INTEGRATION OF GREENING INTO THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT AS A MEANS OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF PUBLIC SPACES

This paper examines the spatial, aesthetic and functional characteristics of public spaces, their role in social interactions and the relationship with the urban environment. The role of landscaping as an important element of modern urban planning and its impact on the quality of public spaces in cities is considered. The historical prerequisites for the formation of urban green zones, their evolution, also modern approaches to the planning of public spaces with an emphasis on environmental sustainability and comfort are analyzed. Particular attention is paid to the vertical greening of facades, exploited green roofs and urban areas for which mobile greening structures are intended, had proposed as a means that can provide a significant improvement in the quality of air in cities and lead to savings in electricity for air conditioning due to a decrease in the temperature of walls and roofs in the case of placing such systems in the immediate vicinity of the mentioned objects. The article contains recommendations for improving the quality of urban areas through the creation of green areas of public space.