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About generalization of the spatial pattern of green spaces
among different cities
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Objective
Compare the spatial pattern of green spaces for five cities in the same region (Flanders, northern part
of Belgium) with a similar historical development: is the spatial pattern of green spaces generalizable?
Me
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GSs
are the key to the
provision of
ESs
within urban
areas.
Methodology steps:
• Creation of a buffer;
• Determination of the position
of the centroïd of each green
space;
• Use of landscape indices.
The provision of
ESs
depends on the spatial
pattern of the
GSs
.
The spatial pattern of
GSs
depends on the (1) region (2)
degree/mode of
urbanization.
Characterization of urban
gradient helps to link pattern
with process in urban
ecological studies.
Few existing studies focus
on the comparison of the
GSs
between cities in the
same region.
GSs
=
Green
Spaces
ESs
=
Ecosystem
Services
GENT
ANTWERPEN
MECHELEN
LEUVEN
BRUGGE
Green space > 3m
Green space < 3m
Agricultural area
No green space
Source: AGIV, 2013
Urban
center
Peripheral
area
Antwerpen
Brugge
Gent
Leuven
Mechelen
Minimum area GSs (ha)
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.01
Maximum area GSs (ha)
89.58
9.55
27.31
34.71
29.73
Mean area GSs (ha)
0.16
0.10
0.09
0.12
0.13
Median area GSs (ha)
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
0.03
Total area GSs (ha)
804.98
410.43
865.89
483.53
483.92
0.00 5.00 10.00 15.00 20.00 25.00 0 -99 100 -199 200 -299 300 -399 400 -499 500 -599 600 -699 700 -799 800 -899 900 -999 1000 -10 9 9 1100 -11 9 9 1200 -12 9 9 1300 -13 9 9 1400 -14 9 9 1500 -15 9 9 1600 -16 9 9 1700 -17 9 9 1800 -18 9 9 1900 -19 9 9 2000 -20 9 9 2100 -21 9 9 2200 -22 9 9 2300 -23 9 9 2400 -24 9 9 2500 -25 9 9 2600 -26 9 9 2700 -27 9 9 2800 -28 9 9 2900 -29 9 9
Gr
een spaces ar
ea pr
op
ortio
n
(%)
Distance classes from the city center (m)
GSs area proportion: Antwerpen
GSs area proportion: Brugge
GSs area proportion: Gent
GSs area proportion: Leuven
GSs area proportion: Mechelen
0.00 0.20 0.40 0.60 0.80 1.00 1.20 1.40 1.60 1.80 2.00 0 -99 100 -199 200 -299 300 -399 400 -499 500 -599 600 -699 700 -799 800 -899 900 -999 1000 -10 9 9 1100 -11 9 9 1200 -12 9 9 1300 -13 9 9 1400 -14 9 9 1500 -15 9 9 1600 -16 9 9 1700 -17 9 9 1800 -18 9 9 1900 -19 9 9 2000 -20 9 9 2100 -21 9 9 2200 -22 9 9 2300 -23 9 9 2400 -24 9 9 2500 -25 9 9 2600 -26 9 9 2700 -27 9 9 2800 -28 9 9 2900 -29 9 9
