1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Nancy
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Jardin Paul Verlaine
Short description of the intervention
The Paul Verlaine Garden received the "EcoJardin"(Eco-Garden) label in 2014 (Ref. 2). The EcoJardin repository is intended to be a methodological tool to guide good practices for gardeners and managers of green spaces (Ref. 6)."This garden is labeled as "Tourisme et Handicap". Work has been done so that this place takes particular account of the accessibility to the people with reduced mobility and the visually impaired. The Jardin Paul Garden is a succession of environments and vegetation architectures" (Ref. 1). At the entrance of the park, there is a playground, a garden of le Petit Poucet, and further the forest of birches, vegetable garden and the garden of tall grasses (Ref. 1).
Address

16 Avenue Anatole France
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 (6.1627359241151 48.687744633611)
POINT (6.1628613575411 48.687632322809)
POINT (6.1651109514862 48.68837407525)
POINT (6.1643305975618 48.688537400854)
POINT (6.1634709021931 48.688281943289)
NBS area image
Source of NBS area image
Google Earth Pro (August 17, 2020). Coordinates offer a rough approximation of extent of NBS.
Total area
5632.00m²
NBS area
5632.00m²
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Unknown
Website of the intervention
https://www.nancy.fr/utile/nancy-la-ville-qui-cultive-la-vie/les-parcs-et-jardi…
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
unknown
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
unknown
End date of the intervention
2014
Present stage of the intervention
Completed
Please specify "other" stage of the intervention
Created in 2005 and received the Eco-Garden label in 2014.
Goals of the intervention
-The garden Paul Verlaine should become a place to study pollution and to observe the fauna, flora....(Ref. 2)
-Improve access to people and blind people (Ref. 1)
-Reduce air pollution (Ref. 2)
-Reduce water usage and pesticides (Ref. 2)
Quantitative targets
To obtain the Eco-Garden label given by the "Plante&Cité" organization, "150 criteria were met, including management of water, fauna and flora, soil, structure and integration of the site, equipment and materials used, training of city agents working on site or public awareness." (Ref. 2)
Monitoring indicators defined
"Cooperation that will be realized on the ground with the University of Lorraine which will lead to the Jardin Paul Verlaine as well as to the Parc Sainte Marie, in a spirit of participatory sciences, a work on biodiversity, but also with Air Lorraine, which should soon start a study on air quality with experiments on lichens and bio-indicator moss" (Ref. 2)
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
Climate change adaptation
Water management (SDG 6)
Stormwater and rainfall management and storage
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Habitat and biodiversity conservation
Green space creation and/or management
Environmental quality
Air quality improvement
Soil quality improvement
Waste management
Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Social justice and equity
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Creation of opportunities for recreation
Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Sustainable consumption
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?
Implement sustainable urban drainage infrastructure (e.g. to make space for water)
Increase the use of climate-resilient plant species (resistant to drought, fire, and pests)
Please specify "other Habitats and biodiversity conservation activity"
avoid use of chemicals: "Among the other green and ecological initiatives, we also note the involvement of Nancy with its "Zero Phyto" respected since 2005" (which is an important plan of the city to avoid using pesticides) (Ref. 2)
--Environmentally friendly purchasing (Ref. 6).

Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What types of conservation goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
Genetic-focused
Ecosystem-focused
Habitats and biodiversity conservation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
Protect and enhance urban habitats
Reduce negative impacts and avoid the alteration/damage of ecosystem
Protect species
Undertake specific measures to protect species
Means for conservation governance
Create and use scientific knowledge for conservation
Other
Implementation activities
"establishment of a differentiated management of its spaces, plants adapted to the regional climate and water saving with "important work upstream" (Ref. 2)
"Watering is ultra-controlled because almost non-existent is made possible on this garden thanks to many tricks adopted such as that of a system of rainwater drainage through mulching at the foot of trees green waste mostly exploited in the Park (to avoid transport)" (Ref. 2)
"Among the other green and ecological initiatives, we also note the involvement of Nancy with its "Zero Phyto" respected since 2005" (which is an important plan of the city to avoid using pesticides) (Ref. 2)
To obtain the Eco-Garden label given by the "Plante&Cité" organization, "150 criteria were met, including management of water, fauna and flora, soil, structure and integration of the site, equipment and materials used, training of city agents working on site or public awareness." (Ref. 2)
-Attempts to learn about soil biodiversity with volunteers include: Late mows; Flowering carried out only with perennials, shrubs and flowering trees; Absence of phytosanitary treatments; Design developed to limit weeding interventions; Implementation of preventive measures limiting weeding; Recovery and reduction of waste (Ref. 6).
-Environmentally friendly purchasing (Ref. 6).
Type of NBS project
Creation of new green areas
NBS domain and interventions
Ecological domain(s) where the NBS intervention(s) is/are implemented
Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Green playgrounds and school grounds
Parks and urban forests
Pocket parks/neighbourhood green spaces
Community gardens and allotments
Other
Green areas for water management
Sustainable urban drainage systems
Please specify "other parks or (semi)natural urban green area"
a garden of le Petit Poucet, (Ref 1)
Please specify "other allotments and community gardens"
vegetable garden and the garden of tall grasses (Ref. 1).
Please specify the number of plots or allotment gardens
vegetable garden and the garden of tall grasses (Ref. 1).
What is the level of innovation / development of the NBS related to water management?
Low: Simple rain water collection intervention (rain garden, local seepage pit) or simple permeable areas
Vegetation Type
Grass
Shrubs
Trees
Garden beds
Other
Please specify how many trees were planted
Unknown
Please specify other amenities offered by the NBS
Park labeled Tourist and Handicap reception; Implementation of shared composting and QR code (Ref. 6).
Amenities offered by the NBS
Benches and drinking water stations
Playgrounds
Other
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Provisioning services
Food for human consumption (crops, vegetables)
Water (surface and ground water for drinking and non-drinking purposes)
Regulating services
Local climate regulation (temperature reduction)
Air quality regulation
Other
Cultural services
Tourism
Aesthetic appreciation
Inspiration for culture, art and design
Recreation
Intellectual interactions (scientific and / or educational)
Please specify "other regulating service"
-Reduce water usage and pesticides (Ref. 2); "Zero Phyto" respected since 2005" (which is an important plan of the city to avoid using pesticides) (Ref. 2)
Scale
Spatial scale
Sub-microscale: Street scale (including buildings)
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Local government/Municipality
Public sector institution (e.g. school or hospital)
Researchers/University
Citizens or community groups
Marginalized groups
Food producers and cultivators (i.e. farmers, gardeners)
Marginalized groups
People with functional diversities
Please specify other local relevant strategy
gardening initiative: Eco-Garden Label initiative (Ref. 2).
no chemicals strategy: "Zéro-Phyto" Strategy (Ref. 2)
Governance
Governance arrangements
Government-led
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
-The Parks and Gardens Department of Nancy is in charge of this intervention (Ref. 2)
-The garden received in 2014, the National "Eco-Label" (Ref. 6)
--Attempts to learn about soil biodiversity with volunteers include: Late mows; Flowering carried out only with perennials, shrubs and flowering trees; Absence of phytosanitary treatments; Design developed to limit weeding interventions; Implementation of preventive measures limiting weeding; Recovery and reduction of waste (Ref. 6).
-"Cooperation that will be realized on the ground with the University of Lorraine which will lead to the Jardin Paul Verlaine as well as to the Parc Sainte Marie, in a spirit of participatory sciences, a work on biodiversity, but also with Air Lorraine, which should soon start a study on air quality with experiments on lichens and bio-indicator moss" (Ref. 2)
Key actors - initiating organization
Local government/municipality
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
National government
Local government/municipality
Public sector institution
Researchers/university
Citizens or community group
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Participatory methods/forms of community involvement used
Dissemination of information and education
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
Yes
Please specify the national regulations/strategy/plan
Eco-Garden Label initiative (Ref. 2).
NBS intervention implemented in response to a local regulation/strategy/plan
Yes
Please specify the "local regulation/strategy/plan"
Nature in the City Strategy of Nancy (Ref. 3 and 4, page 10)
"Zéro-Phyto" Strategy (Ref. 2)
Mandatory or voluntary intervention
Mandatory (based on policy)
Intervention is mandatory
Spatial planning guidance
Environmental regulation
Enablers
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS vision/strategy/plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify
Nature in the City Strategy of Nancy (Ref. 3 and 4, page 10)
"Zéro-Phyto" Strategy (Ref. 2)
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
Biodiversity Plan of 2010 (Ref. 5)
If there is a relevant strategy or plan, please specify the theme / type of the plan.
Biodiversity strategy or plan
Municipal / city level environmental plan or programme
Other
Please specify other vegetation type
green spaces (Ref. 6); eco-garden (Ref 6)
vegetation (Ref 1)
a garden of le Petit Poucet, forest of birches, and garden of tall grasses (Ref. 1)
fauna and flora, soil, (Ref 2)
plants adapted to the regional climate and water-saving (Ref. 2)
soil biodiversity (Ref 6)
perennials, flowering trees (Ref. 6).
Presence of city network or regional partnerships focused on NBS - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify
"The awarding of the label has already led many partnerships to promote knowledge and thus initiate more and more virtuous practices" (Ref. 2)
The Eco-Garden Label: "The label is a way to create a network with other cities, to exchange experiences, techniques, looks." (Ref. 2)
Presence of GI / NBS research project - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify
"Cooperation that will be realized on the ground with the University of Lorraine which will lead to the Jardin Paul Verlaine as well as to the Parc Sainte Marie, in a spirit of participatory sciences, a work on biodiversity, but also with Air Lorraine, which should soon start a study on air quality with experiments on lichens and bio-indicator moss" (Ref. 2)
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
Yes
Type of non-financial contribution
Provision of labour
Who provided the non-financial contribution?
Citizens (e.g. volunteering)
Business models
Urban offsetting model (biodiversity or water)
Green education 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
Sustainable water management system (Ref. 2)
Please specify social innovation
"Disable and Blind" label garden (Ref. 1)
Novelty level of the innovation
Unknown
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
Unknown
Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
Impacts, benefits
Environmental impacts
Environmental quality
Improved waste management
Improved soil quality
Water management and blue areas
Improved stormwater management
Green space and habitat
Increased green space area
Increased conservation or restoration of ecosystems
Increased conversion of degraded land or soil
Increased number of species present
Improved prevention or control of invasive alien species
Increased spread of native/heirloom/open-pollinated seed
Description of environmental benefits
Environmental quality:
-Improved waste management: "Production of shredded material reused on the site" (Ref. 6).
-Soil protection and amelioration/invasive species: "Attempts to learn about soil biodiversity with volunteers include: Late mows; Flowering carried out only with perennials, shrubs and flowering trees; Absence of phytosanitary treatments; Design developed to limit weeding interventions; Implementation of preventive measures limiting weeding; Recovery and reduction of waste" (Ref. 6).
-air quality: -Air quality studies have been made (Ref 2)

