Project One: Urban Geography
Comparing liveability for families with dogs in different neighborhoods (III).
This is our third and last post about the ranking of the best neighbourhoods to live with your dog.
In this post we
want to explain the results of our report.
- First of all we have to explain our
methodology.
We have made
this report using three main methods: observation of the neighbourhoods to see
the sidewalks (width and trees), services,
shops, etc.; researching through internet to find vets, shops, dog
walkers, parks, etc.; asking to the official council for registers of dogs and to
veterinaries to know the number of dogs, bag dispensers, etc.
- Second we have normalized data with different
criteria.
We established
Ciudad Universitaria as our base neighborhood and we normalized all the results
to 10 (except trees because CU has a very low punctuation of trees). After this
we compared the other neighbourhoods to make the ranking.
Finally we got
the totals of the three different categories and we weighted them:
We have given a weight of
80% to the leisure time category because we
have considered that the time you spend with your dog outside makes you choose
neighbourhoods with parks, good streets, dog zones, etc before the ones who
have not that.
It´s important to remark that according to the laws of the Madrid
City Council you are not allowed to take your dog loose on the street (http://www.disfrutadetuperro.com/sisoucan/horarios-perros-sueltos-lugares-publicos/). That´s why dog zones are so important.
For the healthcare
category we have given a weight of 15% because of
the reasons we explained in our last post: veterinaries, pet shops, dog
groomers are important but if you have your trusted professional you prefer to
move to other neighbourhood to take your pet than to change to another vet you
don´t know.
For the dog tolerance in
public places we have given a weight of 5% because these
factors have a little weight in your choice. Is and advantage if there are
places where dogs are welcome, but the law in Spain gives freedom to the shops
owners to avoid or permit the entry of animals. You can´t control this factor.
Besides in Madrid you can
find a lot of bars where you can sit outside with your dog but they are not
considered “tolerant” so the data will not be “real” and we think is not as
important as the other categories.
Maybe with more time we could get accurate data.
- Third:
THE RESULTS
These
are the results of our research:
GENERAL DATA
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CIUDAD
UNIVERSITARIA
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RECOLETOS
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MARROQUINA
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SURFACE
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1425 Ha
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87 ha
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179 ha
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POPULATION (2009)
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16117
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15400
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30330
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NUMBER OF HOMES (año 2001)
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7591
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8984
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11952
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LEISURE TIME
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NUMBER OF DOGS
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1.325
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2.310
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8.232
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DOGS PER RESIDENT
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1 PER 13
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10
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1 PER 7
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19
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1 PER 4
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31
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PARKS
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4 (ABOUT 700.000 m2)
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10
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1 (ABOUT 20.000 m2)
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0
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4 (ABOUT 600.000 m2)
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9
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Almansa 12.651 m2
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Jardín del
Descubrimiento 20.347m2
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Parque
de la Cuña Verde 413.588m2
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Francos Rodríguez
26.407 m2
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Parque de
Moratalaz 49158 m²
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Parque de Juan
XXIII 14381
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Jardín Dionisio
Ridruejo 33606 m²
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Parque
Dehesa de la Villa 645.309 m2
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1 per 3 metres
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Parque
Vandel 58930 m²
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DOG ZONE
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1
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10
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0
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0
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2
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20
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Width of the Sidewalk
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2 m
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10
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3
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15
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2 meters
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10
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DOG WALKERS
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7
|
10
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38
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54
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25
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36
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trees
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1 per each 20 m.
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5
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1 per 3 metres
|
10
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1 tree per each 3
meters
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10
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PUBLIC BAG SPOTS
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22
|
10
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30
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13
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60
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27
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TOTAL LEISURE
TIME
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65
|
111
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142
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HEALTHCARE OF
DOGS
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PET SHOPS
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2
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10
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3
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15
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2
|
10
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VETERINARIES
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2
|
10
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5
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25
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4
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20
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24 hours service
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2
|
10
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5
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25
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1
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5
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DOG GROOMERS
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2
|
10
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1
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5
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2
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10
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ANIMAL SHELTER
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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TOTAL
HEALTHCARE
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40
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70
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45
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DOG TOLERANCE
IN PUBLIC PLACES
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HOTELS
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0
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1
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0
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RESTAURANTS
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0
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22
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0
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SUPERMARKETS
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0
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0
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0
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AND
THESE ARE THE TOTAL RESULTS WITH THE PERCENTAGE WEIGHT APPLIED
Ciudad Universitaria
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Recoletos
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Marroquina
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TOTAL LEISURE TIME (80%)
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52
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89
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114
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TOTAL HEALTHCARE (15%)
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6
|
11
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6,75
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TOTAL DOG TOLERANCE
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0
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0
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0
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FINAL RESULTS
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58
|
99
|
120
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We
want to comment some of the most interesting results of our research:
We
have calculated the surface of green areas in each neighbourhood and we have investigated
the number of dog zones.
- In C. U there are 4
big parks, nearly
- In Marroquina there
are 4 parks (almost 600.000 m2), but there are
two dog zone.
- Finally in Recoletos, there is 1 park (more than
We
divided the number of residents of each neighbourhood (Hall Town Webpage Data http://www.madrid.es/portal/site/munimadrid/menuitem.199479e61b01b0aa7d245f019fc08a0c/?vgnextoid=24b53824affca010VgnVCM1000009b25680aRCRD&vgnextchannel=7d06c4e37504a010VgnVCM100000d90ca8c0RCRD&pk=1100525)
by the
number of dogs in each on (Veterinary Surgeon Association of Madrid Interview)
and we obtained one surprising result:
·
In Marroquina there is 1
dog per every 4 residents (30.330 residents/8.232 dogs)
·
In Recoletos, there is 1 dog per every 7
residents
(15.400residents /2.310 dogs)
·
In Ciudad Universitaria, there is one dog per
every 13 residents (16.117 residents/1.325 dogs).
So finally the conclusion is that the best neighbourhood among those three to live with dogs is MARROQUINA WITH A FINAL SCORE OF 120, followed by Recoletos (99) and in the last position of the ranking Ciudad Universitaria (58)
Power point presentation:
