Development of Methodic Approach to Formation and Selection of the «Green Belt» while Ensuring Environmental Safety of Steppe Zone Cities

• Published in: IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science 2021-03, Vol.666 (3), p.32028
• Main Authors: Yudina, N, Lysova, E, Paramonova, O, Samarskaya, N
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Cities; Criteria; Green belts; Hygiene; Plants (botany); Safety; Seat belts
• ISSN: 1755-1307; 1755-1315
• DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/666/3/032028

The article is devoted to solving the urgent problem - increase of ecological safety of cities due to the use of specific functions of green spaces in the formation of the «green belts». The aim of the work was to develop a technique of forming and selecting the «green belt» zones of steppe zone cities through the example of Rostov region, based on a deep situation analysis of cities’ ecological situation, selection of regional range of perennial vegetation with subsequent selection of plants with tolerance to technological area load and providing performance of certain functions (micro- and mesoclimatic, sanitary and hygiene, safety, etc.). During the studies, we were solving the issue of studying the basic principles of green belts and cores formation of the cities on the basis of analysis of known methodological approaches with further systematization of the most important criteria and development of methods applied to steppe zone cities (through the example of Rostov region). Analysis of existing methodological approaches to the formation of «green belts» of large cities allowed to reveal their advantages and disadvantages, to systematize the most important of the criteria and develop the method of forming of «green belts» of major cities of the steppe zone for Rostov region. Developed methodical approach can be adapted and refined for other physical and geographical zones of the territory of the Russian Federation.