1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Napoli
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Vesuvio Wild progetto Eco Campus - Riserva Forsetale di Protezione "Tirone Alto Vesuvio"
Short description of the intervention
"Tirone Alto Vesuvio" is a park situated within the Vesuvio area in Naples, this area was recently qualified as an eco-campus (green infrastructure), a project realized in 2011 according to the European guidelines for sustainable tourism. In particular, the eco-campus has the goal to promote sustainable and zero-impact sports activities, in order to spread awareness on ecological issues. In addition, it provides important health benefits and social and cultural advantages (Ref.1).
Address

Vico Vasto a Chiaia 28
80132 Naples
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 (14.425729 40.828132)
POINT (14.425986 40.828048)
NBS area image
Source of NBS area image
Through the studied references, it's not possible to know the exact location of the project - only Riserva Forestale “Tirone - Alto Vesuvio” del Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio.

https://www.google.com/maps/search/tirone+Alto+Vesuvio/@40.8223822,14.3938868,13z
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Natural Heritage Area/Untouched nature
Public Greenspace Area
Website of the intervention
http://www.parks.it/parco.nazionale.vesuvio/dettaglio.php?id=13483
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
2005
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2011
End date of the intervention
2011
Present stage of the intervention
Completed
Please specify "other" stage of the intervention
The Ecocampus is functionning and the intervention is considered to be completed. There are no further information on possible expansion of the project
Goals of the intervention
- The Eco campus has the goal of promoting to a broader public eco-friendly sports and sustainable practices, as a means to bring closer young people and the environment.
- In addition, the intervention offers competitive advantages to the territory and to people, by enhancing human well-being and offering important outcomes in terms of health benefits.
- The main goal of the project is promoting the value of the territory and at the same time providing recreational activities such as sport, excursions and sustainable tourism.
-In particular, the eco-campus has the goal to promote sustainable and zero-impact sports activities, in order to spread awareness on ecological issues. In addition, it provides important health benefits and social and cultural advantages. (Ref.1.)
Quantitative targets
- 420 meters of walking areas within the trees
Monitoring indicators defined
Unknown
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
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Enabling opportunities for physical activity
Improving physical health
Creation of opportunities for recreation
Economic development and employment (SDG 8)
Tourism support
Implementation activities
- Zero-impact sport activities
- Cultural practices of behaviour during outdoors activities
- Environmental didactics (recreational games for kids)
- eco running within the area with the goals of promoting physical activity and awareness of the territory (Ref.2.)
Type of NBS project
Creation of new green areas
Maintenance and management of urban nature
Knowledge creation and awareness raising
NBS domain and interventions
Ecological domain(s) where the NBS intervention(s) is/are implemented
Parks and urban forests
Large urban parks or forests
Vegetation Type
Grass
Shrubs
Amenities offered by the NBS
Benches and drinking water stations
Playgrounds
Sports areas and equipment
Educational or biodiversity trails
Complementing infrastructure (bathrooms, café)
Viewing and outlook points
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Cultural services
Tourism
Recreation
Mental and physical health and wellbeing
Intellectual interactions (scientific and / or educational)
Scale
Spatial scale
Micro-scale: District/neighbourhood level
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Local government/Municipality
Citizens or community groups
Young people and children
Please specify other local relevant strategy
Eco-Regulation of Sustainable and Practicable Sports Activities in Protected Areas (Ref.2)
Governance
Governance arrangements
Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Non-government actors
Non-governmental organisation (NGO) / Civil society / Churches
Private sector/Corporate/Business
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
National Vesuvio Park (Non-government organisation) =responsible of the care of the area, and at the same time needs to provide consistent reporting of the activities
Regione Campania (region) = responsible to implement the strategic guidelines of the national park
Movimento Eco Sportivo (Private) = organizing activities, sports and walking within the area for different age groups
(Ref.2.)
Key actors - initiating organization
Regional government
Private sector/corporate actor/company
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
Regional government
Non-government organisation/civil society
Private sector/corporate actor/company
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Participatory methods/forms of community involvement used
Dissemination of information and education
Policy drivers
NBS intervention implemented in response to an Regional Directive/Strategy
Yes
Please specify the "Regional Directive/Strategy"
