Zagreb, Croatia
Population: 790,000
Croatia’s capital Zagreb is the country’s largest and most economically significant city. Located along the Sava river and bordered by the Medvednica mountain and its nature park, Zagreb has rich natural features.
The Living Lab: Sesvete
The Living Lab was located within the Sesvete district in the East of Zagreb at the foothills of the Medvednica mountain. With its 70,000 inhabitants, Sesvete has the youngest population in Croatia, and a strong community and entrepreneurial spirit. Located on various key European traffic routes, Sesvete has an industrial past and present, with a particularly active car and construction industry. Distinctive, tall silo buildings form part of Sesvete’s skyline and industrial heritage. In particular, the site of the former meat-processing factory, Sljeme, was the core of the Living Lab, with NBS implemented in and around the silo buildings themselves.
For more details read the Living Lab summary:
Factsheets
The following factsheets provide more insights into the various nature-based solutions interventions implemented in Zagreb:
- NBS 3: proGIreg Info Point - Overview & Factsheet
- NBS 3: Therapeutic Garden Sesvete - Overview & Factsheet
- NBS 3: Modernisation of urban garden - Overview & Factsheet
- NBS 4 & 5: Aquaponics as soil-less agriculture on polluted sites & Green roofs and walls - Overview & Factsheet
- NBS 6: Cycling & pedestrian path - Overview & Factsheet
- NBS 7: Establishing protocols - Factsheet
The photo album of the Living Lab:
The map of the Living Lab:
