El impacto de las políticas de austeridad en los espacios verdes urbanos según la percepción de los usuarios. Estudio de caso en tres ciudades espa?olas

摘要

This article assesses the effect of austerity policies, pervasive across the national, regional and local scales in Spain, on the current maintenance level of urban green areas. The study draws on data gathered from fieldwork in parks and gardens of Salamanca, Valladolid and Zamora. A survey was also designed and conducted to measure users’s satisfaction. Quite paradoxically, results point to a quite good state of maintenance and to a quite high level of users’ satisfaction with urban green spaces is high.