Parki podmiejskie jako element zielonej strefy

This paper presents some problems of the designing and using of suburban parks as an elements of greenbelts. A selection of Polish and foreign parks differing in size and function (eg. recreational, leisure, sport, natural), acting as urban borders limiting sprawling was chosen to illustrate the problem. Functional programs of such compositions, the principles of usage, and development of trends in their designing were included. The article shows a group of parks originally designed as suburban parks, which became city parks. Problems arising from adaptation to the new city conditions were discussed as well as possible creation of further greenbelts or park's systems.