FEATURES OF FORMATION OF THE LANDSCAPE ENVIRONMENT IN LARGE CITIES OF KAZAKHSTAN (ON AN EXAMPLE OF ALMATY)
The intensive growth of modern cities, the degree of degradation of natural resources is increasing, which leads to a violation of the ecological sustainability of the city and the reduction of areas suitable for recreational use. The «landscape concept» of the study of the urban environment is based on the consideration of the urban landscape as a combination of natural components: water, soil, greenery and air, and also within the limits of man's influence on the surrounding world, including small architectural forms, elements of landscaping, lighting, which, create space. Consideration of the map data of the city of Almaty, from the point of view of the components of the landscape environment: water and green plantations, made it possible to determine a number of existing situations.