THE DEVELOPMENT AND SHAPING OF GREEN AREAS IN THE URBAN PUBLIC SPACE OF CZĘSTOCHOWA

The issues concern the development of green areas on the examples of selected urban public spaces that refer to the idea of green cities. The important functions that green areas in urban development perform are: ecological, leisure, aesthetic and health. The selected examples show design solutions for emerging green areas, the purpose of which is to improve the quality of residents’ life. As part of the Civic Budget of Częstochowa, selected projects to be implemented have been described in terms of their usefulness for the inhabitants and care for the urban greenery. The degree of involvement of the residents in using the opportunity created by the City Hall to improve the surroundings and implement the desire to create new spaces for everyday contact between man and nature was demonstrated.