Greening as an Element of Sustainable Urban Development: Valuation of Economic Feasibility, Policyassessment and Practical Examples
- Authors: Alekseeva IS.1, Menshikh DA.1, Kudryavtseva OV1
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Affiliations:
- Moscow State University
- Issue: No 4 (2016)
- Pages: 51-62
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://agrojournal.rudn.ru/agronomy/article/view/14989
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.22363/2312-797X-2016-4-51-62
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Abstract
The article reveals the importance of urban greening as a part of sustainable urban development concept. We examinethe ecological, social, cultural, spatial benefits of urban greening promotionas well as the possible constrains to urban space vegetating. It is shown that the assessment of tree benefits can be important for implementation of sustainable urban development. In turn,appropriate urban greening assessment is also important. The article provides existing urban greening assessment methods and their implementation in real-life practices.
About the authors
I Sergeevna Alekseeva
Moscow State University
Email: ju.alekseeva@gmail.com
Leninskie gori str., 1, building 46, Moscow, Russia, 119991
D Aleksandrovna Menshikh
Moscow State University
Email: luo1@mail.ru
Leninskie gori str., 1, building 46, Moscow, Russia, 119991
O V Kudryavtseva
Moscow State University
Email: luo1@mail.ru
Leninskie gori str., 1, building 46, Moscow, Russia, 119991