1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Szczecin
Region
Europe
Native title of the NBS intervention
Park Warszewo-Podbórz
Short description of the intervention
The first stage of the investment: Building an urban park in the city area where there is a lack of green recreational spaces for the citizens. The park is to be built on the undeveloped ground. The initiative involves cleaning the area, planting greenery, purification and regulation of the watercourse Warszowiec and building stone stream edges, building the bike and running paths, 2 playgrounds for various age groups, open-air gym, and a multifunctional field for basketball, volleyball, tennis and table tennis (planned). The project is supplemented with the so-called small architecture including benches, rubbish bins, bicycle racks, tables and bowers [1,2]. The second stage: executing the planned multifunctional sports field and building a so-called physical activity square with a wooden platform, wooden pergola by the stream. A fence around the playground is built and new lighting and monitoring systems introduced. The second stage assumes management and maintenance of the green areas too [5,6].
Address

ul. Kalinowa
ul. Królowej Śniegu
Szczecin
Poland

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 (14.538604 53.482121)
POINT (14.539376 53.482198)
POINT (14.537853 53.478903)
POINT (14.538797 53.478903)
NBS area image
Source of NBS area image
http://www.konsultuj.szczecin.pl/konsultacje/files/0C9F1900744C4C9E988CF8F139DCA1D9/071%20na%20BIP.pdf
Total area
19512.00m²
NBS area
19512.00m²
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Previous derelict area
Public Greenspace Area
Website of the intervention
http://strumyk2.home.pl/park/
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
2015
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2017
End date of the intervention
2020
Present stage of the intervention
Completed
Goals of the intervention
Creating an urban city park that will provide green recreational spaces for the citizens. Management of wasteland and regulation of the stream. Building outdoor paths and open-air facilities for the citizens. (1)(2)

