1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Palma de Mallorca
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Reurbanizacion del Poligono Levante
Short description of the intervention
The re-urbanization of the Poligono de Levante neighbourhood included the creation of two large urban parks to form a green area of 47 722 m2 and several environmental considerations such as a bridge for fauna (Ref 1), as it is a strategical zone of Palma . It is a combination of different initiatives, some of which include green elements (Ref 1 and Ref 3).
Address

Poligono de Llevant
Palma
Spain

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 (2.665365 39.571446)
POINT (2.662835 39.563355)
POINT (2.675704 39.565125)
POINT (2.675463 39.570877)
Total area
287000.00m²
NBS area
47722.00m²
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Residential
Website of the intervention
https://www.palma.cat/portal/PALMA/contenedor1.jsp?seccion=s_fnot_d4_v1.jsp&con…
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
2004
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2009
End date of the intervention
2015
Present stage of the intervention
Completed
Goals of the intervention
Improve the Poligono Levant neighborhood through a series of environmental, as well as some other social improvements: the construction of new streets and green areas in the Poligono Levant neighborhood. (ref 1)
The ease of access of citizens to other districts and the coast.
Quantitative targets
-2 large urban parks, (28 000 m2 and 19 722 m2) a total of 47;
-1 bike path (ref 1 and 3);
-3 sets of children’s play structures (ref 3);
-Increase of tree cover from 562 to 1 475 trees. (ref 1);
-220,000 of green areas (Ref 3).

- Expansion of the Gross stream up to 35 meters.
- Revegetation of slopes with lands and hydro planting.
- Acoustic and visual vegetal barriers (ref 4).
- 1 wildlife crossing. (ref 4)

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)
Social justice and equity
Social interaction
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Creation of opportunities for recreation
Implementation activities
Initial intervention in the parks (2010);
Conversion of the Can Ribas factory into a community center. (2011);
Connection project of the roads (2012).
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
Alley or street trees and other street vegetation
Green playgrounds and school grounds
Parks and urban forests
Large urban parks or forests
Amenities offered by the NBS
Playgrounds
Sports areas and equipment
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Regulating services
Noise reduction
Habitat and supporting services
Habitats for species
Cultural services
Aesthetic appreciation
Recreation
Scale
Spatial scale
Micro-scale: District/neighbourhood level
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Citizens or community groups
Marginalized groups
Marginalized groups
Socio-economically disadvantaged populations (e.g. low-income households, unemployed)
Governance
Governance arrangements
Government-led
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
The reurbanization project is carried out by the City government. (ref 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
Citizens or community group
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
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"
Integral Rehabilitation Plan of Soledad and el Poligono de Levante (Plan de Rehabilitación Integral de La Soledad y del Polígono de Levante). (ref 2)

