Metropolitan Green Corridor

1. General information

Location and description of the intervention

City or FUA

Sevilla (FUA)

Region

Europe

Native title of the NBS intervention

Corredor Verde Metropolitano de Sevilla

Short description of the intervention

This large urban and peri-urban corridor crosses the area of Sevilla and connects the city to neighbouring towns. It is 68 km long, starting at the Bridge of the V Centenario it continues to five end points in the area. (Santiponce, Los Palacios, Dos Hermanas, Parque del Alamillo, Parque de La Corchuela) (Ref 1)

Address

Sevilla
Spain

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

Other

Please specify “other type of area” before implementation of the NBS

Peri-urban area with historic non-motorized paths (1,2,4)

Website of the intervention

http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/medioambiente/corredorVerde/mostrarFicha.do?idCo…

Timeline of intervention

Start date of the intervention (planning process)

2001

Start date of intervention (implementation process)

2004

End date of the intervention

2009

Present stage of the intervention

Completed

Please specify "other" stage of the intervention

* In 2015 the corridor was joined to the Green Corridor of Guadaira extending it 38.19 km.

2. Objectives of the intervention

Goals of the intervention

- To contribute to a network of free/ open spaces set around the metropolitan area of Sevilla, connecting the different settlement areas. (Ref 1)
- To have the paths act as physical and environmental support for the area. (Ref 1)
- To recover the landscapes around the old paths. (Ref 1)
- To stay true to the recreational and touristic use of the non-motorized paths, which has been their historic use as well. (Ref 1)
- To improve the nexus of countryside and city (increase accessibility and connectivity). (Ref 1)

Quantitative targets

68 km of constructed bike paths and rehabilitated greenery connected to a total of 125 km of path networks in the region. (Ref. 2)

Monitoring indicators defined

Length [km] of constructed bike path (Ref 2); Length [km] of greenery connected (Ref 2)

Sustainability challenge(s) addressed

Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)

Climate change adaptation

Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)

Green space creation and/or management

Regeneration, land-use and urban development

Regulation of built environment

Promote natural styles of landscape design for urban development

Health and well-being (SDG 3)

Enabling opportunities for physical activity

Creation of opportunities for recreation

Economic development and employment (SDG 8)

Tourism support

Cultural heritage and cultural diversity

Protection of historic and cultural landscape/infrastructure

Climate change mitigation: What were the goals of the NBS?

Reduce energy demand, with the use of renewables or energy efficiency improvements

Climate change mitigation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?

Invest in public transport/bicycle infrastructure as a means to prevent car use

Implementation activities

2000- Plan for the Recovery and Organization of the Pathways of Andalucia published by the Council of Environmental and Territorial Organization, the plan to rehabilitate Andalucia's historic pathways and increase their numbers is presented. (Ref 4)
2004- Start of the Puertas Verdes Program (within the above mentioned 2001 Plan), of which the recovery and expansion of green corridors is a key aspect. (Ref 2)
(The rehabilitation/ construction of the green corridor was done in phases and includes building bike paths throughout the network) (Ref 1,4)
(Plants for reforestation were chosen based on their regional adaptability, and closer to the cities for their aesthetic value). (Ref 4)
2009- Green Corridor of Metropolitan area of Sevilla is announced as having recovered 64km of pathways. (Ref 2)

Type of NBS project

Creation of new green areas

Maintenance and management of urban nature

3. NBS domains, ES and scale

NBS domain and interventions

Ecological domain(s) where the NBS intervention(s) is/are implemented

Parks and urban forests

Green corridors and green belts

Vegetation Type

Shrubs

Trees

Please specify how many trees were planted

Unknown

Amenities offered by the NBS

Unknown

Services

Expected ecosystem services delivered

Regulating services

Air quality regulation

Habitat and supporting services

Habitats for species

Cultural services

Tourism

Aesthetic appreciation

Recreation

Mental and physical health and wellbeing

Scale

Spatial scale

Meso-scale: Regional, metropolitan and urban level

Beneficiaries

Primary Beneficiaries

Local government/Municipality

Citizens or community groups

Please specify other local relevant strategy

Regional sustainable mobility strategy (Ref 3)

