RESEARCH OF THE POSSIBILITIES OF USING URBAN GREEN SPACES IN DONBASS CITIES TO RECREATE THE RESOURCE STATE OF THE MINING REGION

Abstract

Ukrainian Donbass has crossed the peak of extensive growth. Today this industrialized urbanized region has faced with a complex of problems. Sustainable urban development cannot be based only on the exploitation of natural raw materials. The task is to build a balanced model for the development of an industrial region, when the criteria for success are the quality of the environment, urban development, human potential. The exploitation of the resource base must be compensated for by the preservation of the environment. The natural landscapes of Donbass have been partially destroyed, partially changed by economic and industrial activities. There is a need to reproduce adapted green landscapes of cities in order to improve the ecological situation and restore the landscape and recreational potential of the territories. Alchevsk is in many ways the median city of Donbass. The subject of the study has chosen the green spaces of the city of general use, limited and special purpose for a period of more than 25 years, that is, the duration of the General Plan. The goal of research is to determine the species composition of green spaces typical for the cities of the Luhansk region and the establishment of a group of plants that are maximally adapted to independent growth in the urban landscape. The geographical, climatic and orographic characteristics of the city are considered, the analysis of the quantitative and qualitative state of the city's green spaces is carried out. The sample also covers areas of disturbed territories of waste heaps, industrial zones, landfills. Analyzed the retrospective and prospective urban planning policy in the development of green spaces, and the overall results. The actual species composition of trees and shrubs growing in the city areas has been determined. There are 44 species of trees and 20 species of shrubs registered in the city. It is desirable to spread the species composition of trees and shrubs that are used for landscaping at the expense of species that feel good in the city. The results of the study can be taken into account in the development of measures for the greening of urban areas and the restoration of ecologically disturbed urban areas of industrial cities of the Luhansk region.