Vitoria-Gasteiz begins to monitor the impact of naturalisation of Medieval Quarter with three situational studies
11/04/2025
The Environmental Studies Centre has analysed the composition of the community of city birds and pollinating insects to measure their evolution after the naturalisation of the Medieval Quarter. It has also conducted a public perception survey with residents of the neighbourhood.
The Environmental Studies Centre (CEA) of the Vitoria-Gasteiz City Council has launched three situational studies before carrying out the interventions to naturalise the Medieval Quarter, with the aim of assessing their impact once the works have been completed. These actions are part of the LIFE IP Urban Klima 2050 project, under C.4.1 Nature-based solutions and their co-benefits.
These studies will enable the comparison of the current situation of the neighbourhood with the future situation after greening, and will assess both the ecological benefits and the social perception. They have focused on the following aspects:
- Bird community composition: To analyse the diversity and abundance of city birds in the Medieval Quarter. The information that was collected will serve as a basis for understanding how new green spaces influence wildlife in the urban environment.
- Pollinator monitoring: To study the presence of insects such as bees and butterflies, which are essential to the ecological balance. Their evolution will be measured following the creation of green spaces, which act as habitats and ecological corridors.
- Social perception survey: To gather the opinions of 200 residents in the Medieval Quarter regarding the green spaces in the neighbourhood. This study will provide information on the degree of neighbourhood satisfaction and how naturalisation affects their quality of life.