4. Governance and financing

Governance

Governance arrangements

Government-led

Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative

Andalucian Government, including Ministry of Environment and Territorial Organization (Regional Government) – leading intervention, invested close to 60 million euros in pathway rehabilitation projects around the province (Ref 2,3)
City of Sevilla – one of the 10 municipalities linked to the 70-km network of roads for non-motorized vehicles (Ref 3)
European Green Network, Western Mediterranean (Rever Med project)- trans regional network connecting the south of Portugal to the North of Italy through non-motorized pathways. (Ref 1)

Key actors - initiating organization

Regional government

Land owners

No information found

Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)

Regional government

Local government/municipality

Transnational network

Land owners

No information found

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"

Plan de Ordenación y Recuperación de Vías Pecuarias - Drovers’ Road Recuperation and Planning Programme (2004) (Ref 2)

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

Yes

Please specify

The [Andalucian] region’s Drovers’ Road Recuperation and Planning Programme has become an essential planning instrument of the Regional Ministry of Environment. (Ref 4)
It defines the Andalusian Drovers’ Road Network, which is the sum of drovers’ roads whose availability is feasible and with a potential to host the uses defined in the Plan:
- Traditional use (long and short range transient herding, itinerant herding and farm communications) (Ref 4)
- Tourist-recreational use (popular pilgrimages, horseback riding, hiking, bicycle tourism, etc.) (Ref 4)
- Environmental use (environmental corridors, biodiversity enhancement, etc) (Ref 4)

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

Plan de Medio Ambiente de Andalucia 2004-2010 (Environmental Plan of Andalucia) (Ref 5)

If there is a relevant strategy or plan, please specify the theme / type of the plan.

Municipal / city level environmental plan or programme

Other

Presence of city network or regional partnerships focused on NBS - mentioned in connection to the project

Yes

Please specify

European Green Network, Western Mediterranean (Rever Med project)- trans regional network connecting the south of Portugal to the North of Italy through non-motorized pathways. (Ref 1)

Presence of GI / NBS research project - mentioned in connection to the project

Yes

Please specify

The Drovers’ Road Recuperation and Planning Programme was presented at the International Conference on Drovers’ Roads and Green Corridors. Chiclana de la Frontera 21-24 November 2001. (Ref 4)

Subsidies/investment for GI / NBS in the city - mentioned in connection to the project

Yes

Please specify

The Regional Government of Andalusia has invested close to 60 million euro in pathway rehabilitation projects around the province. (Ref 3)

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

€2,000,000 - €4,000,000

What is/was the Cost/Budget (EUR) of the NBS or green infrastructure elements?

3 498 218 (Ref 3 and 4)

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)

3 498 218.11 euro (582 055 000 Spanish pesetas) invested by the Regional Government to rehabilitate the series of pedestrian and cycle paths that form the green corridor (Ref 3 and 4)
The Regional Government of Andalusia has invested close to 60 million euros in pathway rehabilitation projects around the province of Andalucia. (Ref. 3)

Source(s) of funding

Public regional budget

Type of fund(s) used

Earmarked public budget

Non-financial contribution

Unknown

Please specify other Business model

Sustainable mobility (Ref 3)

Business models

Green densification model

Green heritage model

Other

Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?

Public actor (e.g. municipality)

5. Innovation

Type of innovation

Social

Cultural innovation

Novelty level of the innovation

The innovation is copied/derived from previous initiative(s) without substantial adaptation

Please specify novelty level of the innovation

The intervention seeks to upkeep the pathways heritage of the region, as connecting footpaths are important historical veins of connection in the region. Therefore, innovation is seen in the addition of bicycle paths but one of the main goals was to rehabilitate a historic path network. (Ref. 1)

Replicability/Transferability

The innovation is transferred to new initiative(s) without substantial adaptation

Please specify Replicability/Transferability

The network of pathways in the region continues to be expanded and connected. (The Andalucian Province has a total of 24 000 km, within which the region of Sevilla has the largest portion of pathways, 4 511km). (Ref. 2)

