The current stage of world development is determined by the rapid growth of cities, the accumulation of population, transport, industries, harmful emissions into the environment. Climate change and the above-mentioned global trends are worsening living conditions in cities. In this context, architecture and urban planning should contribute to solving the problem of ensuring the comfort of human habitat. The development of city’s planning structure is closely connected with the development of a comprehensive green zone. The modern development of the city of Ivano-Frankivsk is happening at a rapid pace. At the same time territories for green plantings are not provided, or their areas are minimum. This reduces the comfort of the environment and affects the health and well-being of residents. An important component of the planning structure of the city is its complex green zone, the structure and forms of configuration of which largely depend on the degree of optimal functioning of the urban ecosystem. Together with the residential and industrial zones, the green zone forms a certain planning structure, the planning framework of the city. The residential territory is one of the most important elements of the city and it occupies (depending on the economic profile of the city) from 60 to 80% of its territory. Within the residential territory there is a non-productive activity of the population, i.e. life and daily rest are organized. Therefore, based on the example of the city of Ivano-Frankivsk, the authors considered the problem of landscaping and the role of green areas in ensuring recreation and health of the population, the most important problems of landscaping and related environmental problems, the solution of which is in the plane of changing strategic approaches to targeted conservation, restoration and accumulation greenery in the city