Water management and blue areas:
-Improved stormwater management: "ultra-controlled watering, because almost non-existent is made possible in this garden thanks to many tricks adopted such as that of a rainwater recovery system through mulching at the foot of the trees of green waste exploited for most in the park (to avoid transport)" (Ref. 2).

Green space and habitat:
-Increased green space area: increased green space by 5632 m^2 (Ref. 2).
no chemicals: -"Gardeners stopped using pesticides in green spaces for ten years." (Ref. 2)
-increased conservation of local habitats:-Regional plants are used to adapt to the local climate (Ref. 2)
-species present increased-"7000 plants present, no annual but biennial plants" (Ref. 2)



Economic impacts
Increase of green jobs (e.g. paid employment positions)
Description of economic benefits
Increase of jobs: "The Parks and Gardens services can also count on the assistance from FREDON Lorraine which will lead a reflection on the potential introduction of wild plants, from Inra-Ensaia which will carry out soil samples with a three-year follow-up or with the Rhine-Meuse Water Agency, which has already enabled the City to create a job as a nature coordinator" (Ref. 2).
Social and cultural impacts
Social justice and cohesion
Fair distribution of social, environmental and economic benefits of the NBS project
Improved access to urban green space
Increased visibility and opportunity for marginalised groups or indigenous peoples
Increased involvement of locals in the management of green spaces
Increased sustainability of agriculture practices
Health and wellbeing
Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
Cultural heritage and sense of place
Improvement in people’s connection to nature
Increased appreciation for natural spaces
Education
Increased support for education and scientific research
Increased knowledge of locals about local nature
Please specify other environmental justice issue
-"Disabled and Blind" label garden: "work has been done so that this place takes particular account of the accessibility to the people with reduced mobility and visually impaired." (Ref. 1)
Description of social and cultural benefits
Social justice and cohesion:
-Improved access to urban green space/Increased visibility and opportunity for marginalized groups or indigenous peoples: "Disabled and Blind" label garden: "work has been done so that this place takes particular account of the accessibility to the people with reduced mobility and visually impaired." (Ref. 1)
-Increased involvement of locals in the management of green spaces: Involvement of users in the design of spaces (Ref. 6). The park is "The fruit of successful consultation with residents and school children, on the initiative of the neighborhood life workshop" (Ref. 6).
-improvement of sustainable agriculture: "Among the other green and ecological initiatives, we also note the involvement of Nancy with its "Zero Phyto" respected since 2005" (which is an important plan of the city to avoid using pesticides) (Ref. 2)


Health and wellbeing:
-Gain in activities for recreation and exercise: " circular slabs to evoke the small pebbles that lead visitors to an esplanade made up of birch trees representing the forest or to the playground" (Ref. 2).

