Description

The proportion of all vegetated areas within the city boundaries in relation to the total area.

Scale as linked to D2.2 framework

• National
• City
• Neighborhood 

Data source [ link to data framework]

• Satellites
• Maps

Data needs

• Urban Audit data

Expected Outputs

• Every 6 years. Currently available for 2006 and 2012. Date for 2018 is under production

Calculation methods

• This parameter is based on several classes (11230, 11240, 14100, 14200, 20000, 30000) of the Urban Atlas data, which contain substantial green spaces (the two least dense residential classes with a sealing degree < 30 %, urban parks, sports and leisure facilities, forest, semi-natural and agriculture). It is computed for the core city as defined by Eurostat/Urban Audit

Links and references

• https://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/sustainability-transitions/urban-environment/sub-sections/urban-green-infrastructure/typology-for-urban-green-infrastructure
• https://eea.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=42bf8cc04ebd49908534efde04c4eec8%20&amp;embed=true