1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Napoli
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Rilancio Bagnoli - PROGRAMMA DI BONIFICA E RIGENERAZIONE URBANA
Short description of the intervention
The city of Napoli has implemented a comprehensive plan of urban regeneration of the Bagnoli coastal area. The national agency Invitalia has been in charge by the government to develop a plan of regeneration. In particular, the main points of the project related to NBS concern the development of a waterfront, namely the regeneration of the coast including the main park, the beach, and the experimentation of botanical species to reduce the environmental impact of the area. This plan is finalized for the requalification and restoration of the green area, as well as to help with the mitigation of urban pollution (Ref.1).
The project is in its planning stage (2020), according to the national agency that coordinates the project. On the official website of the project it is mentioned that in January 2020, 20 candidates have been selected in order to present their ideas. In July 2020 the agency met with the local community for discussions. At the moment the state agency initiated a PRELIMINARY MARKET CONSULTATION (Ref.1).
Address

80124 Napoli
Italy

Location
The NBS is a city-wide initiative, the GIS point marks the centre of the city
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Industrial
Previous derelict area
Public Greenspace Area
Other
Please specify “other type of area” before implementation of the NBS
Coastal area
Website of the intervention
https://www.invitalia.it/cosa-facciamo/rilanciamo-le-aree-di-crisi-industriale/…
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
unknown
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2016
End date of the intervention
ongoing
Present stage of the intervention
In planning stage
Please specify "other" stage of the intervention
2016: first interventions for regeneration
2017-2019: structural actions
2020-2021: final stage of the project
(Ref.2.)
Goals of the intervention
- Elaborate a program of environmental regeneration of the area;
- Restoration of urban parks in front of the coast, to help mitigate urban pollution;
- Cultivation of botanical species in a greenhouse, in order to reduce the environmental impact of the area;
- Water treatment to purify the coastal zone (Ref.1.).
Quantitative targets
Unknown
Monitoring indicators defined
-Square meters(m2) of green area regenerated on the coastal area;
-Amount of materials to be removed (m2);
-Depth of the sediments for the green area (in meters) (Ref.3.).
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Water management (SDG 6)
Improvements to water quality
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Habitat and biodiversity restoration
Green space creation and/or management
Environmental quality
Air quality improvement
Regeneration, land-use and urban development
Conversion of former industrial areas
What types of restoration goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
Ecosystem-focused
What activities are implemented to realize the restoration goals and targets?
Rehabilitate and restore damaged or destroyed ecosystems
Implementation activities
The following regeneration and planning activities have been carried out in the last years:
- 2002: project for the recovery of the former industrial area in Bagnoli
- 2006: culmination of the project of environmental recovery of the industrial area
- 2007: realization of plan for water treatment
- 2008: presentation of the definitive project
- 2012: finalization of the recovery process of the Bagnoli industrial area (Ref.2.)
Type of NBS project
Creation of new green areas
Coastal landscape management or protection
Transformation of previously derelict areas
NBS domain and interventions
Ecological domain(s) where the NBS intervention(s) is/are implemented
Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Green parking lots
Parks and urban forests
Pocket parks/neighbourhood green spaces
Blue infrastructure
Coastlines
Vegetation Type
Trees
Please specify how many trees were planted
Unknown number of trees
Amenities offered by the NBS
Benches and drinking water stations
Playgrounds
Sports areas and equipment
Complementing infrastructure (bathrooms, café)
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Regulating services
Air quality regulation
Coastal protection
Water purification / filtration
Scale
Spatial scale
Meso-scale: Regional, metropolitan and urban level
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Local government/Municipality
Researchers/University
Citizens or community groups
Governance
Governance arrangements
Government-led
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
Invitalia is a national agency responsible to attract, facilitate and promote investments. It leads the project, and is responsible for the implementation of the different stages and to report the updates to the city council and the national government (1)
Key actors - initiating organization
National government
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
National government
Local government/municipality
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Participatory methods/forms of community involvement used
Unknown
Policy drivers
NBS intervention implemented in response to an Regional Directive/Strategy
Yes
Please specify the "Regional Directive/Strategy"
The EU established the SEA Directive 85/337/CEE fro certain projects, in particular those including environmental consideration in the planning stage (1)
NBS intervention implemented in response to a national regulations/strategy/plan
Yes
Please specify the national regulations/strategy/plan
In response to the SEA directive, the Italian government developed a procedure named VAS (Valutazione ambientale strategica) which can be applied at national, regional and local level according to the article 7 del D.lgs. 152/2006 (1)
NBS intervention implemented in response to a local regulation/strategy/plan
No
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
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
Unknown
Presence of GI / NBS research project - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify
The University of Napoli Federico II implemented a research project on this specific intervention, which can be found in the references (Ref.3.)
