Methodological aspect of landscape and ecological reconstruction of Green ring around Volgograd (Stalingrad)

Abstract

The research is intended for the model development of the external Green ring of the town forming the barrier from the negative natural and climatic phenomena with the purpose to ensure a comfortable sphere of the internal living space. The paper present new landscape decisions increasing the potential of the berry and fruit species assortment of the new species-varietal zoning. The authors analyze the history of forming the Green ring of Volgograd (Stalingrad) from the perspective of the urbanized forestry science. The main methods used in the research are: the method of system analysis; modeling and experimental design. The methodology is based on the modeling and designing plantings of the various functional purposes, taking into consideration the current trends in the urban science landscape design. The developed methodology of a new construction and reconstruction of the green ring can be used in the domestic and in the foreign design in the similar environmental conditions. The analysis of the experience of a green ring forming allowed one to re-evaluate the landscape and the ecological solutions in organizing a comfortable town environment. The experimental design was supported by the developed model of the Green ring of the town.