Showcase 03

Rewetting low-lying organic soils to create a green circular corridor around the city of Aarhus, Denmark

100 ha rewetting site south of Vilhelmsborg transforming former farmland into forest, ponds, meadows, and a new river valley.

DenmarkNorth temperate zonePeri-urban

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Vilhelmsborg Syd is part of Aarhus Municipality's 300 ha new nature vision. The site's original land use was arable agriculture and grazing pastures. Over time, the area south of Vilhelmsborg will become a mosaic of planted forest, self-seeded woodland, ponds, and meadows with grazing animals, preserving long views to rolling terrain and cultural-historical features. The greatest landscape transformation will come from the creation of an entirely new river valley stretching toward the Giber River, where surface water will shape natural succession. Interventions include removing or blocking drainage, excavating new ponds, natural and assisted seeding, introducing large herbivores, and afforestation.

Socio-economic monitoring shows how people access, use, perceive, and engage with this showcase. It combines partner-uploaded social indicators with geo-based survey results where available.

Accessibility

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Visitors

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Sentiment

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Survey responses

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Well-being

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Engagement

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Latest indicator overview

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S1A Time accessibilityS1B Wetland visitorsS2A Sentiment Index

Geo-based survey summary

Per assessment point: anonymous aggregated mean scores for sentiment (S2A), physical well-being (S2B), and mental well-being (S2C). Individual responses are never shown.

SC3 — Giber Forest — geo-based survey map

Planned points: 4
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Coverage: 0%

Assessment points — Sentiment

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The hill topn=0 · —
Letbane stopn=0 · —
Road accessn=0 · —

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Configured indicators (Socio-economic)

Code	Indicator	What it measures	Source	Frequency	Status
S1A	Time accessibility	Population or travel-time access to the wetland	Partner upload / External Data Analysis	Annual	Awaiting 2025 data
S1B	Wetland visitors	Number of visitors per year	Partner upload	Annual	Awaiting 2025 data
S1C	Users accessibility	Potential users per km²	Partner upload / External Data Analysis	Annual	Awaiting 2025 data
S2A	Sentiment Index	Positive, neutral, and negative perception	Partner upload / geo-based survey	Annual / survey-based	Awaiting survey data
S2B	Physical well-being survey	Self-reported physical well-being	Geo-based survey	Survey-based	Survey not started
S2C	Mental well-being survey	Self-reported mental well-being	Geo-based survey	Survey-based	Survey not started
S3A	Public involvement	Participation in wetland-related activities	Partner upload	Annual	Awaiting 2025 data
S3B	Virtual engagement	Online or digital engagement level	Partner upload	Annual	Awaiting 2025 data
S3C	Social contribution to science	Number or percentage of public contributions	Partner upload	Annual	Awaiting 2025 data

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Rewetting low-lying organic soils to create a green circular corridor around the city of Aarhus, Denmark

Denmark

Hydrological MonitoringWater Quality MonitoringBiodiversity MonitoringCarbon Sequestration

Latest update: Awaiting 2025 data

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Reader takeaway

What this tells us

This section helps readers understand how accessible, used, and socially valued this showcase is.

Early reading

Once 2025 data is available, the dashboard will show whether this showcase is easy to reach, actively visited, and perceived positively by local users and visitors.

Survey perspective

Geo-based survey results will add location-specific feedback on physical well-being, mental well-being, and public perception.

Why it matters

These indicators help compare social impact across showcases and identify places that may need better access, communication, or community engagement.

For full charts, maps, comparisons, and exports, open the Monitoring dashboard.

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Field images and visual material

Images help communicate site context, monitoring activities, and nature-based solution interventions.

New nature area south of Vilhelmsborg

Rewetting and landscape transformation

Meadows and grazing management

Site layout and intervention zones

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