Concept of the Development and Rehabilitation of Green Infrastructure for Territorial Communities of Ukraine

For the development of a green future, managerial decision making at the local level plays an important role. The study is dedicated to the analysis of the current state of green areas, and development and rehabilitation of green areas in the territorial communities of Ukraine. The goal of the study is the development of a set of measures to create a sustainable green infrastructure at the local level in Ukraine. The main trends of green land policies by territorial communities were substantiated: keeping the natural afforestation of agricultural land; the development and rehabilitation of water conservation zones, windbreak belts, anti-erosion forests, green belts of inhabited areas, and nature conservation or recreation areas; and promoting gardening. A land reallotment methodology, which allows for the expansion of a spatial environment for the development and rehabilitation of green areas was suggested. The methods and approaches presented were tested in the Petrivska Territorial Community of Kyiv Region. The presented measures allow for an increase the green area of a territorial community by 1,084,352 m2. The approach allows for the minimization of the condemnation of land from landowners, creates a more comfortable environment for the population, facilitates the effectiveness of agriculture due to containing the erosion, and conservation of natural landscapes. The research findings approved that the main challenges for the implementation of green policies are the acquisition of land for green areas in the environment of the historically established land use, and controlling the sustainable use of green areas and their surroundings responsibly to prevent their violation.