Landafric design in modern metropolis: how nature regains its concrete jungles City. Millions of square meters of asphalt, glass, and concrete. Continuous noise, dust, exhaust fumes, and an endless stream of people. In this chaos, we suffocate not only from smog, but also from the lack of greenery, from visual noise, from the inability to stop and catch our breath. Landscape design in modern metropolis has ceased to be just an ornament of the city. It has become a question of survival, a question of mental and physical health of urban dwellers. Over the past decades, landscape architecture has gone from decorative lawns and flowerbeds to the creation of complex ecosystems that work as \"green infrastructure\" — part of the engineering and social system of the city. The problem of concrete desert: why the city needs greenery Every day, when we leave our homes, we find ourselves in an environment created by humans for humans, but hostile to them. Landscape design in the metropolis is not just \"greening\", it is a struggle for health and ecology. Modern cities suffer from the \"heat island effect\": concrete and asphalt heat up under the sun and retain heat for a long time, creating areas of extreme heat. The air becomes heavy, the concentration of carbon dioxide increases, and the level of oxygen decreases. Under such conditions, plants perform not a decorative, but a vital function: they cool the air, moisten it, absorb harmful particles, and produce oxygen. That is why landscape design is considered not as art, but as an ecological necessity today. However, the problem is not only in ecology. A city environment devoid of greenery provokes stress, irritability, a decrease in cognitive abilities. Scientists have proven that even 10 minutes in a park reduce cortisol levels and improve mood. Landscape design in the metropolis is a way to return to humans their natural environment, create a space for rest, communication, and recovery. These are the \"lungs\" of th ... Read more