Green recreation area. Forests of the Green Zone

The green zone is an integral part of any city or other settlement. It is a territory outside the city limits, occupied by forest parks, forests and performing protective and sanitary-hygienic functions. Such zones form a protective forest belt and often serve as a place for people to relax.

Main functions and functions

Classify the green zones depending on the structure and purpose of the territory. Inside them are allocated specially protected green areas. They also include natural monuments, sanctuaries, forests around recreation complexes and other territories with certain environmental restrictions.

Such ecological systems perform a number of serious functions, among which:

• Improvement of the environment, in particular: oxygen enrichment of the air, mitigation of the microclimate and radiation regime of the city, reduction of the level of air dust and concentration of harmful chemicals in it.
• Recreation. The green zone creates optimal conditions for people to relax in the open air.
• Protection from overheating of soil, walls of buildings and footpaths.

In addition to hygiene and sanitary and health functions, green zones also have aesthetic value. Such territories are used for the construction of prestigious residential areas, which indicates their important architectural and planning role.

Zone of green plantations

Green plantations, representing a collection of trees and shrubs and herbaceous plants in a certain area are divided into groups of general and restricted use. The first include embankments, boulevards, squares, city parks, forest parks. The second group is represented by sections of schools, public buildings, sports and children's complexes, and residential areas.

Regardless of the category of destination, the green zone plays a dominant role in the process of creating optimal conditions for a person. This applies not only to cleaning the air of pollutants, but also to reduce noise, vibration, wind protection. Green plantations on the whole positively influence the nervous system of a person, which has a beneficial effect on the vital activity and recreation of the population.

Recreation and recreation area

The need for a person to rest always exists, regardless of the place of his residence.

However, the demand for recreation on the nature increases depending on the standard of living of the population. As prosperity grows, demands for the organization of suburban leisure are growing.

Among the main functional zones are allocated recreational, the task of which is to create a living growing forest that meets the needs of mass recreation of the population. Thus, the green recreation areas meet the requirements of a healthy, full-fledged, and therefore, with high sanitary, hygienic and aesthetic properties, rest.

The importance of forests in green areas

Forests of the green zone represent a set of forest plantations in a suburban area outside the city limits. Such systems perform a protective role and provide beneficial conditions for recreation. Depending on the intensity of visits to the population, the availability of transport network, remoteness from a settlement and species composition, distinguish these types:

• Forest and park;
• Forestry.

The first includes the territories located near the settlement and intended for short-term rest. The forest park area is characterized by picturesque landscapes, the presence of water objects and transport routes. Also within this part separate zones are distinguished: walking, memorial, historical, and also an active recreation area. Forestry is located outside the city and performs mainly sanitary and environmental protection role.

Legal aspects of suburban areas

Among the main elements of the legal regime of green zones are the prohibitions on:

• Implementation of economic and other activities that negatively affect the performance of the basic functions of these zones;
• The management of hunting and agriculture, the development of mineral deposits;
• Use of toxic preparations for the purpose of protection and protection of plantings.

Features of forest reproduction, their use and protection are established by the federal executive body. The protection of the green fund involves the organization of a system of measures aimed at the preservation and normal functioning of green zones that ensure the normalization of the environmental situation and the creation of a favorable environment. Also, the green zone is limited to the availability of certain areas for recreation and mass visits to the population.

Territory improvement

Recently, the role of green zones as a resource for recreation has increased significantly. To maintain the positive impact of such territories and to prevent the negative impact of the human factor , a well-planned, carefully planned system of forest management is needed. That is, the important role of the improvement of the territory of suburban areas is obvious. The main task of this improvement is the development of comprehensive measures to ensure the stability and protection of forest phytocenosis properties.

Activities include environmental protection, regulation of attendance, improvement of recreational green areas. In the territories of mass visits, conditions are created for the recreation of the population: they arrange playgrounds, sports grounds, a dense trail network is laid, and transport stops are equipped. In addition, the green zone, the site of which is the place of short-term rest of the population, requires regular cleaning of dead wood and household garbage. Any measures are carried out taking into account the stability of green plantations to anthropogenic loads.

Boundary designation

Based on the town planning documentation , the boundary of the green zone is established. That, in turn, is carried out taking into account the interests of the population, municipalities and subjects of urban development.

Zoning of the territory of the suburban zone is presented in the territorial integrated schemes of urban planning. Even in the project of creation and development of forestry, recommendations are made to justify the boundaries of the green zone. Trails, roads, streams and rivers can also be used as quarter boundaries for green areas.

For cities and settlements located in treeless areas, instead of a green zone, protective bands of green plantations located on the side of prevailing winds should be provided. The width of such bands is individual for specific settlements.