Recovery of an Abandoned Singular Infrastructure as a Key Factor for Regional Sustainable Development; A Study Case: El Caminito del Rey [The King's Little Path]

Summary: This study incorporates the concept of service effectiveness into public space evaluation and constructs a social service effectiveness evaluation system to measure the utilization rate and realization effect of urban blue spaces (UBSs). Through literature research, 6 primary indicators and 12 secondary indicators are set to investigate the UBSs. The evaluation system utilizes field surveys, text analysis, and remote-sensing techniques to collect relevant data, and quantitatively analyzes the overall effectiveness characteristics and efficiency-effect balance.

Summary: Green-blue infrastructure is crucial for achieving the goals of the European Green Deal and protecting cities and their surrounding areas from urban sprawl. This study aims to develop a methodology for defining and analyzing the elements and connectivity of green-blue infrastructure in Bucharest, Romania and its metropolitan area, in order to serve as a planning model.