1. General information
2. Objectives of the intervention
Goals of the intervention
The goals of the project were;
- to start a revitalization of public spaces through the realization of 17 urban interventions in the whole city area at the same time.
- to improve the general “image of the city” and raise the quality of urban life in segments of housing, recreation, leisure and social cohesion. Although Zagreb has some significant historical parks and squares in its centre, as well as a few recreational zones, the rest of the city has plenty of neglected open spaces that have no specific function.
- to develop pedestrian areas on derelict train tracks, bike paths, connecting existent green areas and adaption as areas for socialization and recreation (Ref 3)
- to insert small green areas in the city fabric was planned to decrease the urban heat island effects (Ref 1).
- to start a revitalization of public spaces through the realization of 17 urban interventions in the whole city area at the same time.
- to improve the general “image of the city” and raise the quality of urban life in segments of housing, recreation, leisure and social cohesion. Although Zagreb has some significant historical parks and squares in its centre, as well as a few recreational zones, the rest of the city has plenty of neglected open spaces that have no specific function.
- to develop pedestrian areas on derelict train tracks, bike paths, connecting existent green areas and adaption as areas for socialization and recreation (Ref 3)
- to insert small green areas in the city fabric was planned to decrease the urban heat island effects (Ref 1).
Quantitative targets
Revitalizing 17 location selected across the city of Zagreb
Monitoring indicators defined
unknown
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Climate change adaptation: What were the goals of the NBS?
Climate change adaptation: What activities are implemented to realize the conservation goals and targets?
What types of restoration goals are / were defined for the NBS intervention?
What activities are implemented to realize the restoration goals and targets?
Please specify "other Type of NBS project"
Restructuring of the city to promote public engagement and relation to the common spaces. The project has not been implemented and was only in the planning stage.
Implementation activities
After the official project announcement, neighbourhood councils, civil society groups and experts were invited to state their opinions about the city's spatial problems and solutions. Zagreb for Me team conducted field surveys at several locations asking citizens what they think which locations they would like to have revitalized. A web platform has been established to share information about the project and to allow citizens to suggest locations online. In total 211 locations were identified, of which 51 were mentioned by numerous people. A scientific team created by the Faculty of Architecture, examined potential locations in terms of the locations importance for the city and its reference in urban planning documents. Both surveys were overlapped and 33 locations were presented and proposed for further selection by citizens. Two pilot subprojects, Think Space and Trnje are part of the project and project for both have already been developed. Only one urban-architectural tender was conducted and the implementation of the project stopped there, but the project "Zagreb for me" was recognized as an example of good practice with the possibility of application in other cities. (Ref 1, 2, 5).
3. NBS domains, ES and scale
4. Governance and financing
5. Innovation
Type of innovation
Novelty level of the innovation
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
The project, “Zagreb for Me”, arose from the “bottom-up” project called City Acupuncture. Five years ago, the
Youth Section of the Zagreb Society of Architects began to organise interdisciplinary workshops with the aim to
improve the quality of urban life by making small and precise spatial interventions in some neighbourhoods. In City
Acupuncture, project members initially spent time in the chosen neighbourhood conducting spatial analysis along
with interviewing inhabitants about their opinions. Afterwards, project members developed concepts and picked
precise locations for project implementation. In the end, they held public presentations to discuss all the findings
and proposals. As the work of this group very quickly became well accepted and widely recognized, they managed
to build an international network together with similar initiatives and received funding from the European Union.
The original participatory approach, has served as an inspiration for this project also.
Youth Section of the Zagreb Society of Architects began to organise interdisciplinary workshops with the aim to
improve the quality of urban life by making small and precise spatial interventions in some neighbourhoods. In City
Acupuncture, project members initially spent time in the chosen neighbourhood conducting spatial analysis along
with interviewing inhabitants about their opinions. Afterwards, project members developed concepts and picked
precise locations for project implementation. In the end, they held public presentations to discuss all the findings
and proposals. As the work of this group very quickly became well accepted and widely recognized, they managed
to build an international network together with similar initiatives and received funding from the European Union.
The original participatory approach, has served as an inspiration for this project also.
Replicability/Transferability
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
unknown
