1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Strasbourg
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Le jardin partagé de la Place Sainte-Madeleine
Short description of the intervention
The medieval style Shared Garden Of Sainte-Madeleine Place development - situated in between two nearby schools - in 2009 was quickly claimed by the Association des Habitants Bourse Austerlitz Krutenau (Association of Inhabitants Bourse-Austerlitz-Krutenau) (AHBAK) neighborhood association because of its historic environment. The project turned the space into a shared garden, involving a collective composting area for organic waste, installing a rainwater recuperator, and planting local plant and vegetable species and new trees (Ref. 1, 2, 3).
Address

Place Sainte Madeleine
67000 Strasbourg
France

Location
Point location, which indicates where the NBS takes place
Total area
285.00m²
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Cultural Heritage Area
Public Greenspace Area
Other
Please specify “other type of area” before implementation of the NBS
situated in between two nearby schools - in 2009 was quickly claimed by the Association des Habitants Bourse Austerlitz Krutenau (Association of Inhabitants Bourse-Austerlitz-Krutenau) (AHBAK) neighborhood association because of its historic environment. (Ref 1,2,3)
Website of the intervention
http://www.ahbak.org/2009/03/24/un-jardin-partage-place-ste-madeleine/comment-p…
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
2007
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2009
End date of the intervention
ongoing
Present stage of the intervention
Ongoing
Goals of the intervention
The project is aimed at providing a shared garden downtown, that provides the means for promoting biodiversity and ecology, allowing for sustainable consumption, reducing waste, (Ref. 2, 3) and reducing social inequality by encouraging social interactions between diverse groups of people (Ref. 10, 12). The project will provide educational opportunities to the neighbouring 2 schools as an educational site. It was also desired that the project would serve as a "garden" network and a compost network (Ref. 3).
Quantitative targets
- 3 composters (Ref. 3, 15)
Monitoring indicators defined
Number of composters (Ref. 3, 15)
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Water management (SDG 6)
Stormwater and rainfall management and storage
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Green space creation and/or management
Environmental quality
Waste management
Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Environmental education
Social justice and equity
Social cohesion
Social interaction
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Enabling opportunities for physical activity
Creation of opportunities for recreation
Cultural heritage and cultural diversity
Protection of historic and cultural landscape/infrastructure
Promotion of cultural diversity
Sustainable consumption and production (SDG 12)
Sustainable consumption
Sustainable production
Implementation activities
The first plan was a collective reappropriation of the public space 2007 that did not transpire (Ref. 3). Consultations about the possibility of creating a shared garden near the "silo" at grains place Ste-Madeleine began in December 2008. After a series of delays relating to the City of Strasbourg's concern about the site, the president of the association of traders Ste-Madeleine approved AHBAK plantations on March 19th 2009. 2 working groups were created: seating animation and vegetation (Ref. 2). The first plantations began on March 25th 2009 (Ref. 3). A third composter was installed in 2015, (Ref. 15) after the original 2 in 2009 (Ref. 3). Maintenance and developments at the site are ongoing (Ref. 2).

