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The city''s sensitivity to the effects of climate change results from the lack of a coherent network of blue and green infrastructure, progressive decline in biodiversity, and thus depletion of the value of urban ecosystem services and ineffective water management, as well as the lack of road and recreational infrastructure (qualitative and quantitative), parking spaces, lack of a sense of security, low environmental awareness and social activity and fear of costs/limitations.
The aim of the project is an implementation of projects combining the creation and/or restoration of greenery with retention and on-site management of rainwater to improve the adaptability of the city. A comprehensive approach to the city as a dependency system of social, economic, environmental, spatial-functional and technical phenomena and diversification and complexity of tasks respond to the diverse needs and problems of the town (e.g.bring safety and life comfort)
Increasing the quality and consistency of the blue and green infrastructure network and awareness and activity of residents about climate change as well as adaptation and mitigation solutions
Directly: residents: adults, seniors, families, children and youth. Indirectly: local governments, entrepreneurs, associations, surrounding cities and their inhabitants (increasing ecosystem services)
The partnership involves the exchange of knowledge, skills and experiences what brings mutual, non-material benefits. A value of cooperation will be an attempt to translate blue-green infrastructure and other solution into the city development strategy, preparation of structural and procedural solutions for the integration of green management, management of rainwater and public space, and the use of open data in planning and managing BGI. The cooperation will contribute to a systemic change in the approach to the development of Mikołów which becoming a catalyst for change towards a smart city.