Green areas

 What is causing the problems 

Green plants decorate the city, create
microclimate, decrease wind-speed, protect from dust and airpollutants, clear the air from smoke and toxic substances, decrease noise. But, protecting a man, architectural memorials and buildings, they need to be protected themselves.
Beginning from the middle of the 20 th century some kinds of trees have disappeared from parks and streets of the city. Black poplar and poplar of Belle were ruined by capricorn beetle, Catalpa - by worms of sewers, elms died from Holland illness, wight acacia - from spring and autumn storms. The protecting functions can be accomplished by trees,
only during their life. After annual cutting
of trees, snowfalls, spring and autumn storms - when not only branches are broken, but whole trees are pulled up - on the city streets the huge heaps of leaves, dry grass, and wood are appeared. The removal of this waste requires much time, as this is the material of big volume. The places where they are accumulated become spontaneous dumps. In the conditions of the hot climate these branches and leaves become dry during 2-3 days and become dangerous as the sources of fire. The typical autumn landscape of separate city districts
is the smoke from burned leaves, branches,               Photography of the greenery zone
grass and consumer waste.                                                     ( parks, squares, avenues)
             

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Source of photos: Tashkent, 1984, Encyclopaedia