{"id":2638,"date":"2024-11-20T12:15:28","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T11:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecoacsa.com\/?p=2638"},"modified":"2024-11-28T12:58:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-28T11:58:03","slug":"ecoacsa-y-urj-enfoque-innovador-medir-condicion-ecosistemas-urbanos-esp-europe-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecoacsa.com\/en\/ecoacsa-y-urj-enfoque-innovador-medir-condicion-ecosistemas-urbanos-esp-europe-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Ecoacsa and the Rey Juan Carlos University present an innovative approach to measure the condition of urban ecosystems at the ESP Europe 2024 conference"},"content":{"rendered":"

At the recent \u00a0Ecosystem Services Partnership Europe 2024<\/em>\u00a0<\/a> which is being held until November 22 in Wageningen, Netherlands, our colleague Ariadna \u00c1lvarez-Ripado, Ecosystems Technician at Ecoacsa, presented the results of a pioneering research study to measure urban ecosystem condition accounts. The study, titled\u00a0Assessing urban ecosystem condition account with object-based methods.<\/a> (Evaluaci\u00f3n del estado de los ecosistemas urbanos mediante m\u00e9todos basados en objetos)<\/em>, has been published in the scientific journal \u00a0Ecological Indicators<\/em>, in collaboration with Rey Juan Carlos University, and proposes an innovative approach based on the United Nations System of Environmental-Economic Accounting-Ecosystem Accounting (SEEA-EA) framework, adapted to the complex dynamics of urban environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During her presentation, Ariadna explained how this methodology allows for the analysis of the condition or health of urban ecosystems through specific condition indicators, such as tree cover, bird species richness, or the absence of air pollutants. The main contribution of the study is the development of an object-based methodology to evaluate the condition of cities, where the reference area is a real and unique geographic object, rather than being formed by individual pixels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This novel approach presents certain advantages over traditional tools, such as reduced operational costs, methodological simplicity and flexibility, and the ability to capture complex (non-linear) urban dynamics, among others. Additionally, it represents an advancement in local-scale urban condition accounting and can potentially be compatible with current urban policy frameworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study measures the Euclidean distance between the reference polygon and the other polygons that make up the city of Madrid. Among the key results, an average condition index of 0.69 was highlighted for the set of urban ecosystems in Madrid, with 76% of neighborhoods at levels below 0.60. The condition indicators that have the greatest influence on changes in urban condition were also identified, making it important to focus efforts on improving these indicators to enhance Madrid\u2019s condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The research demonstrates how sustainable planning and management are necessary in the urban environment. Cities can use this methodology as a tool to analyze the city\u2019s resilience to climate change, identify inequalities in the distribution of natural resources, monitor the provision of ecosystem services, and prioritize investments in green infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the article Assessing urban ecosystem condition account with object-based methods.<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

En el marco del congreso \u00a0Ecosystem Services Partnership Europe 2024\u00a0 celebrado recientemente en Wageningen, Pa\u00edses Bajos, nuestra compa\u00f1era Ariadna \u00c1lvarez-Ripado, t\u00e9cnica de Ecosistemas de Ecoacsa, present\u00f3 los resultados de una investigaci\u00f3n pionera para medir las cuentas de condici\u00f3n de los ecosistemas urbanos. El estudio, titulado\u00a0Assessing urban ecosystem condition account with object-based methods (Evaluaci\u00f3n del estado de los ecosistemas urbanos mediante m\u00e9todos basados en objetos), ha sido publicado en la revista cient\u00edfica \u00a0Ecological Indicators, en colaboraci\u00f3n con la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, y propone un enfoque innovador basado en el marco del Sistema de Contabilidad Ambiental-Econ\u00f3mica-Contabilidad de Ecosistemas (SEEA-EA) de Naciones Unidas, adaptado a las din\u00e1micas complejas de los entornos urbanos.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,8],"tags":[15,16],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecoacsa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2638"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecoacsa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecoacsa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecoacsa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecoacsa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2638"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ecoacsa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2642,"href":"https:\/\/ecoacsa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2638\/revisions\/2642"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecoacsa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecoacsa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecoacsa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecoacsa.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}