Аннотация:The paper is devoted to the important role of agricultural lands in planning structure of cities. The main goal is the harmonization of relations between society and nature that can be achieved through the proper organization of the territory, its planning and arrangement. Preservation of natural landscapes, nature protection zones and belts, especially protected territories, forests and, certainly, agrarian lands and settlements in the urbanized territory is the main condition for balanced development of the urban area and favorable environmental situation. The approaches and effective ways of the maintenance and development of agricultural lands and horticulture in large cities on the example of Berlin, Detroit, Paris Region and the Greater Moscow are considered.