The medieval style garden Shared Garden Of Ste-Madeleine Place development in 2009 was quickly claimed by AHBAK neighborhood association because of its historic environment. Although not fenced, the garden is well respected, and media encounters and neighborhood celebrations are hosted during harvest (Ref. 1). The project turned the space into a shared garden, involving a collective composting area for organic waste, installing a rainwater recuperator, and planting local plant and vegetable species and new trees (Ref. 1, 2, 3).
Type of NBS project
Creation of new green areas
Maintenance and management of urban nature
NBS domain and interventions
Ecological domain(s) where the NBS intervention(s) is/are implemented
Community gardens and allotments
Allotments
Community gardens
Green areas for water management
Other
Please specify "other green areas for water management"
rainwater recuperator, (Ref 1,2,3)
Please specify the number of plots or allotment gardens
Unknown
What is the level of innovation / development of the NBS related to water management?
Low: Simple rain water collection intervention (rain garden, local seepage pit) or simple permeable areas
Vegetation Type
Trees
Garden beds
Other
Please specify how many trees were planted
Unknown
Amenities offered by the NBS
Educational and research amenities (nature protection centre, monitoring stations)
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Provisioning services
Food for human consumption (crops, vegetables)
Raw materials
Water (surface and ground water for drinking and non-drinking purposes)
Regulating services
Other
Habitat and supporting services
Habitats for species
Cultural services
Aesthetic appreciation
Recreation
Intellectual interactions (scientific and / or educational)
Spiritual and / or emblematic (symbolic, sacred and / or religious)
Physical and experiential interactions with plants and animals
Social and community interactions
Please specify "other regulating service"
reducing waste (Ref 2,3)
Scale
Spatial scale
Micro-scale: District/neighbourhood level
Sub-microscale: Street scale (including buildings)
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Citizens or community groups
Please specify other local relevant strategy
urban gardening plan: Urban collective gardens are developed as part of the Potagers Urbains Collectifs (Urban Collective Gardens) initiative since 2007. (8, 14)
Governance
Governance arrangements
Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Non-government actors
Non-governmental organisation (NGO) / Civil society / Churches
Researchers, university
Coalition with multiple of the above
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
The project Shared Garden Of Sainte-Madeleine Place was initiated by Association des Habitants Bourse Austerlitz Krutenau (Association of Inhabitants Bourse-Austerlitz-Krutenau) after gaining approval from the president of the association of traders Ste-Madeleine under the jurisdiction of Strasbourg Eurometropole (Ref. 2). Efforts at the garden were assisted by students from the University of Karlsruhe on vegetation at Krutenau, led by their professor Philip Denkinger (Ref. 3).
Key actors - initiating organization
Non-government organisation/civil society
Citizens or community group
District/neighbourhood association
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
Local government/municipality
Non-government organisation/civil society
Researchers/university
Citizens or community group
District/neighbourhood association
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Educational actor (schools or universities)
Participatory methods/forms of community involvement used
Co-planning (e.g. stakeholder workshops, focus groups, participatory mapping)
Dissemination of information and education
Consultation (e.g. workshop, surveys, community meetings, town halls)
Joint implementation (e.g. tree planting)
Co-management/Joint management
Citizen monitoring and review
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"
Urban collective gardens are developed as part of the Potagers Urbains Collectifs (Urban Collective Gardens) initiative since 2007. (8, 14)
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
ECO-Conseil works alongside the Service Espaces Verts and Nature and the City of Strasbourg's proximity departments to help create urban collective gardens as part of the Potagers Urbains Collectifs (Urban Collective Gardens) initiative since 2007 (Ref. 8, 14).
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS section/part in a more general plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
If there is a relevant strategy or plan, please specify the theme / type of the plan.
Municipal / city level environmental plan or programme
Other
Please specify other vegetation type
shared garden; collective composting area for organic waste, installing a rainwater recuperator, and planting local plant and vegetable species and new trees (Ref. 1, 2, 3)
A third composter was installed in 2015, (Ref. 15) after the original 2 in 2009 (Ref. 3)
reducing waste, (Ref. 2, 3)/compost network (Ref. 3)
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
Research into the development of squares, the interstices of greening as well as the Shared Garden Of Sainte-Madeleine Place were conducted by students of the associated University of Karlsruhe, and presented at a workshop with AHBAK called "From quay to quay" conducted in 2008. These students in landscape architecture from Karlsruhe also operated under the direction of Philip Denkinger and worked on a stammtisch group meeting on an "Interest in urban vegetation" (in September 2009) with Suzanne Brolly. (3)
Subsidies/investment for GI / NBS in the city - mentioned in connection to the project
Unknown
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
€10,000 - €50,000
What is/was the Cost/Budget (EUR) of the NBS or green infrastructure elements?
Speculated to have been between €30,000 and €40,000 (Ref. 8)
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)
While costs have not been published they are speculated to have been between €30,000 and €40,000 (Ref. 8)
Source(s) of funding
Unknown
Type of fund(s) used
Unknown
Non-financial contribution
Yes
Type of non-financial contribution
Provision of goods
Provision of labour
Who provided the non-financial contribution?
Citizens (e.g. volunteering)
Business models
Local stewardship model
Green education model
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Public actor (e.g. municipality)
Citizens / local communities
Type of innovation
Social
Cultural innovation
Please specify social innovation
The garden provides the means for local residents to use effective natural and environmental facilities for the purposes of dispensing with organic waste, growing vegetables and meeting with other local residents (Ref. 1, 2, 3). It also serves as an educational facility for the nearby schools and community by providing biodiversity workshops and frequent access to its natural facilities (Ref. 7, 10).
Novelty level of the innovation
The innovation is copied/derived from previous initiative(s) without substantial adaptation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
On April 18th 2008 the AHBAK visited the Freiburg eco-neighbourhood under the guidance of Carole Mugler, a student at the school of architecture and living in the neighborhood. AHBAK met the Badenova association there who were also thinking about a project for a Downtown square. Although the different locale and ideas present are described as "another world", it confirmed to AHBAK that the propositions they had sketched (notably one of them: the place of "perennial" vegetation) are possible to implement at the Shared Garden Of Sainte-Madeleine Place (Ref. 3).
Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
unknown
Impacts, benefits
Environmental impacts
Environmental quality
Improved waste management
Water management and blue areas
Improved stormwater management
Green space and habitat
Increased green space area
Increased spread of native/heirloom/open-pollinated seed
Description of environmental benefits
Environmental quality:
-Improved waste management: A third composter was installed in 2015, (Ref. 15) after the original 2 in 2009 (Ref. 3). Maintenance and developments at the site are ongoing (Ref. 2).

