REPLACE – Green in place of concrete

About this project

<p>City of Ostrava has been undergoing a process of industrial transformation since the 90s to become a city of European level fulfilling all areas of quality of life. More than 20,000 stakeholders participated in development of Strategic Plan in 2016, the superior document to Adaptation Strategy. One of its 3 priorities is the Healthy City. Because Ostrava has the lowest percentage (6.1%) of fully permeable surfaces in all the regional capitals, we focus on removing impermeable surfaces and increasing green areas. Project will be implemented in the densest city district Ostrava-Jih (103,843 inhab.) characterised by highest percentage of impermeable areas, highest susceptibility to heat and poor public greenery. Due to the above-named issues and according to the heatmap the neighbourhoods in the district face increased temperatures. The district is one of the most vulnerable areas to climate change. The aim is to remove non-functional paved areas and fragments of urban furniture and to replace them by greenery. The greenery of the transport structures suffers from insufficient spatial structure, therefore the public transport terminus (approx. 16 000 passengers/day) located near the residential complexes will be greened, in this regard, 1 686 m2 of perennial beds, 524 shrubs, 134 m2 of grass and perennials and 4,329 m2 of flower meadows will be created. Activities designed in the project lead to the mitigation of the effects of climate change, water infiltration, lowering the ambient temperature and improving the quality of public space. The target group is the residents and passengers travelling through the terminus. The partner of the project is Technical Services Ostrava-Jih, contributory organisation, whose main duty is the maintenance of the public space.</p>

Project partners

• Czechia Contribution organization Technical Services Ostrava - Jih Project partner· Czechia