Modernization of the green-blue infrastructure in the municipality of Craiova
About this good practice
The development of the city and the expansion of the function of living in the peri-urban area led to the appearance of some neighborhoods with a high density of buildings, but without the residents of these areas benefiting from urban planning such as green spaces and areas of leisure facilities dedicated to spending free time, playgrounds for children to ensure an appropriate quality of living. Also, the Strategy of Craiova is to have a park in each neighborhood, so that citizens do not have to walk more than 15 minutes to the first oasis of greenery. The existence of an undeveloped, marshy land that affects the lives of the residents of the neighborhood by creating discomfort, especially during the summer, and thus leads to the need to take actions in order to valorize this land degraded through coherent landscaping, sanitation works and the development of a park equipped with all categories of equipment for spending free time in a pleasant and safe environment. The land proposed for the development is currently presented as a degraded and unhealthy space, given the fact that spontaneous vegetation has developed in the area, with no dendrological value, which has favored the multiplication of insects and pests, their development also being favored by the soil swampy and stagnant dirty water.
Expert opinion
Resources needed
Total value of the
Cernele Park project 14,877,386 euros
Fantasy Park project value 1,597,113 euros
Pedagogical Park value 386,106 euros
Human resources: the project implementation team established at the level of Craiova City Hall
Evidence of success
Through the activities of decontamination and development of the land, the objective related to the reconversion of degraded, vacant or unused lands will be achieved. The Municipality of Craiova set up the green-blue infrastructure of Cernele Park, but also a themed park, which involved the transformation of an unsanitary vacant space, from the largest neighborhood of Craiova, and the Pedagogic Park in a neighborhood in the northern part of the city which did not have public parks or gardens.
Potential for learning or transfer
The project provides actions to raise awareness among the population regarding the actions related to climate change issues, restoring biodiversity, reducing the carbon footprint and other forms of pollution, adequate water management, soil and improving air quality. This type of project can be used as a successful model that can be integrated into local/regional/national development strategies, through the municipality of Craiova, as a body through which the transfer of project results or development strategies in the field of urban mobility will be carried out, from the local/regional/national, international level. Thus, it can be stated that both projects and results obtained following their implementation will be multiplied at different levels: local, regional, sectorial, national, international.
Further information
Images
Good practice owner
You can contact the good practice owner below for more detailed information.
