Greenways as a new type of urban green construction at the foreign architectural practice

Abstract

The article overviews the development of a new type of green public spaces - greenways.It describes the creation of the first greenways in the urban agglomeration Raleigh-Chapel Hill in the State of North Carolina. Features and benefits of greenway are identified. The creation of greenways as a new type of green public spacesis connected with post-industrial production and disadvantages of modern urban lifestyle. The article describes aesthetic spiritual benefits of greenwaysfor recreation and revitalization. To illustrate the benefits ofgreenways, results of the analysis of recreational infrastructuresof four cities located in different countries - Nashville, Dresden and Irkutsk- are presented. The greenway project for the northern suburb of Irkutsk developed by the students of Irkutsk National Research Technical University is described. The article concludes that the creation ofgreenways in Irkutsk will improve living standards of city residents and create more favorable opportunities for leisure activities, aesthetic meditation and revitalizationin the open air. Greenways should be created in other cities of Russia.