Генеза і розвиток дизайну ландшафтів в історичному середовищі великих міст

Abstract

Landscape gardening – one of ancient directions of economic activity of man. Every country, following national traditions, created its typical landscape gardening: Japanese garden, English lawn or French boulevard Maintenance of ecological balance between society and nature is one of main modern problems which becomes more and more pressing in the world. It is important today in particular, while the growth of big cities causes the emergence and worsening of such problems as pollution of air, water, and soil with industrial, utility, energy production and transportation wastes, noise, valuable landscapes loss, too big recreational loads on ecosystems, these all replace natural processes, that last for ages. The green planting among buildings facilitate meso- and microclimate and sanitary hygienic conditions: plantings slow down the speed of wind, detain a dust and aerosols, take in gas admixtures from the air, diminish the sound waves power etc. In settlements they create a natural landscape environment.