Water management and blue areas:
-Improved stormwater management: The project turned the space into a shared garden, involving a collective composting area for organic waste, installing a rainwater recuperator, and planting local plant and vegetable species and new trees (Ref. 1, 2, 3).

Green space and habitat:
-Increased green space area/native seed: planting local plant and vegetable species and new trees (Ref. 1, 2, 3).

Economic impacts
Increase in agricultural production (for profit or not)
Description of economic benefits
Increase in agricultural production (for profit or not): The project turned the space into a shared garden, involving a collective composting area for organic waste, installing a rainwater recuperator, and planting local plant and vegetable species and new trees (Ref. 1, 2, 3).
Social and cultural impacts
Social justice and cohesion
Improved social cohesion
Improved access to urban green space
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
Cultural heritage and sense of place
Promotion of cultural diversity
Improvement in people’s connection to nature
Protection of natural heritage
Protection of historic and cultural landscape / infrastructure
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:
-Increased opportunities for social interaction: Although not fenced, the garden is well respected, and media encounters and neighborhood celebrations are hosted during harvest (Ref. 1).
-Increased involvement of locals in the management of green spaces: After a series of delays relating to the City of Strasbourg's concern about the site, the president of the association of traders Ste-Madeleine approved AHBAK plantations on March 19th 2009. 2 working groups were created: seating animation and vegetation (Ref. 2).
-Increased access to healthy/affordable food/Improvement of sustainable agriculture practices: Although not fenced, the garden is well respected, and media encounters and neighborhood celebrations are hosted during harvest (Ref. 1). The project turned the space into a shared garden, involving a collective composting area for organic waste, installing a rainwater recuperator, and planting local plant and vegetable species and new trees (Ref. 1, 2, 3).

Cultural heritage and sense of place:
-Protection of historic and cultural landscape / infrastructure: The medieval style garden Shared Garden Of Ste-Madeleine Place development in 2009 was quickly claimed by AHBAK neighborhood association because of its historic environment (Ref. 1, 2, 3).
-reducing social inequality by encouraging social interactions between diverse groups of people (Ref. 10, 12).

Education:
-Support education and scientific research/Increased knowledge of locals about local nature: Developments at the Shared Garden Of Sainte-Madeleine Place include pedagogical initiatives conducted with local schools (Ref. 2, 3, 15). The garden provides the means for local residents to use effective natural and environmental facilities for the purposes of dispensing with organic waste, growing vegetables and meeting with other local residents (Ref. 1, 2, 3). It also serves as an educational facility for the nearby schools and community by providing biodiversity workshops and frequent access to its natural facilities (Ref. 7, 10).

The medieval style garden Shared Garden Of Ste-Madeleine Place development in 2009 was quickly claimed by AHBAK neighborhood association because of its historic environment. Although not fenced, the garden is well respected, and media encounters and neighborhood celebrations are hosted during harvest (Ref. 1). The project turned the space into a shared garden, involving a collective composting area for organic waste, installing a rainwater recuperator, and planting local plant and vegetable species and new trees (Ref. 1, 2, 3). Research into the development of squares, the interstices of greening as well as the Shared Garden Of Sainte-Madeleine Place were conducted by students of the associated University of Karlsruhe, and presented at a workshop with AHBAK called "From quay to quay" conducted in 2008. These students in landscape architecture from Karlsruhe also operated under the direction of Philip Denkinger and worked on a stammtisch group meeting on an "Interest in urban vegetation" (in September 2009) with Suzanne Brolly. (3)

Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Indicators
Developments at The Shared Garden Of Sainte-Madeleine Place include pedagogical initiatives conducted with local schools, and a new composter added to the original 2 composters installed on the site (Ref. 2, 3, 15).

