Articles
The revitalization of Groăvești Park (Bucharest, Romania) using nature-based solutions for water management
Article number
1441_9
Pages
67 – 72
Language
English
Abstract
In the Romanian urban landscape, numerous open spaces of various sizes can be found, abandoned or acting as a dumpsite for construction waste materials.
The revitalization of Grozăvești Park is a priority for the local public administration due to its potential role within social, economic, and environmental context.
Grozăveşti Park is located within the old Cotroceni village area, which is included in the List of Historical Monuments as an archaeological site.
The design concept seeks to answer the need of transit and social meet for youth people and businessmen.
Also, the site has the potential to begin defining a green-blue corridor for the western area of Bucharest linking Botanical Garden, Polytechnic Campus, Dâmbovița River and Lacul Morii Park.
One of the parks side overlaps with metro stations, which requires a waterproofing system, the control of rainwater, and avoidance of the conventional grey infrastructure or the technological-based solutions for green space maintenance programme.
The landscape design proposal is presented based on site analyses, zone codes, and an extensive literature review, knowing that the integration of green infrastructure with sustainable drainage solutions can help to create habitat, recreational and biodiversity areas.
The planting particular needs, problems and opportunities of the site were studied in detail using Google Earth Engine as the visualization platform, and satellite images from different sources: Copernicus Sentinel 2A (10 m resolution), Spot 4 (5 m), and Kari KOMPSAT (2 m). During the development of this study, the measures that restore the vitality of the neglected park, and increase sites attractiveness were ideated to recommend proper site design based on geotechnical characteristics, plant selection, and planting configuration of vegetation to enhance topsoil water retention.
The revitalization of Grozăvești Park is a priority for the local public administration due to its potential role within social, economic, and environmental context.
Grozăveşti Park is located within the old Cotroceni village area, which is included in the List of Historical Monuments as an archaeological site.
The design concept seeks to answer the need of transit and social meet for youth people and businessmen.
Also, the site has the potential to begin defining a green-blue corridor for the western area of Bucharest linking Botanical Garden, Polytechnic Campus, Dâmbovița River and Lacul Morii Park.
One of the parks side overlaps with metro stations, which requires a waterproofing system, the control of rainwater, and avoidance of the conventional grey infrastructure or the technological-based solutions for green space maintenance programme.
The landscape design proposal is presented based on site analyses, zone codes, and an extensive literature review, knowing that the integration of green infrastructure with sustainable drainage solutions can help to create habitat, recreational and biodiversity areas.
The planting particular needs, problems and opportunities of the site were studied in detail using Google Earth Engine as the visualization platform, and satellite images from different sources: Copernicus Sentinel 2A (10 m resolution), Spot 4 (5 m), and Kari KOMPSAT (2 m). During the development of this study, the measures that restore the vitality of the neglected park, and increase sites attractiveness were ideated to recommend proper site design based on geotechnical characteristics, plant selection, and planting configuration of vegetation to enhance topsoil water retention.
Publication
Authors
A. Hoble, T. Morar, C. Muraru
Keywords
grading plan, bioinfiltration, sustainable drainage systems, plant water requirements
Groups involved
- Division Landscape and Urban Horticulture
- Division Greenhouse and Indoor Production Horticulture
- Division Precision Horticulture and Engineering
- Division Plant-Environment Interactions in Field Systems
- Division Horticulture for Human Health
- Division Vegetables, Roots and Tubers
- Working Group Vertical Farming
- Working Group Urban Horticulture
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