Line of action:

Urban environments

Status:

En ejecución

Location:

Granada (Andalusia)

Execution date:

2022

Duration:

01/09/2022-31/12/2025

Total budget:

3.981.579 €

Amount of aid from the Biodiversity Foundation:

€3,262,505.83

The project acts both on several degraded areas in the southwestern area of the capital (on the border with the region of La Vega) which has historically suffered significant floods and floods, and in the northern area of Granada, with significant lack of facilities. In addition to the reforestation of the spaces, one of the plots will be provided with hydraulic functionality to minimise the effects of flooding on adjacent built-up areas, a fact that will be used to create new habitats for the settlement of poultry species. Finally, abundant green areas for leisure and recreation will be created, which is especially important for some sectors (SG EL-01 Azulejera, Corredor Norte and PP I-5), located in vulnerable areas and with notable deficiencies in terms of equipment. The actions have been designed taking into account the impact of climate change, especially through the selection of species adapted to future climate scenarios. Likewise, the increase in green area of the proposed actions will favour the reduction of the heat island effect, one of the effects of climate change that will be amplified in urban environments, which means a reduction in temperature in the areas surrounding the intervention. The actions will transform the green and blue infrastructures of the municipality, and will also implement models of participatory co-governance, giving the actions an open, dynamic and bidirectional character: from and to citizens and the administration.

Some of the actions that will be carried out are:

• Define the strategy for adaptation to climate change, renaturation and resilience.
• Design and build a 37,321 m2 floodable park, smart and sustainable, for the storage of rainwater from runoff, equipped with roads, recreational areas and green areas for leisure and expansion, as well as for the creation of new habitats for poultry species.
• To condition and renaturalize 43,849 m2 of plots that currently have no use, in the area of “La Chana”, for the enjoyment of the population, thus increasing the municipal green infrastructure and the connectivity of green spaces.
• Reforest 98,213 m2 of degraded areas, included in previous plans that were not concluded, such as: the East 2 Partial Plan for the recovery of the right bank of the Beiro River (SG-01 and PP E-02 LA AZULEJERA) and the I-5 Partial Plan (PP I-05). And reforestation of several areas of the northern corridor.
• Establish the Municipal Plan for Citizen Participation in relation to the actions proposed in the project, integrating citizens in the public management of the spaces, both in the design and execution and in the long-term use and exploitation.
• Design and implement the Communication and Awareness Plan in relation to the proposed actions and the results obtained.