Periurbanization and conservation pressures over remnants of native vegetation: impact on ecosystem services for a Latin-American capital city
Urban expansion in Latin-American cities is faster than urban planning. In order to implement sustainable planning the capacity of peri-urban areas to provide ecosystem services must be evaluated in the context of competing urbanization and conservation pressures. In this study we analyzed the effec...
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| author | de la Barrera Francisco Henríquez Cristián Coulombié Fanny Dobbs Cynnamon Salazar Alejando |
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| description | Urban expansion in Latin-American cities is faster than urban planning. In order to implement sustainable planning the capacity of peri-urban areas to provide ecosystem services must be evaluated in the context of competing urbanization and conservation pressures. In this study we analyzed the effect of urban expansion on peri-urban vegetation of the Metropolitan Area of Santiago and what ecosystem services are provided by El Panul, land rich in biodiversity embedded in the fringe of the city. The city has lost vegetation while urbanized areas grow. Under this context, we evaluated the multi-functionality of El Panul through the quantification of three ecosystem services (ES): sense of place through the interviews of 60 residents, recreation via GIS analyses, and local climate regulation determined with air temperature measurements. El Panul increased the provision of urban green spaces, where inhabitants recognize and appreciate ES, and it plays a significant role in mitigating the urban heat island on summer nights. ES have emerged as a concept and framework for evaluating competing urban development alternatives. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-039423b371f84cb0b04aa2950febe52b2022-12-21T22:39:36ZengDe GruyterChange and Adaptation in Socio-Ecological Systems2300-36692019-01-0141213210.1515/cass-2018-0003cass-2018-0003Periurbanization and conservation pressures over remnants of native vegetation: impact on ecosystem services for a Latin-American capital cityde la Barrera Francisco0Henríquez Cristián1Coulombié FannyDobbs Cynnamon2Salazar Alejando3Universidad de Concepcion and Centro de Desarrollo Urbano Sustentable, Concepcion, Chile, Email:fdelabarrera@udec.clInstituto de Geografía and Centro de Desarrollo Urbano Sustentable, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.Centro de Modelación y Monitoreo de Ecosistemas, Universidad Mayor, SantiagoInstituto de Geografía, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.Urban expansion in Latin-American cities is faster than urban planning. In order to implement sustainable planning the capacity of peri-urban areas to provide ecosystem services must be evaluated in the context of competing urbanization and conservation pressures. In this study we analyzed the effect of urban expansion on peri-urban vegetation of the Metropolitan Area of Santiago and what ecosystem services are provided by El Panul, land rich in biodiversity embedded in the fringe of the city. The city has lost vegetation while urbanized areas grow. Under this context, we evaluated the multi-functionality of El Panul through the quantification of three ecosystem services (ES): sense of place through the interviews of 60 residents, recreation via GIS analyses, and local climate regulation determined with air temperature measurements. El Panul increased the provision of urban green spaces, where inhabitants recognize and appreciate ES, and it plays a significant role in mitigating the urban heat island on summer nights. ES have emerged as a concept and framework for evaluating competing urban development alternatives.https://doi.org/10.1515/cass-2018-0003periurban areasmediterranean ecosystemssantiago de chilelatin-america |
| spellingShingle | de la Barrera Francisco Henríquez Cristián Coulombié Fanny Dobbs Cynnamon Salazar Alejando Periurbanization and conservation pressures over remnants of native vegetation: impact on ecosystem services for a Latin-American capital city Change and Adaptation in Socio-Ecological Systems periurban areas mediterranean ecosystems santiago de chile latin-america |
| title | Periurbanization and conservation pressures over remnants of native vegetation: impact on ecosystem services for a Latin-American capital city |
| title_full | Periurbanization and conservation pressures over remnants of native vegetation: impact on ecosystem services for a Latin-American capital city |
| title_fullStr | Periurbanization and conservation pressures over remnants of native vegetation: impact on ecosystem services for a Latin-American capital city |
| title_full_unstemmed | Periurbanization and conservation pressures over remnants of native vegetation: impact on ecosystem services for a Latin-American capital city |
| title_short | Periurbanization and conservation pressures over remnants of native vegetation: impact on ecosystem services for a Latin-American capital city |
| title_sort | periurbanization and conservation pressures over remnants of native vegetation impact on ecosystem services for a latin american capital city |
| topic | periurban areas mediterranean ecosystems santiago de chile latin-america |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/cass-2018-0003 |
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