1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Napoli
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Parco agricolo didattico Salvatore Buglione
Short description of the intervention
The didactic park Salvatore Buglione links its agricultural tradition and presence of plants and trees with social and cultural innovation (namely a playground for kids, a didactical botanical garden and an organized reading lab). A specialized lab aims at promoting civic and eco-functions, in line with the overall project of the city of Naples to allocate 2 million euros to regenerate the green areas of the city. The project “Orti Sociali” of the park represents an attempt to reach social inclusion and environmental awareness, underlying the crucial function of public parks in terms of environmental and social services (Ref.1.)
Address

Via Domenico Fontana
80131 Napoli
Italy

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 (14.224062 40.859073)
POINT (14.222544 40.858911)
POINT (14.22226 40.859414)
POINT (14.222367 40.859941)
POINT (14.223327 40.860018)
Total area
10000.00m²
NBS area
10000.00m²
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Residential
Public Greenspace Area
Website of the intervention
http://www.ortidipace.org/?p=2785
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
unknown
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2010
End date of the intervention
ongoing
Present stage of the intervention
Ongoing
Goals of the intervention
This project lab represents an integrated promotion of civic and eco-functions, such as didactic lessons in the park, active participation in cultivation and plantation of plants, readings in the park. Its main goal is to promote civic integration and social inclusion, by representing the idea of civic participation and universal citizenship. (Ref.1.)
Quantitative targets
Unknown
Monitoring indicators defined
Unknown
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Environmental education
Social justice and equity
Social cohesion
Social interaction
Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Sustainable production
Implementation activities
The park was inaugurated in 2010 from the municipality of Napoli, is an area of 10.000 square meters which has divided into several sections, according to the activities performed. A series of non-profit associations have collaborated with the municipality in order to implement the didactical activities, after obtaining the approval from the municipal Council (Ref.3.)
Type of NBS project
Creation of new green areas
NBS domain and interventions
Ecological domain(s) where the NBS intervention(s) is/are implemented
Parks and urban forests
Pocket parks/neighbourhood green spaces
Vegetation Type
Trees
Garden beds
Please specify how many trees were planted
Unknwon
Amenities offered by the NBS
Benches and drinking water stations
Playgrounds
Complementing infrastructure (bathrooms, café)
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Provisioning services
Food for human consumption (crops, vegetables)
Cultural services
Inspiration for culture, art and design
Recreation
Mental and physical health and wellbeing
Intellectual interactions (scientific and / or educational)
Physical and experiential interactions with plants and animals
Social and community interactions
Scale
Spatial scale
Sub-microscale: Street scale (including buildings)
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Citizens or community groups
Young people and children
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
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
- City of Naples (government) promoting the project with main guidelines
- Associations: “A Ruota Libera”, “Caraxe”, “IdeAzione” – Centro Studi di Ricerca Consulenza e Psicoterapia, “Operatori di Pace – Campania”, “Cento Passi”, “La Locomotiva – Cooperativa Sociale" and Agenzia di Cittadinanza Collinare AC5. They are organizing all the activities in the park (non-profit and community groups) (1)
Key actors - initiating organization
Local government/municipality
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
Local government/municipality
Non-government organisation/civil society
Private foundation/trust
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Participatory methods/forms of community involvement used
Joint implementation (e.g. tree planting)
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
Yes
Please specify the "local regulation/strategy/plan"
The intervention is the result of a programme promoted by the city of Naples, which aims at investing 2 million euros in the management of parks and green areas [Ref 2]
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
Unknown
Presence of city network or regional partnerships focused on NBS - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify
The following associations (“A Ruota Libera”, “Caraxe”, “IdeAzione” – Centro Studi di Ricerca Consulenza e Psicoterapia, “Operatori di Pace – Campania”, “Cento Passi”, “La Locomotiva – Cooperativa Sociale" and Agenzia di Cittadinanza Collinare AC5. They are organizing all the activities in the park) non-profit and community groups/organizations that operate in partnership to implement the activities within the park (Ref.1.)
