Soil Ecosystem Services in Urban Parks as a Basis for Better Urban Planning: The Case of Mexico City
Until now, the contribution of soils in urban spaces has been underestimated and, as a result, the services they provide have been severely undervalued in urban planning. This article aims to address this issue through a study of Chapultepec Park in Mexico City. We provide two methodological proposa...
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| description | Until now, the contribution of soils in urban spaces has been underestimated and, as a result, the services they provide have been severely undervalued in urban planning. This article aims to address this issue through a study of Chapultepec Park in Mexico City. We provide two methodological proposals for the analysis of soil ecosystem services characterized by the interaction of natural and anthropic processes: the morpho-pedological landscapes (MpL), in which we quantify soil carbon sequestration (SOC Mg ha−1) and the comparison of two methods for the analysis of hydraulic conductivity: Pedotransfer functions (PTF) and direct measurement with a double ring infiltrometer. Among the 12 MpL, we found the highest SOC content in slopes with mixed tree vegetation and Phaeozem soils. However, SOC retention decreased by 40%–50% due to sealing surfaces. For infiltration measures, despite the diversity of soils and vegetation, direct measurements values are highly homogeneous, while values calculated using PTFs better reflect the morphopedological landscape heterogeneity. In all the MpLs, the hydraulic conductivity was higher than the maximum rainfall intensity report, indicating that the soils in Chapultepec Park, despite the differences in soils and intensity of use, provide the ecosystem service of infiltration. These results would allow the establishment of a baseline for monitoring these services and provide information to decision makers and urban planners seeking to reduce the construction of gray infrastructure that seals soils and reduces their capacity to provide these ecosystem services. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-66a4f85a5741424e834e6db2db37db142025-08-20T02:27:53ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Spanish Journal of Soil Science2253-65742024-11-011410.3389/sjss.2024.1339813398Soil Ecosystem Services in Urban Parks as a Basis for Better Urban Planning: The Case of Mexico CityHelena Cotler0Silke Cram1Blanca Prado2Victor Peña3Lilian Lucio4Centro de Investigación en Ciencias de Información Geoespacial, Mexico City, MexicoInstituto de Geografia, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, MexicoInstituto de Geografia, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, MexicoInstituto de Geologia, Metropolitan Autonomous University, Mexico City, MexicoInstituto de Geografia, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, MexicoUntil now, the contribution of soils in urban spaces has been underestimated and, as a result, the services they provide have been severely undervalued in urban planning. This article aims to address this issue through a study of Chapultepec Park in Mexico City. We provide two methodological proposals for the analysis of soil ecosystem services characterized by the interaction of natural and anthropic processes: the morpho-pedological landscapes (MpL), in which we quantify soil carbon sequestration (SOC Mg ha−1) and the comparison of two methods for the analysis of hydraulic conductivity: Pedotransfer functions (PTF) and direct measurement with a double ring infiltrometer. Among the 12 MpL, we found the highest SOC content in slopes with mixed tree vegetation and Phaeozem soils. However, SOC retention decreased by 40%–50% due to sealing surfaces. For infiltration measures, despite the diversity of soils and vegetation, direct measurements values are highly homogeneous, while values calculated using PTFs better reflect the morphopedological landscape heterogeneity. In all the MpLs, the hydraulic conductivity was higher than the maximum rainfall intensity report, indicating that the soils in Chapultepec Park, despite the differences in soils and intensity of use, provide the ecosystem service of infiltration. These results would allow the establishment of a baseline for monitoring these services and provide information to decision makers and urban planners seeking to reduce the construction of gray infrastructure that seals soils and reduces their capacity to provide these ecosystem services.https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/sjss.2024.13398/fullmorpho-pedological landscapessaturated hydraulic conductivitysoil sealingsoil carbon sequestrationnature-based solution |
| spellingShingle | Helena Cotler Silke Cram Blanca Prado Victor Peña Lilian Lucio Soil Ecosystem Services in Urban Parks as a Basis for Better Urban Planning: The Case of Mexico City Spanish Journal of Soil Science morpho-pedological landscapes saturated hydraulic conductivity soil sealing soil carbon sequestration nature-based solution |
| title | Soil Ecosystem Services in Urban Parks as a Basis for Better Urban Planning: The Case of Mexico City |
| title_full | Soil Ecosystem Services in Urban Parks as a Basis for Better Urban Planning: The Case of Mexico City |
| title_fullStr | Soil Ecosystem Services in Urban Parks as a Basis for Better Urban Planning: The Case of Mexico City |
| title_full_unstemmed | Soil Ecosystem Services in Urban Parks as a Basis for Better Urban Planning: The Case of Mexico City |
| title_short | Soil Ecosystem Services in Urban Parks as a Basis for Better Urban Planning: The Case of Mexico City |
| title_sort | soil ecosystem services in urban parks as a basis for better urban planning the case of mexico city |
| topic | morpho-pedological landscapes saturated hydraulic conductivity soil sealing soil carbon sequestration nature-based solution |
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