Table 4 Natural environments mapped and classified in each city (hectares and proportion of area)
From: Characterisation of the natural environment: quantitative indicators across Europe
Level 1 | Level 1.1 | Level 2 | Total areaa | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Barcelona | Stoke-on-Trent | Doetinchem | Kaunas | |||||||
ha | % | ha | % | ha | % | ha | % | |||
Green | Urban green space | Parks | 657.11 | 61.68 | 527.25 | 11.65 | 71.01 | 16.71 | 743.76 | 15.57 |
Semi-natural/natural | 3.23 | 0.30 | 1347.70 | 29.77 | 34.80 | 8.19 | 509.10 | 10.66 | ||
Formal recreation | 1.38 | 0.13 | 729.06 | 16.10 | 3.21 | 0.76 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
Civic space | 291.96 | 27.41 | 7.80 | 0.17 | 9.23 | 2.17 | 3332.22 | 69.75 | ||
Functional/amenity | 34.00 | 3.19 | 1111.07 | 24.54 | 100.42 | 23.64 | 1.34 | 0.03 | ||
Natural/green corridor | 73.58 | 6.91 | 176.68 | 3.90 | 57.66 | 13.57 | 54.26 | 1.14 | ||
Derelict/vacant | 4.04 | 0.38 | 627.82 | 13.87 | 4.37 | 1.03 | 136.49 | 2.86 | ||
Residential gardens | ||||||||||
Street greenery | 135.10 | 31.80 | ||||||||
Total urban green space | 1065.30 | 4527.37 | 424.87 | 4777.16 | ||||||
Non-urban green space | Woodland/forests | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1861.99 | 10.38 | 859.55 | 16.25 | 1344.66 | 100.00 | |
Rural and agricultural land | 0.00 | 0.00 | 16,077.11 | 89.62 | 4430.39 | 83.75 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
Country parks | 1696.31 | 100.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
Total non-urban green space | 1696.31 | 17,939.10 | 5289.94 | 1344.66 | ||||||
Water | Freshwater (inland water) | Lakes/reservoirs/ponds (standing water bodies) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 97.38 | 78.58 | 20.02 | 30.91 | 631.10 | 47.88 |
Rivers, streams, canals (linear water features) | 9.00 | 27.17 | 26.55 | 21.42 | 44.74 | 69.09 | 687.08 | 52.12 | ||
Marine/coastal | including beeches (type of coastline) | 24.12 | 72.80 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
Total blue space | 33.13 | 123.93 | 64.76 | 1318.17 | 1318.17 | |||||
Total area of natural environments | 2794.75 | 22,590.40 | 5779.57 | 7440.00 | 7440.00 | |||||