1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
- Establish a design solution that unites the hydraulogical aspects with the environmental requirements of the stream and its surroundings. (Ref 1)
- Maintain a slow hydrology cycle that adjusts to the uses and activities of the surroundings, as well as the compentency of the stream with the vegetative diversity of the canal. (Ref 1)
- Maximize the use of the ground between the canal covering and the roads. (Ref 1)
- Maintain the vegetation along the canal to reproduce the bio-diversity of the stream. (Ref 1)
- Build a green corridor connecting the Tamarguillo Park with the Infanta Elena Park, planting trees native to the area. (Ref 1)
- Connect the adjacent neighborhoods through the restructuring of the canal cover (pedestrian walkways) (Ref 1)
- Maintain a slow hydrology cycle that adjusts to the uses and activities of the surroundings, as well as the compentency of the stream with the vegetative diversity of the canal. (Ref 1)
- Maximize the use of the ground between the canal covering and the roads. (Ref 1)
- Maintain the vegetation along the canal to reproduce the bio-diversity of the stream. (Ref 1)
- Build a green corridor connecting the Tamarguillo Park with the Infanta Elena Park, planting trees native to the area. (Ref 1)
- Connect the adjacent neighborhoods through the restructuring of the canal cover (pedestrian walkways) (Ref 1)
Quantitative targets
2 320 meters of rehabilitated green space along the riverside of the Ranillas stream/canal (Ref. 2,3,4)
100 new pine units and 8,100 square meters of seasonal meadow will be planted, projecting irrigation using sprinklers (Ref 3)
2.5 km construction of a pedestrian way parallel to the canal connecting the Parque del Tamarguillo with the Parque Infanta Elena to create a green corridor between the two. (Ref. 3)
2.5 km extension of the bike-lane network in the city along this green corridor. (Ref. 3,4)
4 hectares for sporting facilities (Ref 2)
1.3 hectares for family gardens/ orchards (Ref 2)
5. 6 hectares for rehabilitation of vegetation and green areas (Ref 2)
Replacement of the canal cover with a tubular structure, and restructuring of this cover in 5 places to create pedestrian ways and the 2 squares (1392 m2 total area of pedestrian walkways 18 by 6 meters each, and 2 small squares 18 by 36 meters each, to be added as part of the covering of the canal) (Ref. 3)
Installation of a watering system to support the vegetation (2 water wells each 20 meters deep to supply the drip-watering system) (Ref. 2)
100 new pine units and 8,100 square meters of seasonal meadow will be planted, projecting irrigation using sprinklers (Ref 3)
2.5 km construction of a pedestrian way parallel to the canal connecting the Parque del Tamarguillo with the Parque Infanta Elena to create a green corridor between the two. (Ref. 3)
2.5 km extension of the bike-lane network in the city along this green corridor. (Ref. 3,4)
4 hectares for sporting facilities (Ref 2)
1.3 hectares for family gardens/ orchards (Ref 2)
5. 6 hectares for rehabilitation of vegetation and green areas (Ref 2)
Replacement of the canal cover with a tubular structure, and restructuring of this cover in 5 places to create pedestrian ways and the 2 squares (1392 m2 total area of pedestrian walkways 18 by 6 meters each, and 2 small squares 18 by 36 meters each, to be added as part of the covering of the canal) (Ref. 3)
Installation of a watering system to support the vegetation (2 water wells each 20 meters deep to supply the drip-watering system) (Ref. 2)
Monitoring indicators defined
Length of green space [m] (Ref 3,4)); Number of pine unites (Ref 3); Area of meadow [m2] (Ref 3); Length of pedestrian way [km] (Ref 3); Area of pedestrian way [m2] (Ref 3); Length of bike network [km] (Ref 3,4); Area for sporting facilities [ha] (Ref 2); Area for orchards [ha] (Ref 2); Area of rehabilitated green space [ha] (Ref 2)
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
What types of restoration goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
What activities are implemented to realize the restoration goals and targets?
Implementation activities
Original canal cover built in 1964 (Ref 1)
2013- Proposal for reconstruction published (Ref. 2)
2014- Rehabilitation construction begins (manual clean-up of the area and analysis of the tree types in the zone) (Ref 3)
2015- Construction works concluded (Ref. 3,4)
2 320 meters of rehabilitated green space along the riverside of the Ranillas stream/canal (Ref. 3,4)
100 new pine units and 8,100 square meters of seasonal meadow will be planted, projecting irrigation using sprinklers (Ref 3)
2.5 km construction of a pedestrian way parallel to the canal connecting the Parque del Tamarguillo with the Parque Infanta Elena to create a green corridor between the two. (Ref. 3)
2.5 km extension of the bike-lane network in the city along this green corridor. (Ref. 3,4)
Development of leisure spaces (Ref 3)
Installation of fences (Ref 3)
Replacement of the canal cover with a tubular structure, and restructuring of this cover in 5 places to create pedestrian ways and the 2 squares (1392 m2 total area of pedestrian walkways 18 by 6 meters each, and 2 small squares 18 by 36 meters each, to be added as part of the covering of the canal) (Ref. 3)
Construction of family orchards along the banks (Ref. 2)
Installation of a watering system to support the vegetation (2 water wells each 20 meters deep to supply the drip-watering system) (Ref. 2)
*Noted that the neighborhood demand for this green space has been a process of over 30 years. (Ref 3)
In the end the construction of family orchards and accompanying drip-water system was suppressed. (Ref 5)
2013- Proposal for reconstruction published (Ref. 2)
2014- Rehabilitation construction begins (manual clean-up of the area and analysis of the tree types in the zone) (Ref 3)
2015- Construction works concluded (Ref. 3,4)
2 320 meters of rehabilitated green space along the riverside of the Ranillas stream/canal (Ref. 3,4)
100 new pine units and 8,100 square meters of seasonal meadow will be planted, projecting irrigation using sprinklers (Ref 3)
2.5 km construction of a pedestrian way parallel to the canal connecting the Parque del Tamarguillo with the Parque Infanta Elena to create a green corridor between the two. (Ref. 3)
2.5 km extension of the bike-lane network in the city along this green corridor. (Ref. 3,4)
Development of leisure spaces (Ref 3)
Installation of fences (Ref 3)
Replacement of the canal cover with a tubular structure, and restructuring of this cover in 5 places to create pedestrian ways and the 2 squares (1392 m2 total area of pedestrian walkways 18 by 6 meters each, and 2 small squares 18 by 36 meters each, to be added as part of the covering of the canal) (Ref. 3)
Construction of family orchards along the banks (Ref. 2)
Installation of a watering system to support the vegetation (2 water wells each 20 meters deep to supply the drip-watering system) (Ref. 2)
*Noted that the neighborhood demand for this green space has been a process of over 30 years. (Ref 3)
In the end the construction of family orchards and accompanying drip-water system was suppressed. (Ref 5)
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Please specify technological innovation
Reshaping infrastructural fabric of canal to further incorporate it into the life of the surrounding area and create social spaces. (Ref 1)
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
Other canal system rehabilitations are mentioned as positive examples, such as the Arroyo Urbano, Madrid or the Cheonggyecheon canal in Seoul, but the Ranillas stream is compared to them for what it is lacking rather than its similarities. Since the Ranillas stream remains a covered canal it is criticized for not rehabilitating its connection to nature. (Ref 5)
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
Not mentioned as being transferred elsewhere.
