Abstract
Today, the global world agenda is undoubtedly clear, affecting all aspects of our life - this is the problem of the ecological situation. According to the latest UN climate report, we are approaching the critical average temperature on the planet with tremendous speed. And it's really very bad. Human activities continue to gain momentum and what is happening in the meantime in the cities where most of the world's population lives? Despite the increasing appearance of the intangible in our life: content, shops, ways of earning and so on, we cannot live without material goods, and they are provided to us by production. Figures based on the example of St. Petersburg: 40% of the city's territory is occupied by industrial zones. Today, due to the modernization of production facilities, the amount and concentration of emissions is decreasing, but this is happening too slowly and almost always production areas are the concentration of an impenetrable surface, which is the cause of such a phenomenon as a heat island. The world's largest corporations strive for complete carbon neutrality. Production and business in Russia are now also being modernized towards sustainable development, and subsequently, following large corporations, they will strive for carbon neutrality. But this is undoubtedly a long and costly process, so what can be done just now? One of the first steps is to give such, often huge production spaces, which, due to the modernization of production, no longer need such large areas left over from the times of the USSR, distinct zoning. We need a kind of masterplan for industrial zones. This step will help to identify priority areas for the primary development of the territory, to allocate potential territorial resources for the introduction of new industrial functions, and as a result - to use the territory more efficiently. For example, for eco production, urban agriculture, additional greening and the creation of infrastructure for workers. A special problem and at the same time a potential are the roofs of production halls, which on average occupy up to 40-50% of the spot of the industrial zones. Having greened them, because they are perfect for this, we can significantly reduce the level of heating of the industrial area. And this is just the first step. Work on zoning and allocation of territorial resources and reducing the heating of industrial areas is a promising direction in ecological master planning and real tools to reduce the negative impact of industrial zones on the environment.
