Zonificación y lineamientos técnicos para la gestión del arbolado urbano en el municipio de Mosquera, Cundinamarca

Abstract

The municipality of Mosquera, Cundinamarca, has experienced rapid urban growth, generating pressure on urban vegetation and ecosystem services. In this context, this study aimed to formulate technical guidelines for urban tree management based on a preliminary diagnosis and functional zoning of the urban area. The methodology involved secondary data analysis and geospatial processing using ArcGIS Pro for the urban center (20.13 km²), identifying 111.6 hectares of green areas, equivalent to 5.5% of the urban area and a green space index of 7.2 m² per inhabitant. Five functional space types were defined, with street tree planting and biological corridors being predominant, and key issues such as green space deficit, unequal distribution, infrastructure conflicts, and occupation of riparian buffer zones were identified. Based on these findings, technical guidelines for species selection and differentiated silvicultural management were proposed as a preliminary input for urban tree planning and management in Mosquera.