Abstract:
This paper aims to identify the green areas in the city's suburban area, to improve the quality mediulu, so suburban, and
urban. Present study is part of a broader research paper "Study on improving the management of green space in the
suburban areas of the city Iasi". Indicators take the study refers to the structure of land use categories, categories of
existing green space, degraded areas, etc.. Special attention is given to green space characterize important factor in
sustainable rural development.
In the suburban areas of the city green space is composed of forest reserves and national forest, parks and squares,
areas of protection of access routes by road and rail alignments of trees, individual gardens, pastures and meadows and
other green spaces.
The study shows a total area of 29,380.56 hectares of green space, ie 41% of total surface area suburban Iaşi.
Din it the largest area is occupied by pastures and meadows with a rate of 19.15 %, followed by the area occupied by
forests with 17.88%, then the green surface road protection.
The small area of green space is occupied by parks and squares, ie the area landscaped.
Suburban area of green spaces make a great contribution to improving environmental quality and socio-cultural
environment, both the city and the outskirts of Iasi, forming a true "green belt" for the city of Iasi, the contribution of
forests that have functions recreation and leisure, such as: Ticau-Brandusa-Carlig(3112ha), Breazu- Munteni (71ha),
Dancu (11ha), Valea lui Darie (22ha), Marzesti (110h), Vulturi (21ha), Vanatori(198ha) , Dorobanţ (48ha), Aroneanu
(305ha), Uricani (107ha), Galata (90ha), Paun(2725ha), Bârnova-Pietrariei (183ha), Poieni (1166ha), VlădiceniTomeşti (80ha) and Valea Lupului (118h).
Road protection zones are areas consisting of alignments of trees and grass and trees in particular roads, in particular
that: Yuglans regia, Populus alba, Prunus sp., etc.Alignments are very small areas with declining trend.Railway
protection areas are herbaceous vegetation and woody vegetation spontaneously, without proper maintenance.
In recent years, the suburban areas of the city experienced a rapid growth at the expense of built surface area occupied
by vegetation.
In all municipalities in the suburban areas of the city were destroyed forests, orchards and other types of green spaces
for housing construction and other types of construction plant and rearranged without compensation for their green
spaces.