Education:
-Support education and scientific research/appreciation/connection to nature: Air quality studies have been made (Ref. 2). "The Paul Verlaine garden should thus become a privileged place of study and observation to observe fauna, flora and pollution" (Ref. 2).
-Increased knowledge of locals about local nature: Involvement of users in the design of spaces; Public information on plant recognition (label with flash code); Systematic information for the public during construction; Numerous awareness-raising actions for the preservation of the environment; Park labeled Tourist and Handicap reception; Implementation of shared composting and QR code (Ref. 6).
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Indicators
-"Disabled and Blind" label garden: "work has been done so that this place takes particular account of the accessibility to the people with reduced mobility and visually impaired." (Ref. 1)
-Sustainable water management system: "The watering ultra-controlled because virtually nonexistent is made possible on this garden thanks to many tricks adopted like the one of a system of rainwater recovery" (Ref. 2)
-Air quality studies have been made
-"Gardeners stopped using pesticides in green spaces for ten years." (Ref. 2)
-Regional plants are used to adapt to the local climate (Ref. 2)
-"This garden of 5632 m2 created just 10 years ago" (Ref. 2)
-"7000 plants present, no annual but biennial plants" (Ref. 2)
Environmental, social and economic impacts
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
Water management (SDG 6)
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Environmental quality
Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Analysis of specific impact categories
Job creation: The NBS created ...
Paid employment positions
Voluntary work opportunities
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
Other
Please specify other method used to evaluate the impacts of NBS
Implementation of shared composting and QR code (Ref. 6).
scientific experiments at university: "Cooperation that will be realized on the ground with the University of Lorraine which will lead to the Jardin Paul Verlaine as well as to the Parc Sainte Marie, in a spirit of participatory sciences, a work on biodiversity, but also with Air Lorraine, which should soon start a study on air quality with experiments on lichens and bio-indicator moss" (Ref. 2)
- "The Parks and Gardens services can also count on the assistance from FREDON Lorraine which will lead a reflection on the potential introduction of wild plants, from Inra-Ensaia which will carry out soil samples with a three-year follow-up or with the Rhine-Meuse Water Agency, which has already enabled the City to create a job as a nature coordinator" (Ref. 2).
Negative impacts: Did the project cause any problems or concerns?
No information was found regarding negative impacts of the project
COVID-19 pandemic
No specific information available as of August 17, 2020. Park may have seen less use due to stay at home orders active in all of France from March 16, 2020 to May 11, 2020 (https://www.gouvernement.fr/en/coronavirus-covid-19).
Methods of impact monitoring
Process of recording NBS impacts
No evidence in public records
Methods used to evaluate the impacts of NBS
Other
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
Yes
Mode(s) of citizen involvement in evaluation/assessment
Submission of monitoring data (citizen observation)
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
List of references
1. Nancy (n.d). "Les Parcs et Jardins". Jardin Paul Verlaine. Available at: https://www.nancy.fr/utile/nancy-la-ville-qui-cultive-la-vie/les-parcs-et-jardins-1107.html (Accessed: August 17, 2020).
2. Anon. (2015). "LE JARDIN PAUL VERLAINE À NANCY LABELLISÉ ECOJARDIN : PLUS QU’UN JARDIN, UN LIEU D’OBSERVATION ET D’EXPÉRIMENTATIONS !". Available at: https://www.ici-c-nancy.fr/lorraine/item/9122-le-jardin-paul-verlaine-a-nancy-labellise-ecojardin-plus-qu-un-jardin-un-lieu-d-observation-et-d-experimentations.html (Accessed: August 17, 2020).
3. Nancy (n.d). "Nancy, la ville qui cultive la vie". Nature dans la ville. Available at: https://www.nancy.fr/utile/nancy-la-ville-qui-cultive-la-vie-218.html (Accessed: August 17, 2020).
4. Nancy (2016). Nancy Mag'. Available at: https://www.nancy.fr/fileadmin/documents/Publications/NancyMag/2016-09-nancymag.pdf (Accessed: August 17, 2020).
5. La porte verte (n.d). "Le Grand Nancy engagé dans l'année internationale de la biodiversité". Actualités. Available at: https://www.laporteverte.com/actualites/ (Website not available in 2020).
6. Ecojardin (2020). "Jardin Paul Verlaine". Available at: https://www.label-ecojardin.fr/fr/sites-labellises/jardin-paul-verlaine (Accessed: August 17, 2020).
Comments and notes
Additional insights
Regarding the Eco-Garden label: "The label is awarded for three years and then every five years after the first renewal. The labeling committee meets twice a year at the end of June and the end of November. The committee's assessment of the sites is based on compliance with the essential criteria, the overall rating and the auditor's opinion" Available at: https://www.label-ecojardin.fr/fr/article/demarche-ecojardin (Accessed: AUgust 17, 2020).
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