The development of green infrastructure (GI) is an important component of the sustainable development of rural communities in Ukraine, ensuring adaptation to climate change and realizing the potential of decentralization. The issue of its development is topical due to the degradation of 57% of the country's territory due to water and wind erosion, as well as anthropogenic pressure and destruction of ecosystems due to warfare. The main obstacle to the development of GI is the difficulty of allocating plots within the already formed private property. The mathematical modeling of systemic land redistribution as the main tool for overcoming the existing barriers is in the focus of the study. The formation of a "land reserve" by involving the escheated inheritance and non-recalled land shares is predefined by the project. The key economic lever of the proposed model is ensuring the equivalence or increase in the value of private owners' assets after the exchange or redemption of plots, which minimizes social conflicts and guarantees compliance with property rights. Testing of the model in Petrivska community of Kyiv region confirmed its high efficiency: the area of green zones increased by 1,084,352 m². The research findings proved the need to transition from sporadic greening to systematic network planning. The proposed methodology is a universal and effective tool for communities in Ukraine, allowing the development of green spaces in the conditions of free land shortage and fragmented private land ownership.
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