On the problem of establishing an organization for the creation, care and management of the green fund of Yerevan
Kristine Vardanyan
Department of Hygiene and Ecology, Heratsi Yerevan State Medical University, Yerevan, Armenia
Council of Elders of the City of Yerevan, Yerevan, Armenia
ABSTRACT
Currently, the issue of optimizing the human environment is extremely relevant. The increased attention of specialists to environmental problems, as well as research results indicate an increased influence of environmental factors on human health. Landscaping is one of the important elements of the environment sanitation, preventing psychosomatic diseases and aesthetotherapy. Greening problems are more relevant for hot cities like Yerevan, because it is quite difficult for the population to overcome heat stress. The work presents the history of the development of green infrastructures in Yerevan in detail, as well as the current problems and the way to solve them.
Keywords: public health, urban greenery, landscaping, inventory of green spaces, state of the city’s greenery.