1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Rouen
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Jardin Participatif Les Hauts Sèment
Short description of the intervention
The community garden "Les Hauts Sèment" is located in Rouen in the district of Lombardy, being the first community garden of Rouen animated by the city in 2011. It is "an educational garden which has been created and is maintained by the gardener in association with users wishing to invest in the association. It is supported by different animations" (Ref. 1 and 2, page 12).
Address

3 rue Galilée
76000 Rouen
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 (1.1374470711493 49.455304714569)
POINT (1.1374787803554 49.454924292147)
POINT (1.1381151438952 49.45491518513)
POINT (1.1380637977338 49.455287094815)
NBS area image
Source of NBS area image
Google Earth Pro (August 27, 2020). Coordinates offer a rough approximation of extent of NBS.
Total area
700.00m²
NBS area
700.00m²
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Unknown
Website of the intervention
http://www.meretcampagne76.fr/jardin.html
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
unknown
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2011
End date of the intervention
unknown
Present stage of the intervention
Completed
Goals of the intervention
"The aim is to cultivate vegetables, flowers, aromatic plants, medicinal plants (health education), fruit shrubs. Gardening, exchanging plantations, cooking, respecting the cultures of various countries of the world. Work on the balance of food. Respect the techniques of organic cultivation. Approaching Art and Nature as well as the history of the gardens" (Ref. 1).
Quantitative targets
"Today counts a hundred members of which thirty children" (Ref. 2, page 12)
"By becoming part of the life of their neighborhood, they foster close, rich and diverse relationships: meetings between residents of all ages and all origins, encounters between cultures, encounters between able-bodied or disabled people. By implementing moments of conviviality, they promote social solidarity, allow the exchange of knowledge and experiences and help to overcome loneliness or isolation" (Ref. 6).
Monitoring indicators defined
Number of people working with the garden, number of children (Ref. 2).
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Green space creation and/or management
Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16)
Inclusive governance
Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Environmental education
Social justice and equity
Social interaction
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Improving mental health
Creation of opportunities for recreation
Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Preservation of natural heritage
Preservation of historic traditions
Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Sustainable consumption
Sustainable production
Implementation activities
-Culinary activities according to season
-Traditional Activities (Christmas, Easter...)
-Environmental education activities
-Visits to farms, botanical gardens, parks, ...
-Handicrafts workshops: pottery, manufacture of musical instruments, weaving of wicker, ...
-Cuttings, and the exchange of seeds for other plots
-Educative activities (Ref. 1)
-Charter of urban gardening signed (therefore, no usage of pesticides or harmful products to the environment) (Ref. 3)
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“At the instigation of the "Mer et Campagne" Association, a 700 m2 plot "les Hauts sèment" welcomes since 2011, under the responsibility of an animator, children and adults to discover the growing vegetables and flowers (sowing, pricking, cuttings, etc.) and cultivating social ties” (Ref. 4).
-"Collective spaces designed and maintained by associations of residents of a neighborhood, urban gardening spaces" (Ref. 5).
Type of NBS project
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
Community gardens and allotments
Community gardens
Please specify the number of plots or allotment gardens
Unknown
Vegetation Type
Flower beds
Garden beds
Amenities offered by the NBS
Unknown
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Provisioning services
Food for human consumption (crops, vegetables)
Medicinal resources
Cultural services
Aesthetic appreciation
Inspiration for culture, art and design
Recreation
Intellectual interactions (scientific and / or educational)
Other
Please specify "other cultural service"
Respect the techniques of organic cultivation (Ref 1).
Scale
Spatial scale
Micro-scale: District/neighbourhood level
Sub-microscale: Street scale (including buildings)
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Non-government organisation/Civil Society
Citizens or community groups
Marginalized groups
Food producers and cultivators (i.e. farmers, gardeners)
Young people and children
Marginalized groups
People with functional diversities
Please specify other local relevant strategy
urban gardening charter: A charter of urban gardening sets the framework for this partnership between the association and the city. The City provide spaces , contribute of its know-how and commitment, in return, associations or "inhabitants-gardeners" respect rules of using no pesticides and instead use organic fertilizers, etc.). (Ref. 2)
Governance
Governance arrangements
Led by non-government actors
Non-government actors
Non-governmental organisation (NGO) / Civil society / Churches
Citizens or community groups
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
-"Maintained by the animator of the garden (the main contact) in connection with the users wishing to invest themselves within the association." -This garden created by the citizens and the association "Mer et Campagne" and supported and encouraged by the city of Rouen (Ref. 2, page 12).
