GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE MANAGEMENT OF URBAN ECOSYSTEMS

Topicality. Significant changes in the environment cause aggravation of ecological problems, especially in urban areas. At the same time, there is growing awareness of the need to stop negative processes in these territories by applying alternative methods and technologies of using natural components to solve various problems. This corresponds to the concept of green infrastructure, which has been implemented in many countries, and the use of its technologies has helped to solve the environmental, social and economic problems of small and large cities.Aim and tasks. The aim of the study is to substantiate the theoretical and methodological foundations for the green infrastructure management of urban ecosystems.Materials and Methods. System and structural analysis, spatial and comparative analysis, methods of knowledge synthesis, abstraction and analogy.Research results. The article substantiates the definition of green infrastructure as a component of the urban ecosystem, which unites a set of natural objects that perform economic, ecological, safety, aesthetic, cultural, recreational functions and ensures the formation of a favorable living space for all elements of the urban ecosystem. The essence and specifics of green infrastructure objects are clarified (stationarity, non-transportability, need for financing contribution (investment, operational), dynamism in their development, ability to increase value, investment attractiveness). The study substantiates the expediency of considering green infrastructure as natural assets of the urban economy with all the prerequisites and consequences (display in the General Development Plans, development strategies, plans and projects, recording on the municipalities accounts, distribution of responsibility for the creation, operation, restoration, etc.), which will directly reflected on the green infrastructure management system. The article justifies the conceptual foundations for the formation of the green infrastructure management system of seaside urban ecosystems as a set of principles, methods, criteria, means, forms and tools for effective interaction between the elements of the urban environment and the processes occurring in it in order to ensure the high quality of the urban ecosystem in general, its environmental safety, social attractiveness and economic efficiency in particular. The methodological components for green infrastructure the management system of seaside urban ecosystems have been developed, namely: the principles and criteria for the effectiveness formation and evaluation; methods, means, forms and tools for ensuring effective interaction between elements of the urban environment and the processes occurring in it.Conclusion. The current environmental situation acts as a limiting factor both for the development of society in general and for the development of individual territories. Therefore, while forming the mission and concept of the urban areas development, more and more emphasis is placed on the ecological component, which includes the creation and maintenance of green areas, the introduction of waste-free technologies, environmentally friendly production, modern technologies of energy and heat supply, sewage and waste disposal, that is, the use of green infrastructure. On the basis of modern trends in the green infrastructure development, authors justified the expediency and legality of its use for the enhancement of the ecological environment, socio-economic conditions of life and recreation, health improvement, and comprehensive development of the urban population are.