Kochetkova I. Recreational landscapes of Kyiv: design and methods of geographic analysis.

The thesis analyzed the domestic and international research on anthropogenic landscape study, recreational geography, urban planning, factors of recreational needs of the urban population, it possible to determine the author's position on specific recreational environment of the capital city, Image formation and operation of recreational landscapes and offer a definition of the urban recreational landscape design classification. Designed algorithmic model structurally and geographical study of urban recreational landscapes, which includes methods of historical and science of landscapes, landscape structural and functional analysis and landscape planning, aimed at identifying the dynamics of development, current status and optimize recreational environment capital. The method was tested on an example study of recreational landscapes Kyiv and the selected model natural and recreational facilities. The conditions and factors shaping the recreational needs and recreational landscapes in Kiev since the late eighteenth century and now, given the characteristics of the process of recreational and recreational environment in the capital. Identified trends and problems allowed to propose measures for monitoring and optimization of the recreational environment of Kyiv.