APPENDIX B: TYPOLOGY OF URBAN SPACES AND WOODY SPECIES SUITABLE FOR DIFFERENT PLANTING SITES IN QUITO

Typology of Urban Spaces for Urban Forestry Applications

· Major Arterial Street Network

1 - Median - < 1 m. wide - grass surface
2 - Median - 1-3.9 m. wide - grass surface
3 - Median - 4 -9.9m. wide - grass surface
4 - Median - > 10m. wide - grass surface

5 - Median - < 1 m. wide - cement surface
6 - Median - 1-3.9 m. wide - cement surface
7 - Median - 4 - 9.9 m. wide - cement surface
8 - Median - > 10 m. wide - cement surface

9 - Median - < 1 m. wide - cement planters
10 - Median - 1-3.9 m. wide - cement planters
11 - Median - 4 - 9.9 m. wide - cement planters
12 - Median - > 10m. wide - cement planters

13 - Sidewalk - < 1.8 m. wide - grass greenway
14 - Sidewalk - 1.8 - 3 m. wide - grass greenway
15 - Sidewalk - > 3 m. wide - grass greenway

16 - Sidewalk - < 1.8 m. wide - cement greenway
17 - Sidewalk - 1.8 - 3 m. wide - cement greenway
18 - Sidewalk - > 3 m. wide - cement greenway

19 - Sidewalk - < 1.8 m. wide - cement planters
20 - Sidewalk - 1.8 - 3 m. wide - cement planters
21 - Sidewalk - > 3 m. wide - cement planters

Traffic Circle

22 - cement surface or planters
23 - grass or dirt surface

Traffic Triangle

24 - cement surface or cement planters
25 - grass or dirt surface

· Residential Street Network

26 - Sidewalk - < 1.8 m. wide - grass greenway
27 - Sidewalk - 1.8 - 3 m. wide - grass greenway
28 - Sidewalk - > 3 m. wide - grass greenway

29 - Sidewalk - < 1.8 m. wide - cement greenway
30 - Sidewalk - 1.8 - 3 m. wide - cement greenway
31 - Sidewalk - > 3 m. wide - cement greenway

32 - Sidewalk - < 1.8 m. wide - cement planters
33 - Sidewalk - 1.8 - 3 m. wide- cement planters
34 - Sidewalk - > 3 m. wide - cement planters

Traffic Triangle

35 - cement surface or cement planters
36 - grass or dirt surface

· Public Green Spaces

Function of Tree:

37 - Woodland 3 8 -Path or Road
39 - Border/Barrier
40 - Ornamentation
41 - Shade
42 - Wildlife
43 - Education
44 - Cemented Area or Planters

· Private Property

Function of Tree:

Ornamentation

45 - small
46 - large

Shade

47 - small
48 - large

Path or Road

49 - small
50 - large

Border/Barrier

51 - small
52 - large

Wildlife

53 - small
54 - large

Food/Other non-timber products

55 - small
56 - large

Education

57 - small
58 - large

Cemented area or planters

59 - small

60 - large

· Special Protected Areas

61 - Steep Slopes
62 - Degraded Areas
63 - Eroding Areas
64 - Devegetated Areas
65 - Zones of Moderate Recreation and/or Conservation
66 - Zones of Intensive Recreation

Table B.1 - WOODY SPECIES SUITABLE FOR PLANTING IN QUITO
Ecological Zone: bs MB

Table B.2 - WOODY SPECIES SUITABLE FOR PLANTING IN QUITO
Ecological Zone: bh MB

Table B.3 - WOODY SPECIES SUITABLE FOR PLANTING IN QUITO
Ecological Zone: bmh M