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Toward Sustainable Urban Drainage Planning? Geospatial Assessment of Urban Vegetation Density under Socioeconomic Factors for Quito, Ecuador

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  • René Ulloa-Espíndola

    (Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación, Empresa Pública Metropolitana de Agua Potable y Saneamiento de Quito, EPMAPS Agua de Quito, Quito 170519, Ecuador
    ETSI Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Ciudad Universitaria sn, 28040 Madrid, Spain
    Departament de Geografia, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43480 Tarragona, Spain)

  • Elisa Lalama-Noboa

    (WorldGeo, Estudios Geoespaciales, Quito 170501, Ecuador)

  • Jenny Cuyo-Cuyo

    (Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación, Empresa Pública Metropolitana de Agua Potable y Saneamiento de Quito, EPMAPS Agua de Quito, Quito 170519, Ecuador
    WorldGeo, Estudios Geoespaciales, Quito 170501, Ecuador)

Abstract

Natural or anthropogenic urban vegetation is an important resource for urban planning, risk assessment, and sustainable development of a city. Quito is a megadiverse city due to its location and topography, but the socioeconomic diversity generates more contrasting conditions of certain behaviors and habits related to urban infrastructure. The contrasts of vegetation and green spaces in the different sectors of Quito also reflect the diversity of the city. This study examines the effects of socioeconomic conditions on the loss or increase of urban vegetation. The exploratory regression method (spatial) and logit model (non-spatial) were used to explain the socioeconomic effects on urban vegetation density at the level of urban parishes. On the one hand, the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) was calculated as the dependent variable based on the 2021 sentinel images. On the other hand, the independent variables were structured based on the socioeconomic level, the land valuation areas of Quito (AIVAS), and the quality of life index. This article contributes to establishing baseline information that helps structure the conditions, strategies, and investments to design and implement plans and programs for urban drainage, ecosystem benefits, and sustainable development in the city of Quito.

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  • René Ulloa-Espíndola & Elisa Lalama-Noboa & Jenny Cuyo-Cuyo, 2022. "Toward Sustainable Urban Drainage Planning? Geospatial Assessment of Urban Vegetation Density under Socioeconomic Factors for Quito, Ecuador," Geographies, MDPI, vol. 2(3), pages 1-22, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jgeogr:v:2:y:2022:i:3:p:25-418:d:858094
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