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
Yes
Please specify
The project was financed by subsides from the local government (city of Napoli), within the 2.000.000 € allocated for the regeneration of urban areas in the city (Ref.1.)
Co-finance for NBS
No
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)
The project is part of an overall vision, as the city of Napoli has approved a series of intervention for the care of the green areas with funds of 2 million € (Ref.2.)
Source(s) of funding
Public local authority budget
Type of fund(s) used
Unknown
Non-financial contribution
No
Business models
Green densification model
Local stewardship model
Green education model
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Public actor (e.g. municipality)
Private non-for-profit actor (e.g. NGO, foundation)
Citizens / local communities
Type of innovation
Social
Governance innovation
Cultural innovation
Please specify social innovation
This project can be considered as social innovation because it offers urban labs promoting civic and ecological activities for different citizen groups, both in contact with the community and nature (Ref.2.)
Novelty level of the innovation
Ambiguous (e.g. multiple interpretations)
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
The project is part of an overall vision, as the city of Napoli has approved a series of intervention for the care of the green areas with funds of 2 million € (Ref.2.)
Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
Impacts, benefits
Environmental impacts
Unknown
Description of environmental benefits
Unknown
Economic impacts
Unknown
Description of economic benefits
Unknown
Social and cultural impacts
Safety
Decreased crime rates
Social justice and cohesion
Improved social cohesion
Improved access to urban green space
Education
Increased knowledge of locals about local nature
Description of social and cultural benefits
The project is still ongoing but it is expected to develop activities of civil coexistence and mutual enjoyment, in contact with nature and the community, in the form of spaces physicists in which to promote respect for the community and the environment, an approach to social diversity, combating of violence, develop a sensitivity to human rights, coexistence and trust in the other-by-oneself in terms of reciprocity. (1).
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts
Indicators
Unknown
Environmental, social and economic impacts
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Analysis of specific impact categories
Job creation: The NBS created ...
No information available
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 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
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
Focus Group
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. “Orti Sociali” per il Parco “Salvatore Buglione” di Napoli
Ref.2. Apertura parco agricolo didattico "Salvatore Buglione"
Documents relevant to the intervention
Attachment Size
Ref.3. Parco agricolo didattico Salvatore Buglione (1.04 MB) 1.04 MB
List of references
Ref.1. Ortidipace (2011) “Orti Sociali” per il Parco “Salvatore Buglione” di Napoli. Available at http://www.ortidipace.org/?p=2785 (Accessed 29-9-2020)
Ref.2. Comune di Napoli (2010). Apertura parco agricolo didattico "Salvatore Buglione". Available at http://www.comune.napoli.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/12323 (Accessed 29-9-2020)
Ref.3. Assessorato allámbiente (2010). Parco agricolo-didattico Salvatore Buglione. Napoli: pp. 1-2 (Attached)
Comments and notes
Comments
Section no.6/Question: assessment tools. I was not able to find evaluation tools for the current project, or possible indications of evaluation planning from the project initiatiors
Additional insights
Insights 2020: The project is in connection to the memory of Salvatore Buglione, a civil service employee, who in 2006 was killed by 4 young people on the streets of Napoli. The murder itself shocked but also stir up the public opinion, especially young people tired of having to live in a city where those who rebelled against abuses were killed without mercy: Salvatore became the symbol of those who choose to raise their heads, to fight for what little they manage to earn honestly and defend it to the end . In the investigation that followed, the four young criminals were imprisoned (https://www.vesuviolive.it/vesuvio-e-dintorni/notizie-di-napoli/161950-4-settembre-2006-moriva-salvatore-buglione-napoletano-si-ribello-al-crimine/)
I would also like to add that the project itself aimed more for a social role than an environmental one.
Pictures of the NBS
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Public Images
Model for the garden
https://www.comune.napoli.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/12323
View of the park
https://www.comune.napoli.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/12323