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Integrating Socio-ecological Connections Into Urban Planning

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Urban ecology increasingly recognizes urban vacant lots as spaces with untapped aesthetic, social, and environmental potentials. This study focuses on strategies for converting these lots into green areas in Mossoró, a semi-arid city in Brazil, by analyzing urban connectivity patterns. Using a Geographic Information System, the study identifies priority areas for green space conversion based on factors like urban planning, density, land cover, and vacant lots. The analysis revealed 429 hectares of highly suitable land for conversion. A resistance surface was also created, factoring in public amenities and urban infrastructure, which showed varying levels of resistance to human movement. Areas with well-developed infrastructure had lower resistance, encouraging human and ecological movement. Connectivity modeling highlighted a need for more green infrastructure, especially in peripheral regions, to address socio-spatial fragmentation and enhance urban resilience in Mossoró. Keywords: Connectivity, Green Infrastructure, Urban Vacant Lots.

Source: Mercator

DOI: 10.4215/rm2024.e23026

Authors: Nardella Oliveira, Getulio Fonseca Domingues, Gustavo Eduardo Marcatti, Alexandre Rosa dos Santos, Fábio Almeida Vieira

Institutions: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Federal University of São João del-Rei, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo

Language: English

Topic: Urban Green Space and Health

Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Sustainable cities and communities, Life on land, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior