Status and prospects for the development of the near-water areas of Novosibirsk for the construction of a water-green framework

Reducing the number of green areas in cities leads to a deterioration of the ecological situation, lowering the standard of living of city residents and weakening urban activity. The improvement of urban green spaces will provide comfortable living conditions and create recreational areas that can compensate for the ability of citizens to stay in the natural environment. The article presents the stages of development of concepts of landscaping of public spaces, development and introduction of the national project “Water-Green Urban Framework” for visualization of inner-city territories of Novosibirsk. Visual field observations of the areas under study included: assessment of the current state and potential of the site, dendrological study, description of the types of green spaces, the degree of their natural preservation, the possibility of increasing or the need to reduce the anthropogenic load, analysis of pedestrian and transport accessibility of each area, prospects for development and improvement of the territory in the future. During the visual field studies the attention was focused on the geomorphological and landscape features of the territory, the surrounding phytocenosis and the nature of formation under the influence of anthropogenic load were described in detail. The obtained results of the intracity territories’ survey were recorded in the research protocols. According to the results of field studies, it was noted that the natural framework of Novosibirsk. Novosibirsk is represented by a set of territories that create a favorable environmental effect for people. At present, the near-water areas along the small rivers of Novosibirsk are poorly studied. Assessment of the condition and potential for development of green areas that perform recreational and communication functions contributes to the improvement of accessibility of the territory for citizens, zoning of spaces, as well as the creation of recommendations for further development concepts of each of the green areas.