Cabral, Pedro da Costa BritoPainho, Marco Octávio TrindadeGuerrero, IgnacioIraegui Cuentas, Edorta2018-04-092018-04-092017-03-01http://hdl.handle.net/10362/34145Dissertation submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in Geospatial TechnologiesAccessibility to different services in cities has been studied as form of analysing equity, especially in urban settings. Green spaces are one of these services; they have known benefits on the wellbeing of the urban residents. This work intends to determine if the variation in accessibility to urban green spaces is affected by the distribution of socio-economic variables such as income, and how these affect the green equity in a city. Green spaces have been categorised into different functional levels based on their size and accessibility and equity has been analysed, taking into consideration income, density, migrant populations and age-based variables. The analysis conducted involved a network-based service area analysis as well as spatial and statistical analysis using ArcGIS, GeoDa and R. The case study selected was the city of Barcelona (Spain). The results of the analysis reject the hypothesis of inequity in accessibility at functional levels based on the variables studied although some spatial associations exist.engAccessibilityEquityGeographical information systemsHierarchical green spacesLocal Indicators of SpatialAssociationNetwork analysisSocio-economic variationSpatial statisticsUrban greeGIS- based analysis of socio-economic variation in accessibility to green spaces in Barcelona, Spainmaster thesis201895986