type of NBS project
Creation of new green areas
Other
NBS domain and interventions
Ecological domain(s) where the NBS intervention(s) is/are implemented
Parks and urban forests
Pocket parks/neighbourhood green spaces
Please specify "other urban green space connected to grey infrastructure"
Ephemeral gardens on a square (The Place Stanislas is UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ref 3)
Vegetation Type
Grass
Flower beds
Other
Please specify other amenities offered by the NBS
-There is the possibility to visit the ephemeral garden of 2016 thanks to an interactive map online (Ref. 9) see: http://www.ubi-light.com/pro/nancy/jardin2016/
Amenities offered by the NBS
Other
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Habitat and supporting services
Maintenance of genetic diversity
Cultural services
Tourism
Aesthetic appreciation
Inspiration for culture, art and design
Other
Please specify "other cultural service"
conservation of tradition: An ephemeral garden has been set up in Stanislas Square each year since embellishment and pedestrianization works took place in 2005 (Ref. 2). The Parks and Gardens Department of the City of Nancy works around a topical theme, unveiled at the beginning of the summer: such as travel, history, or technology. The city imagines flowerbeds which cover up the square, with flowers and poetry. (Ref 2)
Scale
Spatial scale
Sub-microscale: Street scale (including buildings)
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Local government/Municipality
Citizens or community groups
Food producers and cultivators (i.e. farmers, gardeners)
Other
Please specify "other primary beneficiary"
the libraries of Nancy: "The libraries of Nancy, engaged in an ambitious project of digital development, were partners of the ephemeral garden, Place Stanislas. From 26 September to 1 November 2015, the 435 000 visitors to the event could connect directly to a Bibliobox to download content around the theme of the "connected garden": information about its actors and partners, Zen music, sounds Garden, books and boards of digitized botany, applications on gardening and plants, digital books." (Ref. 8)
Governance
Governance arrangements
Government-led
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
-Organized by the city of Nancy (managed by the Parks and Gardens City Council Department) (Ref. 3).
"The gardeners of the City of Nancy then set up the garden, following a rigorous plan and schedule, with the support of the electricians and carpenters of the Heritage, Maintenance and Logistics Department of the City" (Ref. 3).
-"Each week, visits will be offered to the public and associations. Throughout the garden, interventions by the various partners of the City of Nancy are planned to involve the public directly in this creation." (Ref. 3)
-"The libraries of Nancy, engaged in an ambitious project of digital development, were partners of the ephemeral garden, Place Stanislas. From 26 September to 1 November 2015, the 435 000 visitors to the event could connect directly to a Bibliobox to download content around the theme of the "connected garden": information about its actors and partners, Zen music, sounds Garden, books and boards of digitized botany, applications on gardening and plants, digital books." (Ref. 8)
Key actors - initiating organization
Local government/municipality
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Please specify other Key actors - Other stakeholders involved
the libraries of Nancy: "The libraries of Nancy, engaged in an ambitious project of digital development, were partners of the ephemeral garden, Place Stanislas. From 26 September to 1 November 2015, the 435 000 visitors to the event could connect directly to a Bibliobox to download content around the theme of the "connected garden": information about its actors and partners, Zen music, sounds Garden, books and boards of digitized botany, applications on gardening and plants, digital books." (Ref. 8)
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
Local government/municipality
Public sector institution
Citizens or community group
Other
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Participatory methods/forms of community involvement used
Dissemination of information and education
Co-management/Joint management
Citizen monitoring and review
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"
-Strategy of being a European sustainable city of Grand Nancy: "This evolution is in line with the objectives of Nancy, a sustainable European city" (Ref. 3 and Ref. 6, page 3)
-"Nature in the City Plan" with different action plans and with the objectives to become a capital of gardens (Ref. 4)
-The Ephemeral Garden of 2015 was the "Connected" Gardens involving digital innovation, which earned them the "Vegetal Hackers" certification by the Observatory of the Green cities organization (Ref. 1 and 5)
Mandatory or voluntary intervention
Voluntary (spontaneous)
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
"Nature in the City Plan" with different action plans and with the objectives to become a capital of gardens (Ref. 7, page 96)
If there is a relevant strategy or plan, please specify the theme / type of the plan.
Municipal / city level environmental plan or programme
Please specify other vegetation type
Decorative materials (wood, sand,) (Ref 3)
plants are planted in zinc gutters" (Ref. 3)
ephemeral garden (Ref. 3)
flowering meadows (Ref 8)
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
Green densification model
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
Installation of vegetables according to a theme (Ref. 2).
Please specify social innovation
Cultural event involving the visitors.
"This type of project is a great way to bring people together, create a sense of belonging to their neighborhood or city, and share that with others" (Ref. 2).
Novelty level of the innovation
Ambiguous (e.g. multiple interpretations)
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
"Vegetable barriers, hailed by professionals for their innovative character, have also evolved this year." (Ref. 3)
Replicability/Transferability
Ambiguous (e.g. multiple interpretations)
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
This event occurs every year.
