Analysis and Evaluation of the Quality of Public Space in Relation to its Degree of Naturalisation, its Physical Qualities and Uses and Activities. The Case of the Northern Border Area of the Municipality of Fuenlabrada (Madrid, Spain) in its Contact with the Area Called Bosquesur and the Case of the Cities of the Dutch Randstad and their Mediation or Buffer Zones

Abstract

The aim of this paper is, starting from the problem of peripheral landscapes produced by urban sprawl forms, to define a methodology for analysing the quality of peripheral public space in municipalities surrounded by natural spaces of environmental value, in order to evaluate their potential quality as environmental corridors, civic axes and natural gateways. To define the evaluation with proper indicators the investigation is based in the origin of the urban greenbelts and in the case study of the northern boundary of the municipality of Fuenlabrada (Madrid, Spain) with the Bosque Sur Periurban Forest Park and its comparison with Midden-Delfland, a buffer-zone belonging to the area known as Randstad Holland.