Current state of Gagarin Park: its problems and the ways to improve the comfort of recreational environment

Abstract

The state of recreational facilities and their accessibility for citizens is an integral part of life quality. Within the scope of work aimed at transition to comfortable urban environment, one of the most significant recreational facilities in Samara - Yuri Gagarin Park– has been examined. The following indicators have been researched and evaluated as the indicators of the park environment’s comfort- the character of the established functional zoning has been described- the zones of acoustic comfort have been defined- the quality of water in water bodies has been evaluated- the recreational load has been measured- the expression of the recreational landscape has been evaluated.The recommendations how to improve the comfort of the environment have been worked out, and they may be in demand while developing urban special-purpose programs.