A greening strategy for Perm

Abstract

This article presents the results of a study underpinning the Greening Strategy 2030 for the city of Perm. The research employed SWOT analysis — a technique that emerged within economics. In practice, SWOT analysis can be applied to objects of different scales outside profit-driven contexts to achieve social and socioeconomic purposes. In a broad understand­ing, SWOT analysis focuses on socioeconomic objects, an instance of which is urban green infrastructure.

This study identifies and characterises Perm’s green infrastructure elements: conserva­tion areas, urban forests, public and limited access amenities and special-purpose objects. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of Perm’s current landscaping system are described, alongside potential development scenarios for the city’s green spaces up to 2030. A development strategy is outlined to achieve significant progress in landscaping and biodiver­sity conservation. Its other goals involve enhancing the urban environment by converting spontaneously growing vegetation into various landscaped areas, ranging from conservation zones to public amenities, and actively managing these areas. The study also defines the val­ues, vision and mission of green infrastructure, along with its purpose and long- and medi­um-term development plans.