The first plan was a collective reappropriation of the public space 2007 that did not transpire (Ref. 3). Consultations about the possibility of creating a shared garden near the "silo" at grains place Ste-Madeleine began in December 2008. After a series of delays relating to the City of Strasbourg's concern about the site, the president of the association of traders Ste-Madeleine approved AHBAK plantations on March 19th 2009. 2 working groups were created: seating animation and vegetation (Ref. 2). The first plantations began on March 25th 2009 (Ref. 3). A third composter was installed in 2015, (Ref. 15) after the original 2 in 2009 (Ref. 3). Maintenance and developments at the site are ongoing (Ref. 2).


Environmental, social and economic impacts
Environmental quality
Social justice, cohesion and equity (SDG 10)
Analysis of specific impact categories
Job creation: The NBS created ...
Voluntary work opportunities
Please specify other method used to evaluate the impacts of NBS
2 working groups were created: seating animation and vegetation (Ref. 2);
Research into the development of squares, the interstices of greening as well as the Shared Garden Of Sainte-Madeleine Place were conducted by students of the associated University of Karlsruhe, and presented at a workshop with AHBAK called "From quay to quay" conducted in 2008. These students in landscape architecture from Karlsruhe also operated under the direction of Philip Denkinger and worked on a stammtisch group meeting on an "Interest in urban vegetation" (in September 2009) with Suzanne Brolly. (3)
Negative impacts: Did the project cause any problems or concerns?
No information was found regarding negative impacts of the project
COVID-19 pandemic
"In application of the measures to fight against the spread of the coronavirus, we inform you that we will not ensure the next permanence at the Sainte Madeleine composting site Of course, we will inform you as soon as the reception on Saturday morning (and Tuesday evening) resumes" (Posted on March 16, 2020) http://www.ahbak.org/page/2/?s=MADELEINE
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
Collection of monitoring data at specific time intervals during the project to aid evaluation
Methods used to evaluate the impacts of NBS
Other
Where can this data be accessed? Please include a link to a report or web-page.
http://www.ahbak.org/page/2/?s=MADELEINE
Evidence for use of assessment
Presence of an assessment, evaluation and/or monitoring process
Yes
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/evaluation reports
Yes
Link to monitoring/evaluation reports
http://www.ahbak.org/page/2/?s=MADELEINE
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
Other
Please specify other modes of citizen involvement in evaluation/assessment
AHBAK participated in several debates in relation to the project's outcomes in 2010: "Nature en ville" (in July) organised by the Eco-quartier association at the CSC du Fossé-des-Treize, and the Eco-neighborhoods Forum on 18 November organized by the Strasbourg Eurometropole at the Cité de la Musique and dance (Ref. 3, 12);
2 working groups were created: seating animation and vegetation (Ref. 2);
Research into the development of squares, the interstices of greening as well as the Shared Garden Of Sainte-Madeleine Place were conducted by students of the associated University of Karlsruhe, and presented at a workshop with AHBAK called "From quay to quay" conducted in 2008. These students in landscape architecture from Karlsruhe also operated under the direction of Philip Denkinger and worked on a stammtisch group meeting on an "Interest in urban vegetation" (in September 2009) with Suzanne Brolly. (3)
Citizens involvement in the analysis of the assessment/evaluation
Unknown
Follow-up to the evaluation / assessment
Unknown
References
Web links relevant to the intervention
(2) A SHARED GARDEN PLACE STE-MADELEINE
