Evaluación de la sustentabilidad socio-ecológica asociada al arbolado urbano en la UPZ Chapinero, Bogotá

Abstract

In the absence of a base of methodologies that allow the evaluation of the socio-ecological sustainability associated with urban trees at a local level and the socio-ecological conflicts that arise in Bogotá between urbanization processes and urban tree conservation, a model was proposed for the evaluation of the socio-ecological sustainability of urban trees (SAU) taking as a case study the Chapinero UPZ in the Chapinero locality - Bogotá. The proposed model was fed with the data obtained from bibliographical consultations and the ecological and social characterization of the study area to finally simulate the sustainability scenarios. A medium level of sustainability was found for the Chapinero UPZ (SAU: 46.67) and a reduction of 5.76 percentage points in socio-ecological sustainability for the year 2038 (SAU: 40.91) related to the gradual loss of tree cover and the increase of sick trees. Therefore, to improve sustainability levels, it is necessary to deepen technical efforts to improve the survival rate (80%), increase the average canopy area (60m2), increase citizen participation (50%) and reduce felling for works and maintenance (130).