Uneven distribution of urban green spaces in a coastal city in northwest Mexico |
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| Authors: | Arturo Ruiz-Luna Rafael Bautista Bautista Rafael Hernández-Guzmán Vera Camacho-Valdez |
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| Institution: | 1. Laboratorio de Manejo Ambiental, Centro de Investigación en Alimentación y Desarrollo, A.C. - CIAD, AC, Mazatlán, Mexicoarluna@ciad.mx;3. Programa de Posgrado en Acuicultura y Manejo Ambiental del CIAD, A.C, Mazatlán, Mexico;4. CONACYT - Instituto de Investigaciones sobre los Recursos Naturales, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia, México;5. CONACYT- El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), San Cristóbal de las Casas, México |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACTExtent and distribution of urban green spaces (UGS) in Mazatlan (Mexico) are analysed using remote sensing and GIS techniques. Vegetated areas (2,270?ha), a third of the urban area in 2015, were reclassified into green spaces (GS), urban tree (UT) and open spaces (OS), based in the normalised difference vegetation index, relating them with demographic and socioeconomic data. UGS allocation per capita amount 55?m2, mainly represented by the UT class, with the largest patches associated with low developed and very high marginalised areas, and also with very low marginalised sectors, while the lowest allocation correspond to medium and low marginalisation, highly populated sector, without significant correlations. Despite the USG allocation, it is required a better urban planning to maintain public UGS and to protect the local flora, threatened by the introduction of exotic, ornamental species (64% of UT), to guarantee the provision of ecosystem services to the population. |
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| Keywords: | Urban green space vegetation condition NDVI GIS environmental equity |
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