-It is opened to all kind the inhabitants of the neighborhood: families, children, single people, associations of different structures...(Ref. 1)
-The association "Mer et Campagne" managed this garden up until 2017 (Ref. 2, page 12). It is now managed by the Pernet social centre (Ref. 1).
-The city is involved in the animations organized for the garden and encouraged and supported this initiative by providing public space to create this garden (Ref. 2, page 12).
Key actors - initiating organization
Citizens or community group
District/neighbourhood association
Land owners
No information found
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
Local government/municipality
Public sector institution
Citizens or community group
District/neighbourhood association
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Participatory methods/forms of community involvement used
Co-planning (e.g. stakeholder workshops, focus groups, participatory mapping)
Taskforce groups
Dissemination of information and education
Consultation (e.g. workshop, surveys, community meetings, town halls)
Joint implementation (e.g. tree planting)
Co-management/Joint management
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"
"Encouraging citizen initiatives" Strategy from the City commitment of COP 21 towards sustainable development and climate change; It is mentioned: "The City actively promotes and supports citizen solidarity initiatives and creating social ties throughout the country" giving the example of this intervention of the "Hauts Sèment" community garden (Ref. 3, page 2).
Mandatory or voluntary intervention
Voluntary (spontaneous)
Enablers
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS vision/strategy/plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify
"Encouraging citizen initiatives" Strategy from the City commitment of COP 21 towards sustainable development and climate change; It is mentioned: "The City actively promotes and supports citizen solidarity initiatives and creating social ties throughout the country" giving the example of this intervention of the "Hauts Sèment" community garden. (Ref. 3, page 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
A charter of urban gardening sets the framework for this partnership between the association and the city. The City provide spaces , contribute of its know-how and commitment, in return, associations or "inhabitants-gardeners" respect rules of using no pesticides and instead use organic fertilizers, etc.). (Ref. 2)
If there is a relevant strategy or plan, please specify the theme / type of the plan.
City specific climate change policy or plan
Other
Presence of city network or regional partnerships focused on NBS - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify
Partners of the Association "Mer et Campagne" for this garden:
-Associative partners: AREJ, the Youth Partner Contract, APMAR, the Coordination Committee of the Grand Mare, the Pernet Social Center, the APEER, the Salomon Center, Cardère, RESPIRE (Ref. 1).
-Financial partners: Major City Project, CAF (Social Security Office), City of Rouen (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
Financial partners: Major City Project, CAF (Social Security Office fo the Department Seine-Maritime), City of Rouen (Ref. 1)
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
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 land
Provision of labour
Who provided the non-financial contribution?
Public authorities (e.g. land, utility services)
Citizens (e.g. volunteering)
Business models
Local stewardship 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)
Type of innovation
Social
Governance innovation
Cultural innovation
Please specify social innovation
Governance: Being the first garden created by the associations and the citizens in order to create a place of education towards sustainable consumption. (Ref. 1 and 2) The city is involved in the animations organized for the garden and encouraged and supported this initiative by providing public space to create this garden. (Ref. 2, page 12) cultural: -Culinary activities according to season -Traditional Activities (Christmas, Easter...) Environmental education activities -Visits to farms, botanical gardens, parks (Ref 3)
Novelty level of the innovation
Ambiguous (e.g. multiple interpretations)
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
First community garden of Rouen (Ref. 2, page 12).
