The participatory process “Sant Boi Respira + Verd” is part of a much broader project of the same name, which builds upon the ongoing efforts of the Sant Boi de Llobregat City Council to re-naturalize the city.

Methodologically, the project has had to address specific challenges related to the diverse range of spaces to be worked on (4 public spaces and 4 school courtyards), the variety of target audiences (representatives of neighborhood associations, activists and experts in nature, the general public, and the educational community, including children aged 6 to 12), and the fact that each space had different levels of technical work, history, and community demands.

The process has led to the creation of the Quadern de Camp (Field Notebook), a participatory tool that has served as an umbrella for organizing and structuring the various actions carried out with the community. This notebook, as a concept and recognizable object, acts as a guiding thread for each space, structured in 3 large-format pages: the first page outlines the current technical work and existing community demands, the second organizes the content and participatory proposals, and the third presents the progress of the respective technical projects (thus becoming a tool for feedback and monitoring of the entire process).

This approach has made it possible to collect perspectives and criteria from participants through two lenses: on the one hand, the community’s needs, and on the other, the requirements for preserving and promoting the biodiversity of urban fauna and flora.