Residential care facilities in Brussels-Capital Region: compounds, buildings, main entrances, institutional characteristics, and urban green infrastructure indicators (2024)

This GIS dataset was created for the scientific publication below, as part of the GreeNexUS research project (https://greenexus.unibo.it/: Green-health-safety Nexus for new Urban Spaces and funded by the European Union’s Horizon-MSCA-2021-DN [grant agreement No 101073437]. Views and opinions expressed are, however, those of the authors only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the Research Executive Agency (REA). Neither the European Union nor the REA can be held responsible for them. Pu, Y., Canters, F., Gadeyne, S., & Baró, F. (2026). Exposure and access to green infrastructure in residential care facilities: Spatial inequities in Brussels. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 118(12934), 129347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2026.129347 The point layer (RCF_entrance_brussels_VUB_Z) includes: The main entrances of all officially registered residential care facilities in the Brussels-Capital Region (n=129), with unique identifier “ID”. Administrative data: name, number of beds, address, management types (public/non-profit/for-profit), monthly fees (euros) Urban green infrastructure indicators: inner vegetation cover (%) and per capita (m2), visible vegetation (%), proximity to public green spaces (m), and surrounding tree canopy cover (%) (detailed definition and calculations see the paper) Other indicators: outdoor space (m2) and inner vegetation (m2). The polygon layer (RCF_building_brussels_VUB_Z, RCF_compound_brussels_VUB_Z) includes: The cadastral compounds of all officially registered residential care facilities in the Brussels-Capital Region (n=129), with unique identifier “ID”. The cadastral buildings of all officially registered residential care facilities in the Brussels-Capital Region (n=132), with unique identifier “ID”. Three facilities have two cadastral buildings. More detailed information on the field names and description can be found in: READMETABLE_ResidentialCareFacilities_brussels_VUB_Z.xlsx. The measurement of urban green infrastructure indicators can be found in the scientific publication above.