TRANSF ORMATION OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IN LARGE CITIES OF SOUTH AMERICA
Abstract
The transformation of green infrastructure during 1986–2016 was analyzed for four Latin American cities, i.e. La Paz, Lima, Buenos Aires and Rio De Janeiro. The green infrastructure (GI) is a set of unsealed urban spaces that perform different ecosystem functions. Original approach to the taxonomy of the objects of green infrastructure and criteria for the assessment of their state are suggested. It was revealed that despite favorable landscape and climatic conditions, the least satisfactory state of GI according to the specified criteria is typical of Buenos Aires. The best values of indicators are in Rio de Janeiro, where, unlike other cities, there are the largest areas of green infrastructure represented by closed natural vegetation, the proportion of which has increased over the past thirty years.
About the Authors
O. A. Illarionova
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography, Department of World Physical Geography and Geoecology, student
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography, Department of World Physical Geography and Geoecology, student
O. A. Klimanova
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography, Department of World Physical Geography and Geoecology, Associate Professor, PhD. in Geography
Russian Federation
Faculty of Geography, Department of World Physical Geography and Geoecology, Associate Professor, PhD. in Geography
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Illarionova O.A., Klimanova O.A. TRANSF ORMATION OF GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE IN LARGE CITIES OF SOUTH AMERICA. Vestnik Moskovskogo universiteta. Seriya 5, Geografiya. 2018;(3):23-29. (In Russ.)
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