Impacts, benefits
Environmental impacts
Environmental quality
Improved waste management
Green space and habitat
Promotion of naturalistic styles of landscape design for urban development
Increased green space area
Description of environmental benefits
Green space and habitat:
-Increased green space area: Example of the "Connected Garden" of 2015: "The Parks and Gardens department has created 19 plant pictures on this theme and has gathered 23,000 plants from 270 different varieties, 950m² of grass, 60m² of flowering meadows and a multitude of stories and connections (Ref 8).
-"Vegetable barriers, hailed by professionals for their innovative character, have also evolved this year." (Ref. 3)


Environmental quality:
-Improved waste management: "The materials and plants used for the ephemeral garden come from the recovery of previous ephemeral gardens or plant decorations from the Livre sur la Place. They will themselves be re-used later, either in flower beds or in City parks, or kept in municipal greenhouses for future uses, or used as green manure. The decorative materials (wood, sand, metallic elements) will also be reused for other projects by the Parks and Gardens Department" (Ref. 3).
Economic impacts
Increase of green jobs (e.g. paid employment positions)
Please specify other socio-cultural impact
Professional retraining: "Both economic and ecological, the ephemeral garden also has a social aspect, since its realization mobilizes integration projects and people in professional retraining" (Ref. 3).
Description of economic benefits
Increase of jobs: "Both economic and ecological, the ephemeral garden also has a social aspect, since its realization mobilizes integration projects and people in professional retraining" (Ref. 3).
Social and cultural impacts
Social justice and cohesion
Improved social cohesion
Improved access to urban green space
Increased opportunities for social interaction
Increased involvement of locals in the management of green spaces
Health and wellbeing
Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
Cultural heritage and sense of place
Improvement in people’s connection to nature
Increased sense of place identity, memory and belonging
Increased awareness of flora and fauna as culturally and historically meaningful
Increased appreciation for natural spaces
Education
Increased knowledge of locals about local nature
Increased awareness of NBS and their benefits
Other
Description of social and cultural benefits
Social justice and cohesion:
-"This type of project is a great way to bring people together, create a sense of belonging to their neighborhood or city, and share that with others" (Ref. 2).
-Improved access to urban green space/sense of place/identity/increased sense of flora as culturally meaningful: Example of the "Connected Garden" of 2015: "The Parks and Gardens department has created 19 plant pictures on this theme and has gathered 23,000 plants from 270 different varieties, 950m² of grass, 60m² of flowering meadows and a multitude of stories and connections (Ref 8).
-Increased involvement of locals in the management of green spaces: "Each week, visits will be offered to the public and associations. Throughout the garden, interventions by the various partners of the City of Nancy are planned to involve the public directly in this creation" (Ref. 3).

Cultural heritage and sense of place:
-Improvement of people's connection to nature/appreciation for natural spaces: "Aesthetic and lively, this annual creation offers a discovery full of sensitivity. Exploring virtual worlds and pioneering techniques invariably brings us back to basics: the essence of plant and animal life" (Ref. 3).

Education/activities for recreation:
-Increased knowledge of locals about nature: "Offering a new perspective on the square, the ephemeral garden invites you to discover and walk." (Ref. 2)
-increased awareness of NBS and benefits: "The libraries of Nancy, engaged in an ambitious project of digital development, were partners of the ephemeral garden, Place Stanislas. From 26 September to 1 November 2015, the 435 000 visitors to the event could connect directly to a Bibliobox to download content around the theme of the "connected garden": information about its actors and partners, Zen music, sounds Garden, books and boards of digitized botany, applications on gardening and plants, digital books." (Ref. 8)

Professional retraining: "Both economic and ecological, the ephemeral garden also has a social aspect, since its realization mobilizes integration projects and people in professional retraining" (Ref. 3).
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Indicators
-Example of the "Connected Garden" of 2015: "The Parks and Gardens department has created 19 plant pictures on this theme and has gathered 23,000 plants from 270 different varieties, 950m² of grass, 60m² of flowering meadows and a multitude of stories and connections.(Ref 8)
-"Both economic and ecological, the ephemeral garden also has a social aspect, since its realization mobilizes insertion sites and people in professional retraining." (Ref. 3)
-"Each week, visits will be offered to the public and associations. Throughout the garden, interventions by the various partners of the City of Nancy are planned to involve the public directly in this creation." (Ref. 3)
-Sustainable production: "The materials and plants used for the ephemeral garden are the result of the recovery of the previous ephemeral gardens" (Ref. 3)
-"Offering a new perspective on the square, the ephemeral garden invites you to discover and walk." (Ref. 2)
-"The libraries of Nancy, engaged in an ambitious project of digital development, were partners of the ephemeral garden, Place Stanislas. From 26 September to 1 November 2015, the 435 000 visitors to the event could connect directly to a Bibliobox to download content around the theme of the "connected garden": information about its actors and partners, Zen music, sounds Garden, books and boards of digitized botany, applications on gardening and plants, digital books." (Ref. 8)
Environmental, social and economic impacts
Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Analysis of specific impact categories
Job creation: The NBS created ...
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
Negative impacts: Did the project cause any problems or concerns?
No information was found regarding negative impacts of the project
COVID-19 pandemic
As of August 13, 2020, the next edition of the ephemeral garden is set to take place from late September to early November 2020 (Ref. 2). "For 5 weeks, the Ephemeral Garden calls out to us. Preservation of the environment and safeguarding of biodiversity will be at the center of activities and interactive surprises" (Ref. 2).
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
no specific tool, however this complement to the project provided resources regarding the year's theme and may provide information regarding the project and public interactions: "The libraries of Nancy, engaged in an ambitious project of digital development, were partners of the ephemeral garden, Place Stanislas. From 26 September to 1 November 2015, the 435 000 visitors to the event could connect directly to a Bibliobox to download content around the theme of the "connected garden": information about its actors and partners, Zen music, sounds Garden, books and boards of digitized botany, applications on gardening and plants, digital books." (Ref. 8)
Use of GIS in mapping impacts
No evidence in public records
Citizen involvement
Citizens involvement in assessment/evaluation
Yes
Mode(s) of citizen involvement in evaluation/assessment
Other
Please specify other modes of citizen involvement in evaluation/assessment
-"Each week, visits will be offered to the public and associations. Throughout the garden, interventions by the various partners of the City of Nancy are planned to involve the public directly in this creation." (Ref. 3)
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
Ref. 5
Ref. 6
Ref. 7
Ref. 8
Ref. 9
List of references
1. Definancy (2016). "Nancy : n°1 des villes vertes 2.0". Available at: https://www.ici-c-nancy.fr/nancy/item/10641-nancy-dans-le-top-des-villes-vertes-2-0.html (Accessed: August 13, 2020).
2. Nancy-Tourisme (n.d). "Le jardin éphémère". Available at: https://www.nancy-tourisme.fr/a-voir-a-faire/agenda-et-grands-evenements/jardin-ephemere/ (Accessed: August 13, 2020).
3. France 3 (2015). "Nancy ouvre le Jardin éphémère 2015". Available at: http://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/grand-est/meurthe-et-moselle/nancy/le-jardin-ephemere-de-la-ville-de-nancy-j-1-814743.html (Accessed: August 13, 2020).
4. Nancy (n.d). "La nature dans la ville". Available at: https://www.nancy.fr/utile/nancy-la-ville-qui-cultive-la-vie-218.html (Accessed: August 13, 2020).
5. Observatoires des villes vertes (n.d). "VILLES VERTES ET JARDINS 2.0". Infographie. Available at: http://www.observatoirevillesvertes.fr/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/infographie_Observatoire_jardins2.0.pdf (Accessed: August 13, 2020).
6. Grand Nancy (2013). Rapport développement durable 2013. Available at: https://www.nancy.fr/fileadmin/documents/Citoyenne/Pr%C3%A9server%20l%27environnement%20ensemble/Les%20documents%20de%20r%C3%A9f%C3%A9rence/2013-rapport%20developpement-durable.pdf (Accessed: August 13, 2020).
7. Nancy. (2015). "Projet de Ville". Available at: https://www.nancy.fr/fileadmin/documents/Citoyenne/Aimons%20Nancy%20-%20Cap%20sur%202020/2015-projet-de-ville.pdf (Accessed: August 13, 2020).
8. Observatoire des villes vertes (n.d). Initiative Pilote."Les bonnes idées de la ville de Nancy". Available at: http://www.observatoirevillesvertes.fr/ (Accessed: August 13, 2020).
9. Interactive Map of the Ephemeral Garden 2016. (Website not available in 2020).
Interview comments
2017 comment:
The theme was the "Connected Gardens" which earned them the qualification of "Vegetal Hackers" by the Observatory of the Green cities French organization. (Ref. 2)-- no interview document provided regarding this comment.
Comments and notes
Comments
Section 4/Stakeholders: "Each week, visits will be offered to the public and associations. Throughout the garden, interventions by the various partners of the City of Nancy are planned to involve the public directly in this creation."
Additional insights
-There is the possibility to visit the ephemeral garden of 2016 thanks to an interactive map online (Ref. 9) see: http://www.ubi-light.com/pro/nancy/jardin2016/
Pictures of the NBS
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Public Images
Ephemeral Gardens of Place Stanislas (2017)
Ephemeral Gardens of Place Stanislas (2017)
Ville de Nancy, retrieved 08/17/2018 from Stéphane Harter
Ephemeral Gardens of Place Stanislas (2017)
Ephemeral Gardens of Place Stanislas (2017)
Ville de Nancy, retrieved 08/17/2018 from Stéphane Harter