Los conflictos socioambientales en la planificación y gestión de la infrastructura verde urbana: El caso de Vitoria-Gasteiz

Nowadays green infrastructures are very important components of the cities. These mechanisms have the main objective of providing ecosystem services and protecting biodiversity, as well as the improvement of people's quality of life. In this way, many urban policies promote these infrastructures. But it is true that these greening and urbanization strategies entail serious risks because they promote inequality among social groups rather than ensure social cohesion and inclusion. This is why the adequate planning of such infrastructures and public spaces becomes vital in the life of cities. In this paper we intended to analyze the social impacts and conflicts generated by the planning and management of urban green infrastructure, specifically attending to the case of the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz. From three conflicts in three districts of the city (Errekaleor, Zabalgana and Casco Viejo), lessons have been learned from the cases treated, in order to launch proposals for future action and to minimize conflicts. Taking into account that each neighborhood analyzed has its particularities, it is very important to state which the different methods of management were. The work consists of three phases: (1) Initial, static city analysis; (2) quantitative analysis with GIS, for analyzing the evolution of the indicators in each neighborhood s and (3) case study, to clarify the three conflicts closely and to propose solutions. The results show that although Vitoria-Gasteiz is a city based in an urban green model, urban conflicts continue to exist when the population sees its quality of life threatened. In this case, the right to housing, the right to the public space and the gentrification of the neighborhood are key to the rise of new social organizations, who demand their rights and are willing to act against any threat. These cases constitute three clear examples of how commonly the overseeing authorities, Vitoria-Gasteiz’s City Hall in this case, do not take into account the opinions of the neighbors and craft urban planning policies guided by the interests of capital. La importancia que las infraestructuras verdes tienen en las ciudades está a la orden del día. Con el principal objetivo proporcionar servicios ecosistémicos y proteger la biodiversidad, sin dejar atrás la mejora de la calidad de vida de las personas, se están dando muchas políticas urbanas para promover dichas infraestructuras. Pero, del mismo modo se ha demostrado que estas estrategias de ecologiza