Mapping green infrastructure and socioeconomic indicators as a public management tool: the case of the municipalities of Andalusia (Spain)

Environmental Sciences Europe

José Luis Caparrós Martínez¹  Juan Milán García¹  Nuria Rueda López¹  Jaime de Pablo Valenciano¹ 

[1] Department of Business and Economics, Applied Economic Area, University of Almeria, Almeria, Spain;

关键词: Green infrastructure;    Ecosystem services;    Municipalities;    Socioeconomic indicators;    Geographic information systems;    Cluster analysis;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12302-020-00418-2

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundGreen Infrastructure (GI) is defined as a strategically planned network of natural and semi-natural spaces that provide society, in both rural and urban areas, with a large number of goods and services of great value and economic importance such as clean air and water, carbon storage, pollination or protection against the effects of climate change. Traditionally, municipalities, like other territorial units, are characterized by a series of social and economic indicators that determine their degree of local development. The objective of this article is to identify and assess, through a system of indicators, what role urban and rural municipalities in Andalusia (Spain) play in the provision and reception of ecosystem services. To this end, Geographical Information System (GIS) techniques are used and a cluster analysis is carried out to contrast the results.ResultsRural municipalities show the largest portion of GI area in the whole region. However, they show a low socioeconomic level, with high unemployment rates.ConclusionsIt can be said that the municipalities in rural areas are "ecologically" financing the entire Andalusian population. Faced with this situation, the decisions, and actions of policymakers in this region should aim at promoting measures that can restore and conserve GIs, addressing the demographic and/or socioeconomic imbalances of the region.

【 授权许可】

CC BY