(3) WHERE DOES THE CREATION OF THE SHARED GARDEN STE-MADELEINE COME FROM?
(4) Shared garden Sainte-Madeleine
(5) Shared garden Sainte-Madeleine
(6) LETTER GARDEN SHARED STE-MADELEINE (KRUTENAU) :: INFO ABOUT THE GARDENS IN …
(7) A true neighborhood garden Place Sainte-Madeleine
(8) Strasbourg: between family gardens and shared gardens, the Urban Collective…
(9) SEEDLINGS FREEDOM 2011
(14) The Village Urban Gardens
(15) GOOD NEWS: A THIRD COMPOSTER
Documents relevant to the intervention
Attachment Size
(1) Visit # 1: MICRO-FLOWERING GARDENS AND CITIZEN Visits to the center of gardens and green spaces in which locals get involved (3.71 MB) 3.71 MB
(10) Seeds for Expectation (3.07 MB) 3.07 MB
(11) Responding Together: Visit initiatives that contribute to the fight against inequality (329.4 KB) 329.4 KB
(12) Thursday, October 11, 2012 8: 30 pm - 9 am Welcoming delegates to the City of Music and Dance in Strasbourg (145.66 KB) 145.66 KB
(13) Garden Of Sainte-Madeleine Place (2.37 MB) 2.37 MB
List of references
(1) [no author]. (2012). Visite n° 1 : MICRO-JARDINS ET FLEURISSEMENT CITOYEN Visites au centre-ville de jardins et d’espaces verts dans lesquels les habitants s’impliquent. (Document attached).
(2) JOSEPHINE. (2009). UN JARDIN PARTAGÉ PLACE STE-MADELEINE. AHBAK. Available at: http://www.ahbak.org/2009/03/24/un-jardin-partage-place-ste-madeleine/comment-page-1/ (Accessed: September 30, 2020).
(3) JOSEPHINE. (2010). UN JARDIN PARTAGÉ PLACE STE-MADELEINE. AHBAK. D’OÙ VIENT LA CRÉATION DU JARDIN PARTAGÉ STE-MADELEINE ? Available at: http://www.ahbak.org/2010/12/24/dou-vient-la-creation-du-jardin-partage-ste-madeleine/ (Accessed: September 30, 2020).
(4) Eco-Quartier Strasbourg. (2013). Jardin partagé Sainte-Madeleine. Available at: http://ecoquartier-strasbourg.net/index.php/ville-en-transition/123-jardins-partages/238-jardin-partage-sainte-madeleine.html (Accessed: September 30, 2020).
(5) Strasbourg Eurometropole.(2017). Jardin partagé Sainte-Madeleine. Available at: http://www.strasbourgcapousse.eu/projet/jardin-partage-sainte-madeleine/ (Accessed: September 30, 2020).
(6) Strasbourg Curieux. (2011). LETTRE JARDIN PARTAGÉ STE-MADELEINE (KRUTENAU) :: INFO SUR LES JARDINS À STRASBOURG. Available at: http://strasbourg.curieux.net/agenda/sortie?row=13235&genre=3&nom=Strasbourg&evenement=jardins-strasbourg-lettre-jardin-partage-ste-madeleine-krutenau-info-sur-les-jardins-a-strasbourg (Accessed: September 30, 2020).
(7) Simon, Clémence. (2015). De la théorie à la pratique, les hauts et bas des jardins partagés. Available at: http://www.rue89strasbourg.com/theorie-pratique-jardins-partages-strasbourg-91178 (Accessed: September 30, 2020).
(8) Agricultures Urbaines Strasbourg [no date]. Potagers Urbains Collectifs (PUC). Available at: http://agricultures-urbaines.u-strasbg.fr/potagers-urbains-collectifs-puc/ (Accessed: September 30, 2020).
(9) AHBAK ADMIN. (2011). SEMIS LIBERTÉ 2011. Available at: http://www.ahbak.org/2011/03/08/semis-liberte/ (Accessed: September 30, 2020).
(10) Dupy, Chloë. (2016). Des graines pour apprendre. (Document attached).
(11) [no author]. (2013). Responding Together: Visite d'initiatives qui contribuent à la lutte contre les inégalités Strasbourg, mercredi 6 novembre. (Document attached).
(12) [no author]. (2012). Jeudi 11 octobre 2012. (Document attached).
(13) Goetz, Christiane. (2009). Jardin Place Strass: Strasbourg (Place Sainte Madeleine). (Document attached).
(14) ECO-Conseil. [no date]. Les Potagers Urbains Collectifs. Available at: http://www.ecoconseil.org/decouvrir-nos-actions/accompagnement-de-projet/potagers-urbains-collectifs (Accessed: September 30, 2020).
(15) JOSEPHINE. (2011). BONNE NOUVELLE : UN TROISIÈME COMPOSTEUR. Available at: http://www.ahbak.org/2011/10/31/bonne-nouvelle-un-troisieme-composteur/ (Accessed: September 30, 2020).
Comments and notes
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