Blue-green infrastructure for resilient cities III: Citizens’ participation: key learnings

The webinar has been designed and moderated by Magda Michaliková and Astrid Severin, Thematic Experts for a Europe closer to citizens. 

00:01:00 Introduction by Magda Michaliková and Astrid Severin, Thematic Experts for a Europe closer to citizen
 
00:09:30 Keynote speech by Thomas Schneider, City of Ingolstadt, Germany (Blue Green City), on involving citizens through hybrid participation formats.

00:26:02 Q&A: How many participants did you have, and how many time people had to answer the posters and to vote? 

00:27:24 Q&A: Were all the citizens enthusiastic about the hybrid format you described? Were some reluctant about the online approach, for instance? And if so, how did you go on about this reluctance?

00:29:00 Q&A: Regarding blue infrastructure, do you have or how do you handle conflicts with nature? Do citizens complain about mosquitoes? What kind of measures do you use to control mosquitoes (biological selective agents or nerve-killing chemicals...)? Another topic is beavers, beavers are important ecosystem engineers, though can generate problems too. How do you handle beavers in the city? do you have possibility to swim in the river, Are your citizens interested in with direct contact with the Danube? 

00:32:19 Q&A: How did you make citizens feel that their inputs was taken into account?

00:33:10 Q&A: Can you tell us about the most usable or interesting outcome?

00:38:49 Presentation by Ine Pertry, City of Roeselare, Belgium, on Small budget actions to mobilize citizens in climate adaptation. (InterRevita) 

00:51:22 Q&A: A lot of trees to plant. Were are the going to be planted? Is there enough space? and what size is being planted?

00:52:42 Q&A: What regulations or requirements arising from legislation must residents consider when building a facade garden?

00:54:07 Q&A: Do you provide tools or machinery for people to remove the tiles? Is there any kind of insurance for them in case they get hurt or damage something in the Street? Do you have to develop any kind of agreement with the shops at Street level, when this actions are developing next to their walls?

00:55:25 Q&A: How do deal with the fear of damaging houses by plants?

00:57:27 Presentation by Andrea Porcelluzzi Municipality of Reggio Emilia, Italy, on Public participation for blue green infrastructure. (PROXIMITIES) 

01:07:59 Q&A: Is the major maintenance,  managed by CAI,  financed (coverage of actual costs) by the Municipality?

01:08:45 Q&A: Did you make sure that all citizens groups can participate? 

01:11:38 Presentation by Nika Kotoviča, , Riga City Council, Latvia, on Gardens of ‘Sports Palace’. (IMPETUS)

01:24:18: Q&A: How big are the garden boxes for every tenant?

01:24:58 Q&A: Is the area monitored in order to protect the garden plots?

01:26:05 Q&A: Were there other such places in Riga or was it a "one shot" initiative?

01:27:06 Q&A: What will happen after the 5 years when the private owner will request the land back? Can the municipality buy the land and leave it to the community?

01:28:43 Panel discussion