Approaches to the diagnosis of the comfort of the living environment in cities

Abstract

The paper is devoted to the substantiation of the approach to diagnosing the comfort of the urban environment from the position of the city marketing theory, namely, based on the management and commodity concept. The latter is characterized by the obligatory consideration of interests and their interconnection of all stakeholders residents, authorities, business community, etc., and also the focus on solving both tactical and strategic tasks of the city development. An overview of the main approaches and methods for studying the comfort of the urban environment is presented. The comfort of the urban environment determines the level of urban development as a whole. Therefore, it is necessary to treat this concept as a system-forming, and not a particular one, in contrast to the position of many authors. The basis of the proposed approach is a system of criteria that collectively reflect the functional, social and psychological requirements of citizens to the comfort of their living environment.