Parco Gavoglio, Genoa
Italy
The coastal city of Genova is addressing climate and social challenges and has reshaped a former military barrack by deploying co-created nature-based solutions (NBS) within the H2020-funded UNaLab project.
Client
Comune di Genova, European Commission
Geography
Status
Year
2017 - 2022
Area Size
1.5 ha
Partners
IRE Liguria Spa
Key project datas
12 different nature-based solutions deployed, 5 buildings demolished to unseal soil, 5,000 m² of draining pavings, 1 raingarden (400 m²), 1 infiltration pond (100 m²), 1 undergound rainwater tank (30 m³), 125 new trees, 7,000 new of native bushes and grasses, 1,600 m² low-maintenance meadows, 150 m² green walls, 2,000 m² playgrounds, 2 new public squares, 1300 m³ of concrete from demolished buildings reused to create gabions on site
The coastal city of Genova is addressing climate and social challenges and has reshaped a former military barrack by deploying co-created nature-based solutions (NBS) within the H2020-funded UNaLab project.
Client
Comune di Genova, European Commission
Geography
Status
Year
2017 - 2022
Area Size
1.5 ha
Partners
IRE Liguria Spa
Key project datas
12 different nature-based solutions deployed, 5 buildings demolished to unseal soil, 5,000 m² of draining pavings, 1 raingarden (400 m²), 1 infiltration pond (100 m²), 1 undergound rainwater tank (30 m³), 125 new trees, 7,000 new of native bushes and grasses, 1,600 m² low-maintenance meadows, 150 m² green walls, 2,000 m² playgrounds, 2 new public squares, 1300 m³ of concrete from demolished buildings reused to create gabions on site
UNaLab, Parco Gavoglio. Image by Francesco Galifi
UNaLab, Parco Gavoglio, Plan
The Gavoglio barrack is located in the Lagaccio District, one of Genova’s most densely built and socially vulnerable neighbourhoods. The project results in a new park for the community, opening the inaccessible industrial compounds and strengthening the connection with the upper part of the district, till Parco dei Forti, a protected natural area on the hills. It offers new green areas, playgrounds, sport facilities and aggregation spaces for the citizens.
The Municipality of Genova identified in the Gavoglio Park a lighthouse project to spread innovative solutions inspired by nature to tackle climate change effects in Mediterranean cities, which, according to recent reports, will suffer mostly from the climate transition. Strategically planned urban nature provides resilience in a broader way: ecosystem resilience to climate change implies resilience to social conflicts, economic damages and financial uncertainty.
UNaLab (Urban Nature Labs) is a Horizon 2020-financed project joining 29 public and private partners from all over Europe to develop more innovative, more inclusive, more resilient and more sustainable local societies through nature-based innovation developed within a co-creation process.
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Technical Framework “Environment–Climate–Climate Change”, Rosenheim
Technical Framework “Environment–Climate–Climate Change”, Rosenheim