Replicability/Transferability
The innovation is transferred to new initiative(s) without substantial adaptation
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
"Les Hauts sèment" managed by the Association "Mer et Campagne", the first to be launched in 2011. Then, the community garden of the Croix d'Yonville (association "A l'Ouest, cultivons!"), Square Maurois (association "Rougemare Beauvoisine"), the garden of Parc Grammont (Association "Mer et Campagne" have been launched (Ref. 2, page 12).
Impacts, benefits
Environmental impacts
Environmental quality
Improved air quality
Improved waste management
Improved soil quality
Water management and blue areas
Improved water quality
Green space and habitat
Increased green space area
Increased conversion of degraded land or soil
Improved prevention or control of invasive alien species
Description of environmental benefits
Environmental quality:
-Improved waste management/ soil protection and amelioration/air quality/water quality: (achieved) The garden follows the charter (Ref. 6) which states that: "By adopting ecological gardening methods, they are committed to protecting the soil, air and water:
• No use of phytosanitary products (herbicides, fungicides, insecticides)
• Preferred use of organic fertilizers
• Valorization of plant waste through the practice of composting
• Mulching of crops
• Watering practices that are economical and respectful of water resources.

Green space and habitat:
-Increased green space area:(achieved) increase of public green space of 700 m^2 (Ref. 4).
-Prevent or control invasive alien species: (achieved) according to the charter "it is in particular prohibited to add fences or to plant overly invasive plants" (Ref. 6).
Economic impacts
Increase in agricultural production (for profit or not)
Description of economic benefits
Increase in agricultural production (for profit or not): (achieved) "The aim is to cultivate vegetables, flowers, aromatic plants, medicinal plants (health education), fruit shrubs. Gardening, exchanging plantations, cooking, respecting the cultures of various countries of the world. Work on the balance of food. Respect the techniques of organic cultivation. Approaching Art and Nature as well as the history of the gardens" (Ref. 1). The project has been described as a success which led to the development of other shared gardens (Ref. 4).
Social and cultural impacts
Social justice and cohesion
Improved social cohesion
Improved access to urban green space
Increased visibility and opportunity for marginalised groups or indigenous peoples
Increased opportunities for social interaction
Increased involvement of locals in the management of green spaces
Increased access to healthy/affordable food
Increased sustainability of agriculture practices
Health and wellbeing
Improved mental health
Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
Cultural heritage and sense of place
Promotion of cultural diversity
Protection of natural heritage
Increased sense of place identity, memory and belonging
Increased awareness of flora and fauna as culturally and historically meaningful
Education
Increased support for education and scientific research
Increased knowledge of locals about local nature
Description of social and cultural benefits
Social justice and cohesion
-Improved access to urban green space: (achieved) "It is opened to all kind the inhabitants of the neighborhood: families, children, single people, associations of different structures..." (Ref. 1).
-Increased opportunities for social interaction/social cohesion/mental health: (achieved) This garden follows the charter which states that "By becoming part of the life of their neighborhood, they foster close, rich and diverse relationships: meetings between residents of all ages and all origins, encounters between cultures, encounters between able-bodied or disabled people. By implementing moments of conviviality, they promote social solidarity, allow the exchange of knowledge and experiences and help to overcome loneliness or isolation" (Ref. 6).
-Increased involvement of locals in the management of green spaces: (achieved) This garden was created by the citizens and the association "Mer et Campagne" and supported and encouraged by the city of Rouen (Ref. 2, page 12). It is "designed and maintained by associations of residents of a neighborhood" (Ref. 5).
-Increased access to healthy/affordable food: (achieved) "The aim is to cultivate vegetables, flowers, aromatic plants, medicinal plants (health education), fruit shrubs. Gardening, exchanging plantations, cooking, respecting the cultures of various countries of the world. Work on the balance of food. Respect the techniques of organic cultivation. Approaching Art and Nature as well as the history of the gardens" (Ref. 1). The project has been described as a success which led to the development of other shared gardens (Ref. 4).
-Improvement of sustainable agriculture practices: (achieved) The garden follows the charter (Ref. 6) which states that: "By adopting ecological gardening methods, they are committed to protecting the soil, air and water.

