Greening as an Element of Sustainable Urban Development: Valuation of Economic Feasibility, Policyassessment and Practical Examples

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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.

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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

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