Ljubljana: NbS for Urban Regeneration and Wellbeing
In the framework of "Vision Ljubljana 2025", the city has adopted several sustainability-oriented strategic documents, especially the:
Urban Master Plan (83% of all city development is directed towards renewing existing developed areas and brownfields). This is the most important planning instrument for green spaces in the city.
Environment Protection Programme 2014-20, aiming to protect and enhance the natural environment in the city.
The city administration has closed the city centre for motorised traffic, renovated it and created an urban "Ecological Zone", gradually expanding it so that today it covers over 100,000 m2.
Biking and sustainable mobility have been promoted, in line with providing new...
The Green Surge case study (2015) concluded that the most important factor for implementing nature-based solutions is availability of funding.
Other helpful factors:
- clearly articulated programmes, with clear timeframes and detailed plans
- implementing administrative procedures in time (e.g. arrangement of land ownership and different permits)
Projects are financed by the city budget, EU funds (e.g. LIFE project to restore the river Ljubljanica) and private-public partnerships (e.g. the above-mentioned...