Subsidies/investment for GI / NBS in the city - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
Co-finance for NBS
Yes
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
More than €4,000,000
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)
280 million € (1)
Source(s) of funding
Public national budget
Public local authority budget
Type of fund(s) used
Direct funding (grants, subsidies, or self-financed projects by private entities)
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Business models
Risk reduction model
Green densification model
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Public actor (e.g. municipality)
Type of innovation
Technological
Infrastructural innovation
Please specify technological innovation
Regeneration of the coastal zonei ncluding the main park, the beach, and the experimentation of botanical species to reduce the environmental impact of the area (Ref 1)
Novelty level of the innovation
The innovation is completely new without connections to previous initiative(s)
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
For the city of Napoli a similar project has never been implemented,as it aims at regenerating an entire coastal zone. For this reason the innovation is considered to be new (Ref.2.)
Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
Impacts, benefits
Environmental impacts
Environmental quality
Improved air quality
Green space and habitat
Increased green space area
Increased conservation or restoration of ecosystems
Restoration of derelict areas
Description of environmental benefits
The project is in its planning stage and reports regarding environmental benefits have not been published, however, expected impacts include, the requalification and restoration of the green area, increased green space area and to the mitigation of air pollution (Ref.1.)
Economic impacts
Unknown
Description of economic benefits
Unknown
Social and cultural impacts
Unknown
Description of social and cultural benefits
Unknown
Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts
Indicators
-Square meters(m2) of green area regenerated on the coastal area;
-Amount of materials to be removed (m2);
-Depth of the sediments for the green area (in meters) (Ref.3.).
Environmental, social and economic impacts
Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)
Water management (SDG 6)
Coastal resilience and marine protection (SDG 14)
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Regeneration, land-use and urban development
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
Since the project is in its planning phase the pandemic didn't interfered a lot with the NBS. The municipality organised online consultations with the community (1)
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. Programma di bonifica ambientale e rigenerazione urbana
Documents relevant to the intervention
Attachment Size
Ref.2. Slides presentation of the project (3.4 MB) 3.4 MB
Ref.3. Case study paper submitted by the University of Napoli Federico II (473.92 KB) 473.92 KB
List of references
Ref.1. Programma di bonifica ambientale e rigenerazione urbana (2020). Invitalia. Available at: https://www.invitalia.it/cosa-facciamo/rilanciamo-le-aree-di-crisi-industriale/rilancio-bagnoli (Accessed 1-10-2020)
Ref.2. Invitalia (2016) Rilancio Bagnoli - programma di bonifica e rigenerazione urbana. Roma: pp. 1-35 (Attached)
Ref.3. Cirillo, C., Bertoli, B., Scarpa, L. (2016). NAPOLI E IL PAESAGGIO COSTIERO: IL RECUPERO AMBIENTALE DI BAGNOLI E LA RIGENERAZIONE DEL LITORALE FLEGREO. Universita' Federico II. Napoli: ResearchGate, pp. 112-118 (Attached)
Comments and notes
Additional insights
Update October 2020: The project is in its planning stage, according to the national agency that coordinates the project. On the official website of the NBS it is mentioned that in January 2020, 20 candidates have been selected in order to present their ideas. In July 2020 the agency met with the local community for discussions. At the moment the state agency initiated a PRELIMINARY MARKET CONSULTATION PURSUANT TO ART. 66 OF D.LGS. 50/2016
Public Procurement of Innovative Solutions (PPI) FOR THE "RESTORATION OF THE MARINE SEDIMENTS inside the Site of National Interest (hereinafter, "SIN") of BAGNOLI-COROGLIO" - Unique Project Code (CUP): C65E19000390001 (1)
Pictures of the NBS
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Public Images
Photo 1
https://www.invitalia.it/cosa-facciamo/rilanciamo-le-aree-di-crisi-industriale/rilancio-bagnoli
Photo 2
https://www.invitalia.it/cosa-facciamo/rilanciamo-le-aree-di-crisi-industriale/rilancio-bagnoli
Photo 3
https://www.invitalia.it/cosa-facciamo/rilanciamo-le-aree-di-crisi-industriale/rilancio-bagnoli