Urban Economic Indicators for Green Development in Cities

urban economic indicators for the evaluation of existing urban green structures and green spaces by using a taxonomy of indicators and to develop an economic framework for the development and management of green spaces in cities. A functional typology of urban green spaces based on a set of indicators of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Devel-opment (OECD), which is described as pressure–state–response (PSR) indicators, is used for the determination of the relevant economic dimensions, criteria and indicators of urban green space. From an economic perspective, there are four relevant dimensions of urban green spaces that refer to the functions that have an impact (directly or indirectly) on environmental sources, welfare and quality of urban life, financing and management of urban green. This economic framework provides an opportunity to discuss the complex relationships of the multi-dimensional structure of urban green spaces. It provides also a useful framework for the social, ecological and planning perspectives, policies and management issues. ● Urban green ● Environmental economics ● Economic dimensions of urban green ● Economic criteria ● Sustainability indicators Caroline Rodenburg graduated in February 1998 in the field of transport and regional economics. She is working as a researcher (project-based and externally funded) for the Department of Spatial Economics at the Free University, Amsterdam. Simultaneously, she is writing her PhD thesis on multifunctional land use. She has published various contributions to national and international journals on various transportation and regional economic subjects