The article highlights and analyzes the main periods of development of urban green areas of Lviv from the founding of the princely city to the present day. Methods of historical analysis and analysis of the scientific literature were used in the study to find the relationship between historical conditions and periods of development of green areas. Statistical analysis was also used to study statistics on green space, city area and population.
In the context of shaping the city landscape, including shaping of the green areas in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, a special attention is deserved by the activity of Hermann Haken - the Mayor of Szczecin and Wilhelm Meyer-Schwartau – Municipal Construction Counsel. The aim of this study is to present the impact of the decisions taken by Haken and the designs prepared by Meyer-Schwartau on the development of Szczecin in terms of shaping the landscape of the city utilizing of its natural values and greenery.