Section

Urban Planning and Rural Planning

Title

THE CAUSE OF DEATH OF GREEN SPACES IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS (ON EXAMPLE ST. PETERSBURG)

Сontributors

L. P. Kapelkina, Dr. of Biol. Sc., Professor, Chief Researcher of the Scientific Research Centre for Ecological Safety RAS, St.-Petersburg, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Abstract

The main factors of the negative impact on green spaces in metropolis are the condition of air and soil, hydrological conditions, recreational load, the different need for soil fertility etc. These factors affect on the decorativeness, longevity and resistance of plants in an urban environment. A reduction of plants resistance due to unfavorable environmental conditions, reduction of soil quality is found; the most significant impact is undergo the plants growing on dividing strips and roadside highways. The heterogeneity of the ecological situation in different parts of the city, multifactorial of the negative impact on green areas, and different sustainability of plantings in the urban environment necessitates conducting detailed research on each particular site. This will help to find out the causes of premature death of green plantings and develop measures to improve the greening works. The main causes of death of green spaces in urban environments are listed.

Keywords

green plantings, urban environment, pollution, quality of soils, stability, decease

References

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