6. Evaluation and learning

Impacts, benefits

Environmental impacts

Climate change

Reduced emissions

Environmental quality

Improved air quality

Green space and habitat

Increased green space area

Increased ecological connectivity across regeneration sites and scales

Description of environmental benefits

Achieved Impacts:
Green Space Creation/ Ecological Connectivity
- 68 km of constructed bike paths and rehabilitated greenery connected to a total of 125 km of path networks in the region (Ref. 2)

Expected Impacts:
Climate Change Mitigation
- Non-motorized transport will reduce the emissions of CO2 (Ref.1)

Air Quality
- Non-motorized transport will improve air quality and reduce pollution (Ref.3)

Economic impacts

More sustainable tourism

Description of economic benefits

Expected Impacts:
Tourism
-Supported by historic Andalucian Livestock Road Network (Ref. 3)

Please specify other environmental justice issue

- Non-motorized transport will reduce the emissions of CO2 (Ref.1)

Type of reported impacts

Expected impacts

Achieved impacts

Indicators

Length [km] of constructed bike path (Ref 2); Length [km] of greenery connected (Ref 2)

Environmental, social and economic impacts

Climate action for adaptation, resilience and mitigation (SDG 13)

Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)

Environmental quality

Regeneration, land-use and urban development

Health and well-being (SDG 3)

Cultural heritage and cultural diversity

Analysis of specific impact categories

Job creation: The NBS created ...

No information available

Environmental justice: The implementation of the NBS project resulted in ...

Improved access to green and/or blue spaces

Other

Please specify other method used to evaluate the impacts of NBS

As non-motorized transport will reduce the emissions of CO2 (Ref.1) CO2 is implied as a measurement that will be taken

Negative impacts: Did the project cause any problems or concerns?

Yes

Please specify the negative impacts

Some concerns of accessibility in road network (Ref. 6)

COVID-19 pandemic

Unknown as of 1 October 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

Yes

Link to monitoring/evaluation reports

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:tilV51J4D9cJ:www.acontrama…

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

7. Sources

References

Web links relevant to the intervention

Ref. 1 CORREDOR VERDE METROPOLITANO SEVILLA

Ref. 2 Sevilla ha recuperado más de 64 kilómetros de vías pecuarias en 2009

Ref. 3 M.Junta abre el corredor verde metropolitano más grande de Andalucía con…

Documents relevant to the intervention

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List of references

1. Junta de Andalucia Consejeria de medio Ambiente y Ordenacion del Territorio. (n.d). Corredor Verde Metropolitano de Sevilla. Available at: http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/medioambiente/corredorVerde/mostrarFicha.do?idCorredor=25. [Accessed: 1 October 2020].
2. Diario de Sevilla. (2009). Sevilla ha recuperado más de 64 kilómetros de vías pecuarias en 2009. Huelva Información. Available at: http://www.huelvainformacion.es/medioambiente/Sevilla-recuperado-kilometros-vias-pecuarias_0_313168687.html [Accessed: 1 October 2020].
3. Europa Press. (2011). M.Junta abre el corredor verde metropolitano más grande de Andalucía con 70 kilómetros. europapress.es. Available at: http://www.europapress.es/andalucia/sevilla-00357/noticia-mjunta-abre-corredor-verde-metropolitano-mas-grande-andalucia-70-kilometros-20111123152655.html [Accessed: 1 October 2020].
4. International Conference on Drovers' Roads and Green Corridors. (2001). Conference Proceedings. 47-48. [Document provided].
5. Consejeria de Medio Ambiente. (2004). Plan de Medio Ambiente de Andalucia (PMA 2004-2010). 56-57. [Document provided].
6. Unknown. (2011). SITUACION DEL CORREDOR VERDE METROPOLITANO -TRAMO II- A 11/12/2011. [Document provided].

Comments and notes

Additional insights

2020 comments:
Unclear exactly what the involvement of the city is, as this seems to be a largely regionally-run intervention.

Pictures of the NBS

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Public Images

Source: Ref. 2