Urban form and the ecological footprint of commuting. The case of Barcelona

Muñiz, Iván; Galindo, Anna

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2004.12.008

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“…Estos efectos se intensifi can con el fenómeno de "dispersión urbana" o "urban sprawl", cuyos patrones fomentan el incremento de la distancia de los asentamientos urbanos desde el centro de la ciudad, consumiendo suelo hacia lugares cada vez más periféricos, presionando espacios naturales frágiles (Muñiz & Galindo, 2005), como humedales (Rojas et al, 2013a).…”

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Patrones de urbanización en la biodiversidad de humedales urbanos en Concepción metropolitano

Rojas¹,

Sepúlveda-Zúñiga²,

Barbosa³

et al. 2015

Rev. geogr. Norte Gd.

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RESUMENLa urbanización en Concepción metropolitano (36°S) en las últimas décadas ha impactado áreas de valor ecológico, tales como humedales y lagunas. Aquí analizamos la perturbación de parámetros de biodiversidad en seis humedales urbanos, mediante la exploración y uso de indicadores. Se proponen tres indicadores: naturalidad y riqueza de macrolepidópteros y plantas, los que se evalúan mediante modelos de regresión múltiple. Los resultados indican que los humedales con menor grado de perturbación antrópica se encuentran ubicados dentro de una reserva protegida y rodeados de una matriz de paisaje seminatural; mientras que los más perturbados están más próximos a la urbanización. Además, la riqueza de macrolepidópteros se ve más afectada por la distancia a carreteras, en cambio la riqueza de plantas por la densidad de viviendas. Se genera una herramienta para la evaluación de efectos de la urbanización en humedales urbanos.Palabras clave: Humedales, Urbanización, Biodiversidad, Naturalidad ABSTRACTUrbanization of the Metropolitan region of Concepción (36°S) in the last decades has impacted on the ecological value of areas such as wetlands and lagoons. Here, we analyse the disturbance to biodiversity indicators in six urban wetlands. Three measures are proposed: a naturalness indicator and two Macrolepidoptera plant indicators of species richness. Multiple regression models were developed for the assessment of indicators. Results show that the wetlands with the lowest degree of human interference are located in a protected area and surrounded by a matrix of semi-natural landscapes, whereas the more disturbed wetlands are those closer to areas of urbanization. Results indicate that macrolepidopterans richness is more affected by the distance to roads, in contrast with the richness of plants, which is affected by housing density. We generated a tool for the assessment of urbanization effects in urban wetlands.

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Patrones de urbanización en la biodiversidad de humedales urbanos en Concepción metropolitano

Rojas¹,

Sepúlveda-Zúñiga²,

Barbosa³

et al. 2015

Rev. geogr. Norte Gd.

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“…The relationships between urban sprawl and increased travel time and unsustainable trip patterns has been well documented in the literature (McDonnell and Caulfield, 2011;Travisi et al 2012;Zhao, 2010;García-Palomares, 2010;and Muñiz and Galindo, 2005). The evolution of cities from monocentric to polycentric with many employment centres and where commuting travel patterns are more complex is also well-documented (Garcia-Lopez and Muniz, 2010;Bento et al, 2005;Kloosterman and Musterd, 2001;Lee, 2007).…”

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The green fields of Ireland: The legacy of Dublin's housing boom and the impact on commuting

Caulfield

Ahern

2014

Case Studies on Transport Policy

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Dublin, like many other international cities has experienced a significant housing boom in the past decade. This boom has seen an unprecedented increase in the numbers of houses built and in the density of housing at the periphery of the city. In addition, Dublin has become a more dispersed city with centres of employment no longer being focussed only in the Central Business District (CBD). At the same time, the provision of public transport infrastructure, while it has improved, has not kept pace with the increase in housing stock, leading to high levels of car dependency in these peripheral suburban areas. This paper seeks to examine how commuting patterns have changed as a result of this increasing in housing stock. The results presented in this paper shows that even within the same electoral districts, commuters living in housing built after 2001 are more likely to drive than those living in older housing. This paper analyses the modal choices of commuters living in both new and older housing and describes the factors that may be leading to higher levels of car dependency in those living in newer housing. The case study presented in this paper shows a city region in transition and documents the impact that a housing boom has had upon commuting patterns.

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“…En cuanto a los efectos ambientales, la dispersión puede traducirse en la ocupación de espacios de gran valor agrícola, ecológico o paisajístico. Además, dificulta la oferta de un transporte público competitivo, por lo que tiende a imponerse un modelo de movilidad basado en el automóvil, que genera grandes emisiones de CO2 (Newman & Kenworthy, 1989;Kahn, 2000;Camagni, Gibelli & Rigamonti., 2002;Muñiz & Galindo, 2005). La dispersión urbana no solo tiene impactos sociales y ambientales, sino que es un modelo de ocupación del suelo económicamente ineficiente, ya que los promotores inmobiliarios no internalizan los costes públicos y externalidades propias de un modelo residencial de baja densidad (Anas, Arnott & Small, 1998;Brueckner, 2000;Wassmer, 2001).…”

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Anatomía de la dispersión urbana en Barcelona

Muñiz

García-López

2013

EURE (Santiago)

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Urban form and the ecological footprint of commuting. The case of Barcelona

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Patrones de urbanización en la biodiversidad de humedales urbanos en Concepción metropolitano

Patrones de urbanización en la biodiversidad de humedales urbanos en Concepción metropolitano

The green fields of Ireland: The legacy of Dublin's housing boom and the impact on commuting

Anatomía de la dispersión urbana en Barcelona

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