Landscape Planning Organisation of the “Severny Les” Park of Voronezh

Abstract

The relevance of the topic is due to the growth of urban agglomerations, resulting in the problem of preserving natural objects that perform important environmental, aesthetic, recreational functions. One of such objects is the “Severny Les” park, created in 2014, which has been chosen as the subject for the study. The park is located in the Kominternovsky district of Voronezh, its area is 51.57 hectares. The park has the status of a nature park, its territories (together with water areas) include natural complexes and objects of significant ecological and aesthetic value and intended for use in environmental protection, educational and recreational purposes. The main purpose of the study was to determine the recreational value of the park. In the work, recreational and sanitary-hygienic assessments were carried out, the stages of digression and the plantations’ stability classes were determined. The description of tree and shrub vegetation was given together with the identification of its condition. Based on the object’s complex assessment, functional zoning was developed, which made it possible to identify the problems of the territory, reveal its potential, and carry out basic transformations. A range of plants for the park’s landscaping was recommended, taking into account age and seasonal variability, decorativeness, resistance to the park’s conditions and anthropogenic stress.