{"title":"Developing a Qualitative Urban Green Spaces Index Applied to a Mediterranean City","authors":"Rania Ajmi, Faiza Khebour Allouche, Aude Nuscia Taîbi, Safa Bel Fekih Boussema","doi":"10.3390/urbansci7040115","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"As a primary goal, urban green spaces (UGSs) have been linked to several aspects of inhabitants’ wellbeing. Quality could be a way to intervene in the UGS–human health interaction. For that purpose, we developed an urban green space quality index (UGS QIndex) applied to a Mediterranean region, Sousse City. This index was based on a set of criteria, indicators, and elements chosen after bibliographical research related to UGS quality assessment tools and their contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals. Then, we evaluated the quality of the Sousse Ramparts Gardens using the UGS QIndex. In fact, this index includes 41 elements grouped into 23 indicators covering seven thematic criteria: environmental regulating capacity, functional amenities, aesthetic amenities, landscape features, integration in its surroundings, development policy objectives, and space issues. According to the UGS QIndex, Bab El Gharbi garden exceeds Bab El Finga garden in terms of its scenery, aesthetics, and functionality. This index could be used by city planners to improve their UGS’s capacity to satisfy the inhabitants’ requirements. Otherwise, it needs to be enhanced and tailored to various types of UGSs and then applied to other Mediterranean cities, as well as cities suffering from UGS degradation.","PeriodicalId":75284,"journal":{"name":"Urban science (Basel, Switzerland)","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.1000,"publicationDate":"2023-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Urban science (Basel, Switzerland)","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci7040115","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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As a primary goal, urban green spaces (UGSs) have been linked to several aspects of inhabitants’ wellbeing. Quality could be a way to intervene in the UGS–human health interaction. For that purpose, we developed an urban green space quality index (UGS QIndex) applied to a Mediterranean region, Sousse City. This index was based on a set of criteria, indicators, and elements chosen after bibliographical research related to UGS quality assessment tools and their contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals. Then, we evaluated the quality of the Sousse Ramparts Gardens using the UGS QIndex. In fact, this index includes 41 elements grouped into 23 indicators covering seven thematic criteria: environmental regulating capacity, functional amenities, aesthetic amenities, landscape features, integration in its surroundings, development policy objectives, and space issues. According to the UGS QIndex, Bab El Gharbi garden exceeds Bab El Finga garden in terms of its scenery, aesthetics, and functionality. This index could be used by city planners to improve their UGS’s capacity to satisfy the inhabitants’ requirements. Otherwise, it needs to be enhanced and tailored to various types of UGSs and then applied to other Mediterranean cities, as well as cities suffering from UGS degradation.
作为主要目标,城市绿色空间(UGSs)与居民福祉的几个方面有关。质量可能是干预ugs -人类健康相互作用的一种方式。为此,我们开发了一个应用于地中海地区苏塞市的城市绿地质量指数(UGS QIndex)。该指数基于与UGS质量评估工具及其对可持续发展目标的贡献相关的书目研究后选择的一套标准、指标和要素。然后,我们使用UGS QIndex对苏塞壁垒花园的质量进行了评价。事实上,该指数包括41个要素,分为23个指标,涵盖7个主题标准:环境调节能力、功能设施、审美设施、景观特征、与周围环境的融合、发展政策目标和空间问题。根据UGS QIndex, Bab El Gharbi花园在风景、美学和功能方面都超过了Bab El Finga花园。这个指数可以被城市规划者用来提高他们的UGS满足居民需求的能力。否则,就需要针对不同类型的地漏进行增强和定制,然后应用于其他地中海城市,以及遭受地漏退化的城市。