Ayala-Azcarraga, C.; Diaz, D.; Fernandez, T.; Cordova-Tapia, F.; Zambrano, L. Uneven Distribution of Urban Green Spaces in Relation to Marginalization in Mexico City. Sustainability2023, 15, 12652.
Ayala-Azcarraga, C.; Diaz, D.; Fernandez, T.; Cordova-Tapia, F.; Zambrano, L. Uneven Distribution of Urban Green Spaces in Relation to Marginalization in Mexico City. Sustainability 2023, 15, 12652.
Ayala-Azcarraga, C.; Diaz, D.; Fernandez, T.; Cordova-Tapia, F.; Zambrano, L. Uneven Distribution of Urban Green Spaces in Relation to Marginalization in Mexico City. Sustainability2023, 15, 12652.
Ayala-Azcarraga, C.; Diaz, D.; Fernandez, T.; Cordova-Tapia, F.; Zambrano, L. Uneven Distribution of Urban Green Spaces in Relation to Marginalization in Mexico City. Sustainability 2023, 15, 12652.
Abstract
The differential distribution, size, and quality of urban green spaces (UGS) among localities generate a differential distribution of benefits provided to users. We analyzed the spatial distribution of five size categories of UGS among 15 municipalities of Mexico City, compared their total surface per capita and associated them with the social marginality index. We found 1,353 UGSs accessible for public use with a total area of 2,643 ha. Seventy-four percent of them had <1 ha of surface area, and 51% were located in only three municipalities that were mostly middle- and high-income. These municipalities concentrated a higher area of green spaces per capita. We found a negative correlation between the marginality index and the area of UGS per municipality; the lower the marginality index, the higher the area of green spaces. We consider this a situation of environmental injustice since urban environmental services are distributed unequally with respect to marginalized populations.
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Environmental Science
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