The Ecocampus was realized following the directions of the Carta Europea per il Turismo Sostenibile (CETS), an European document that sets the regulation for sustainabe tourism (Ref. 2)
NBS intervention implemented in response to a national regulations/strategy/plan
Yes
Please specify the national regulations/strategy/plan
The main guidelines were implemented by the Ministero dell'Ambiente (Ministry of Environment) within the manual "Eco-Regolamento delle Attività Sportive Sostenibili e Praticabili in Aree Protette" (Ref.2)
NBS intervention implemented in response to a local regulation/strategy/plan
Unknown
Mandatory or voluntary intervention
Mandatory (based on policy)
Intervention is mandatory
Environmental regulation
Enablers
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS vision/strategy/plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify
The main guidelines were implemented by the Ministero dell'Ambiente (Ministry of Environment) within the manual "Eco-Regolamento delle Attività Sportive Sostenibili e Praticabili in Aree Protette" - Eco-Regulation of Sustainable and Practicable Sports Activities in Protected Areas (Ref.2)
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS section/part in a more general plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
If there is a relevant strategy or plan, please specify the theme / type of the plan.
Other
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)
No total cost available
Source(s) of funding
Public local authority budget
Funds provided by non-governmental organization (NGO)
Type of fund(s) used
Earmarked public budget
Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
Yes
Type of non-financial contribution
Provision of land
Who provided the non-financial contribution?
Public authorities (e.g. land, utility services)
Business models
Green densification model
Green health model
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Public actor (e.g. municipality)
Private for-profit actor (e.g. firm, insurer)
Type of innovation
Social
Cultural innovation
Please specify social innovation
The eco-campus has the goal to promote sustainable and zero-impact sport activities, in order spread awareness on ecological issues. In addition, it provides important health benefits and social and cultural advantages, as it provides at the same time cultural and learning activities and sport. (Ref.1.)
Novelty level of the innovation
Unknown
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
Unknown
Replicability/Transferability
Ambiguous (e.g. multiple interpretations)
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
Policy makers of the Campania region specifically stated that the eco-campus is a model that has to be replicable at a larger scale and in different parts of the region. Nevertheless, there are not concrete plans yet
Impacts, benefits
Environmental impacts
Unknown
Description of environmental benefits
Unknown
Economic impacts
Unknown
Description of economic benefits
Unknown
Social and cultural impacts
Social justice and cohesion
Improved social cohesion
Increased opportunities for social interaction
Health and wellbeing
Improved physical health
Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
Description of social and cultural benefits
The project was completed and inaugurated in 2011 but no public reports regarding benefits have been published. The media, however, noted that the intervention produced positive outcomes in terms of cohesion and equity, because it provides services for community groups and kids, promoting sustainable recreational activities. This by consequence increases the health and well-being of users. (Ref 1)
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts
Achieved impacts
Indicators
Unknown
Environmental, social and economic impacts
Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Analysis of specific impact categories
Job creation: The NBS created ...
No information available
Environmental justice: The implementation of the NBS project resulted in ...
Positive distribution of NBS benefits
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
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. Vesuvio Wild - progetto Ecocampus
Ref.2. Ecocampus Vesuvio
Documents relevant to the intervention
Attachment Size
Ref.3. Explanatory document about the park, its facilities, activities provided and the main benefits of the initiative (1.54 MB) 1.54 MB
Ref.4. Vesuvio Wild Eco Campus description (597.66 KB) 597.66 KB
List of references
Ref.1. VesuvioWIld (2011) Vesuvio Wild - progetto Ecocampus. Available at http://www.parks.it/parco.nazionale.vesuvio/dettaglio.php?id=13483 (Accessed 13-9-2020)

Ref.2. Ntr24, (2011) Aceto e Palmieri all’Ecocampus ‘Vesuvio Wild’, Available at http://www.ntr24.tv/2011/06/02/aceto-e-palmieri-allecocampus-vesuvio-wild/ (Accessed 13-9-2020)

Ref.3. VesuvioWild (2011). Riserva Forestale Di Protezione “Tirone Alto Vesuvio” nel Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio (ingresso via Cifelli - Trecase). Napoli: pp.1-2 (attached)

Ref.4. VesuvioWild (2011) Inaugurazione campus. Napoli: pp.1-2 (attached)
Comments and notes
Pictures of the NBS
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Public Images
Project implementation
http://www.schiano.eu/wp-content/uploads/pdf/WILD2011.pdf
Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio_ Novità_ Vesuvio Wild - progetto Ecocampus
Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio_ Novità_ Vesuvio Wild - progetto Ecocampus
Source: Ref. 1
Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio_ Novità_ Vesuvio Wild - progetto Ecocampus
Parco Nazionale del Vesuvio_ Novità_ Vesuvio Wild - progetto Ecocampus
Source: Ref. 1