The General Plan of Urban Organization is the guide for future city projects and interventions, this intervention is part of its strategy to bring the city-spaces closer to the coast. (ref 5)
Mandatory or voluntary intervention
Mandatory (based on policy)
Intervention is mandatory
Spatial planning guidance
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
The General Plan of Urban Organization is the guide for future city projects and interventions, this intervention is part of its strategy to bring the city-spaces closer to the coast. (ref 5)
If there is a relevant strategy or plan, please specify the theme / type of the plan.
General municipal plan
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
Please specify
15% of costs covered by the City government. (ref 1)
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
More than €4,000,000
What is/was the Cost/Budget (EUR) of the NBS or green infrastructure elements?
5 000 000 EUR
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)
There were different budgets for the different planned activities. The total reurbanization project was planned to have an investment of 43 million euros, with 15% would come from the City funding. (ref 1)
Source(s) of funding
Public local authority budget
Unknown
Type of fund(s) used
Earmarked public budget
Unknown
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Business models
Green densification model
Please specify other environmental impact
Improvement of the water irrigation system (Ref 3).
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
The large scale intervention addresses several issues to improve one of the more impoverished neighborhoods in Palma, thus aiming to improve it infrastructural for residents and the city as a whole. (ref 2)
Novelty level of the innovation
Unknown
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
Unknown
Replicability/Transferability
The innovation is not referred to as being transferred to new initiative(s)
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
Impacts, benefits
Environmental impacts
Green space and habitat
Increased green space area
Other
Description of environmental benefits
The creation of two green public areas, which will serve as part of the re-urbanization of the Levant Polygon area increased both the availability and access to public green space. As a result, there will be an increase in the number of trees, as well as the connection of the urban area with a green space (Ref 1). Also, there will be an improvement of the irrigation system (Ref 3).
Economic impacts
Attraction of business and investment
Description of economic benefits
The project had an impact on introducing investment in a low-income area of Mallorca (Ref 2 and 3).
Social and cultural impacts
Social justice and cohesion
Improved access to urban green space
Increased visibility and opportunity for marginalised groups or indigenous peoples
Health and wellbeing
Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
Description of social and cultural benefits
The creation of green spaces for a low-income area, which is focused on developing women's social inclusion, had a positive impact in availability and access to public green space. (Ref 2). Specifically, there is a program to support women against gender violence (Ref 3). Also, there is better infrastructure for children now to play (Ref 3).
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Indicators
Increase citizen access: building connection bridges south of the Levante M-19 highway: (urban development). (ref 4)
Increase green space: upgrade to over 1 500 tress, and regeneration of the two urban parks to 47 722 m2 (green space). (ref 1)
Environmental, social and economic impacts
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Regeneration, land-use and urban development
Analysis of specific impact categories
Job creation: The NBS created ...
Paid employment positions
Environmental justice: The implementation of the NBS project resulted in ...
Positive distribution of NBS benefits
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
Please specify the negative impacts
Delay in the construction process (Ref 6).
COVID-19 pandemic
Unknown as of July 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
Please specify other modes of citizen involvement in evaluation/assessment
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
La reurbanización del Polígono de Levante supondrá la creación de dos grandes p…
Lluvia de inversiones para dos de los barrios más humildes de Palma
Finalizan las obras de reurbanización del sector Levante de la Fachada Marítima.
Proyecto de conversión en vía urbana de la MA19
). The Town Council of Palma and el Consell will carry out jointly the transfor…
Cullera finaliza la reurbanización del principal acceso por el polígono.
List of references
1. Europa Press Palma. (2008). La reurbanización del Polígono de Levante supondrá la creación de dos grandes parques que sumarán más de 47.000 m2. Mallorca: Diario de Mallorca. Available at: http://www.diariodemallorca.es/palma/2008/08/08/reurbanizacion-poligono-levante-supondra-creacion-grandes-parques-sumaran-47000-m2/383144.html (Accessed 25 July 2020)
2. Aguillo, Jose Maria. (2006). Lluvia de inversiones para dos de los barrios más humildes de Palma. Palma de Mallorca: Available at: http://www.abc.es/hemeroteca/historico-19-02-2006/abc/Nacional/lluvia-de-inversiones-para-dos-de-los-barrios-mas-humildes-de-palma_132399777570.html# (Accessed 25 July 2020)
3. Ayuntamiento de Palma. (2015). Finalizan las obras de reurbanización del sector Levante de la Fachada Marítima. Palma de Mallorca: Ayuntamiento de Palma. Available at: http://www.palma.cat/portal/PALMA/contenedor1.jsp?seccion=s_fnot_d4_v1.jsp&contenido=84911&tipo=8&nivel=1400&layout=contenedor1.jsp&language=es (Accessed 25 July 2020)
4. Consell de Mallorca. (n.d.). Proyecto de conversión en vía urbana de la MA19. Palma de Mallorca: Consell de Mallorca. Available at : https://web.conselldemallorca.cat/es/obra (Accessed 25 July 2020)
5. Ayuntamiento de Palma. (2012). The Town Council of Palma and el Consell will carry out jointly the transformation of the dual highway of llevant in urban road between Medellín and Manuel Azaña streets. Palma de Mallorca: Institut Municipal d’Innovació de Palma Available at: http://imi.palma.cat/portal/PALMA/imi/contenedor1.jsp?seccion=s_fnot_d4_v1.jsp&contenido=65335&tipo=8&nivel=1400&codResi=1&language=en (Accessed 25 July 2020)
6. Gimeno Cullera, J. (2019) Cullera finaliza la reurbanización del principal acceso por el polígono. Mallorca: Levante. Available at : https://www.levante-emv.com/ribera/2019/09/07/cullera-finaliza-reurbanizacion-principal-acceso/1918905.html (Accessed 25 July 2020)