Quantitative targets
Creating a park on the area of 19512 square meters; Building 2 m wide path around the park; Building a multifunctional sport pitch of parameters 26m x 14m; Building 2 playgrounds for the children in different age groups;(1)(2)
Monitoring indicators defined
An increase in access to the green recreational area for the local inhabitants.(1)(2)
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Green space creation and/or management
Regeneration, land-use and urban development
Regulation of built environment
Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16)
Effective management
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Enabling opportunities for physical activity
Improving mental health
Improving physical health
Creation of opportunities for recreation
Implementation activities
The first stage of the investment: Building urban park in the city area where there is a lack of green recreational spaces for the citizens. The park is to be built on the undeveloped ground. The initiative involves cleaning the area, planting greenery, purification and regulation of the watercourse Warszowiec and building stone stream edges, building the bike and running paths, 2 playgrounds for various age groups, open-air gym, and a multifunctional field for basketball, volleyball, tennis and table tennis (planned). The project is supplemented with the so-called small architecture including benches, rubbish bins, bicycle racks, tables and bowers [1,2]. The second stage: executing the planned multifunctional sports field and building a so-called physical activity square with a wooden platform, wooden pergola by the stream. A fence around the playground is built and new lighting and monitoring systems introduced. The second stage assumes management and maintenance of the green areas too [5,6].
Type of NBS project
Maintenance and management of urban nature
Transformation of previously derelict areas
Improved governance of green or blue areas
NBS domain and interventions
Ecological domain(s) where the NBS intervention(s) is/are implemented
Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Green playgrounds and school grounds
Parks and urban forests
Large urban parks or forests
Blue infrastructure
Rivers/streams/canals/estuaries
Vegetation Type
Grass
Please specify other amenities offered by the NBS
Benches, rubbish bins, bicycle racks, tables and bowers [1,2]
Amenities offered by the NBS
Benches and drinking water stations
Playgrounds
Sports areas and equipment
Other
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Regulating services
Water purification / filtration
Cultural services
Aesthetic appreciation
Recreation
Mental and physical health and wellbeing
Scale
Spatial scale
Micro-scale: District/neighbourhood level
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Citizens or community groups
Governance
Governance arrangements
Co-governance with government and non-government actors
Non-government actors
Citizens or community groups
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
The project is a part of Szczecin's participatory budget. The neighbourhood community initiated the project plans and after the project won in the general voting, the local government is responsible for its implementation.
Key actors - initiating organization
Local government/municipality
Citizens or community group
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
Co-planning (e.g. stakeholder workshops, focus groups, participatory mapping)
Crowd-sourcing/Crowd-funding/Participatory budget
Consultation (e.g. workshop, surveys, community meetings, town halls)
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"
Project proposal had to be in accordance with the tasks and competencies of the Municipality of Szczecin.(Ref.4)
Mandatory or voluntary intervention
Voluntary (spontaneous)
Please specify other type of voluntary intervention
Citizens' community developed a project proposal and applied for city funds for the initiative.
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
Unknown
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
Yes
Please specify
Participatory city budget.
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
€500,000 - €2,000,000
What is/was the Cost/Budget (EUR) of the NBS or green infrastructure elements?
~301 077 EUR (1350 000 PLN) + ~440 741 EUR (1976 000 PLN) two stages
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)
1 350 000 PLN (around 320.000 EUR).(1)
Source(s) of funding
Public local authority budget
Type of fund(s) used
Earmarked public budget
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Business models
Local stewardship model
Vacant space model
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Public actor (e.g. municipality)
Citizens / local communities
Type of innovation
Technological
Infrastructural innovation
Social
Cultural innovation
Please specify technological innovation
New park infrastructure will allow to access and use the area in the ways that were not possible before.
Please specify social innovation
Recreation area for all the inhabitants.
Novelty level of the innovation
Ambiguous (e.g. multiple interpretations)
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
Although it is a typical park project, the initiative is implemented in a specific area that (due to the urban development plans and the water stream Warszowiec) could not be utilized in any other way.(1)
Replicability/Transferability
The innovation is not referred to as being transferred to new initiative(s)
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
unknown
Impacts, benefits
Environmental impacts
Water management and blue areas
Improved water quality
Green space and habitat
Restoration of derelict areas
Description of environmental benefits
The project revitilised a degraded green area with a muddy creek. Prior to the investment it had been abandoned and used as an unofficial debris dump. During the project, a team of professionals cleared up the water from mud and residue, and protected the banks from collapsing [1].
Economic impacts
Unknown
Description of economic benefits
Unknown. No information on potential higher real estate prices or job creation found.
Social and cultural impacts
Safety
Increased perception of safety
Social justice and cohesion
Improved liveability
Increased opportunities for social interaction
Increased involvement of locals in the management of green spaces
Health and wellbeing
Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
Description of social and cultural benefits
Both stages of the project (2016 and 2020) are the effect of an integrated and cohesive community campaign which has connected the residents of the neighbourhood. A thriving Facebook page of the project is among the evidence [2,3]. Further, the second stage has finalised the application of a CCTV system in the area and better lighting. Finally, in June 2020 a multisports facility was opened for public use [5,6].
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Indicators
Unknown
Environmental, social and economic impacts
Water management (SDG 6)
Improvements to water quality
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Green space creation and/or management
Regeneration, land-use and urban development
Regulation of built environment
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Enabling opportunities for physical activity
Creation of opportunities for recreation
Analysis of specific impact categories
Job creation: The NBS created ...
No information available
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
COVID-19 pandemic
Unknown as of July of 2020
Methods of impact monitoring
Process of recording NBS impacts
No evidence in public records
Methods used to evaluate the impacts of NBS
Not applicable
Evidence for use of assessment
Presence of an assessment, evaluation and/or monitoring process
Yes
Presence of indicators used in reporting
Yes
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
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 (project's application form)
Ref.2 (project's website)
project's facebook page
List of references
1. Project's application form, Szczecin's participatory budget 2016, 'Park Warszewo-Podborz', http://www.konsultuj.szczecin.pl/konsultacje/files/0C9F1900744C4C9E988CF8F139DCA1D9/071%20na%20BIP.pdf Last accessed July 8 2020
2. Project's official web page, http://strumyk2.home.pl/park/ Last accessed July 8 2020
3. Project's offical facebook page https://www.facebook.com/pg/Park-Warszewo-Podb%C3%B3rz-292081984308049/about/?ref=page_internal Last accessed July 8 2020
4. Rules for submitting applications to the Szczecin citizens budget 2016' (‘Zasady składania wniosków do szczecińskiego budżetu obywatelskiego 2016’), http://bip.um.szczecin.pl/konsultacje/chapter_116089.asp Last accessed July 8 2020
5. Wiadomości Szczecin. (2020). Park na Warszewie ukończony (The park by Warszewo is finished). Wiadomości Szczecin website. Available at: https://wiadomosci.szczecin.eu/artykul/inwestycje/park-na-warszewie-ukonczony?fbclid=IwAR2jv5jB8VcmucGcSl1p6OxCGoMbA1_GmFoimh3PalJ67keopwLF5MJPJoY (Accessed: 08 July 2020).
6. Palachowska, S. (2020). Budowa drugiego etapu parku na Warszewie na ukończeniu. Park na Warszewie się rozbudowuje. To efekt budżetu obywatelskiego (The second stage of building of the park by Warszewo is going toward the end. The park by Warszewo is growing in size. It is the effect of the civic budget). Głos Szczeciński. Available at: https://gs24.pl/budowa-drugiego-etapu-parku-na-warszewie-na-ukonczeniu-park-na-warszewie-sie-rozbudowuje-to-efekt-budzetu-obywatelskiego/ar/c3-14960848 (Accessed: 08 July 2020).
Interview comments
The relevant city council body (Szczecin's participatory budget) was contacted to obtain additional information on questions in the sections 4 and 6. I am waiting for the reply.
Comments and notes
Additional insights
All projects within the participatory city budget 2016 have to be in accordance with the tasks and competencies of the Municipality of Szczecin, have a feasible project plan and budget.(Ref.4)
Pictures of the NBS
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Public Images
Park Warszewo-Podborz
Park Warszewo-Podborz
Source: https://wiadomosci.szczecin.eu/artykul/inwestycje/park-na-warszewie-ukonczony?fbclid=IwAR2jv5jB8VcmucGcSl1p6OxCGoMbA1_GmFoimh3PalJ67keopwLF5MJPJoY
Park Warszewo-Podborz
Park Warszewo-Podborz
Source: https://wiadomosci.szczecin.eu/artykul/inwestycje/park-na-warszewie-ukonczony?fbclid=IwAR2jv5jB8VcmucGcSl1p6OxCGoMbA1_GmFoimh3PalJ67keopwLF5MJPJoY