Cultural heritage and sense of place:
-Promotion of cultural diversity: This garden follows the charter which states that "By becoming part of the life of their neighborhood, they foster close, rich and diverse relationships: meetings between residents of all ages and all origins, encounters between cultures, encounters between able-bodied or disabled people. By implementing moments of conviviality, they promote social solidarity, allow the exchange of knowledge and experiences and help to overcome loneliness or isolation" (Ref. 6).

Education
-Support education and scientific research/Increased knowledge of locals about local nature: (achieved) It is an educational garden as a support for diverse animations and environmental and cultural activities and serving as a field of experimentation (Ref. 1).
The city is involved in the animations organized for the garden and encouraged and supported this initiative by providing public space to create this garden. (Ref. 2, page 12) cultural: -Culinary activities according to season -Traditional Activities (Christmas, Easter...) Environmental education activities -Visits to farms, botanical gardens, parks (Ref 3)
natural heritage/ place: Approaching Art and Nature as well as the history of the gardens" (Ref. 1).
increased awareness as historically meaningful : . Gardening, exchanging plantations, cooking, respecting the cultures of various countries of the world (Ref 1)
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Indicators
-This garden created by the citizens and the association "Mer et Campagne" and supported and encouraged by the city of Rouen (Ref. 2, page 12).
-It is opened to all kind the inhabitants of the neighborhood: families, children, single people, associations of different structures...(Ref. 1)
-It is an educational garden as a support for diverse animations and environmental and cultural activities and serving as a field of experimentation. (Ref. 1)
Environmental, social and economic impacts
Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16)
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 ...
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
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 27, 2020. Stay at home orders were 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
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
Ref. 2
Ref. 3
Ref. 4
Ref. 5
Ref. 6
List of references
1. Mer et Campagne (n.d). "Les Hauts Sèment". Available at: http://www.meretcampagne76.fr/jardin.html (Website not available in 2020).
2. Ville de Rouen (2015). " Agenda 21 Local de la ville de Rouen". Available at: https://rouen.fr/sites/default/files/publication/rdd_2015.pdf (Accessed: August 27, 2020).
3. Ville de Rouen (2015). Communiqué de Presse: Soutenir la biodiversité au cœur de Rouen. Available at: https://presse.rouen.fr/sites/default/files/communique/cp20151210_cop21-biodiversite.pdf (Website not available in 2020).
4. Lamy, Phillippe, and Lesconnec, Françoise. "« DEVELOPPEMENT D’ESPACES PARTAGES » DE LA DIRECTION DES
ESPACES PUBLICS ET NATURELS". Available at: http://www.villes-sante.com/wp-content/uploads/ROUEN_espaces_partages.pdf (Accessed: August 27, 2020).
5. Ville de Rouen (n.d.). "Le jardinage urbain". Available at: https://rouen.fr/jardinage-urbain (Accessed: August 27, 2020).
6. Ville de Rouen (n.d.) "Charte du jardinage urbain". Available at: https://rouen.fr/sites/default/files/charte_engagement_jardinage_urbain.pdf (Acessed: August 27, 2020).
Comments and notes
Comments
Images which were previously uploaded likely came from source which is no longer available in 2020 so they cannot be added to public images (August 27, 2020).
Additional insights
The association "mer at campagne" appears to have dissolved. Its website is no longer active (Ref. 1) and it is indicated that the association underwent judicial liquidation in 2017 https://www.procedurecollective.fr/fr/liquidation-judiciaire/1360787/association-mer-et-campagne.aspx (Accessed: August 27, 2020). A petition seeking signatures to support it and other associations in the neighbourhood in 2017 indicated a lack of funding from public authorities https://www.mesopinions.com/petition/social/associations-hauts-rouen-reunies-collectif-ont/36214?fbclid=IwAR0NSI5BBcwbbY1_YOSLLTjEtXbTKvn7O-zP_UvRD8NGymAOskoPxPeq3S4 (Accessed: August 27, 2020). The garden is now managed by the Pernet Social Centre (Ref. 5).
Pictures of the NBS
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Public Images
Garden with a building behind it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tb86C7jyvVo