Urban Environment Quality Rating

The urban environment quality rating is a method of calculating and comparing the quality of the urban environment (residence), which is based on the collection, description and assessment of quantitative and qualitative indicators. Quantitative indicators are annual statistical data on cities of the Russian Federation, and qualitative characteristics are the own characteristics of the subject of the assessment. The purpose of the rating is to conduct a comprehensive, collective, public analysis of the urban environment, compare urban environments with each other, assess strengths and weaknesses, prepare data for management analysis and staffing decisions.

The rating is created due to:

- by the assignment of the President of the Russian Federation formulated in clause 1 of the Order of the President of the Russian Federation No. Pr-534 dated February 29, 2012, issued to executive bodies following the meeting “On measures to implement the housing policy” of February 14, 2012 - by the assignment of the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation formulated in clause 4 the list of instructions of the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation dated March 20, 2012 No. VP-P9-1581 “On the development of a methodology for assessing the quality of the urban living environment and conducting such an assessment in large cities of Russia”.

In order to fulfill the instructions of the President of the Russian Federation and the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, collective work was carried out by the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation , the Russian Union of Engineers , the Federal Agency for Construction and Housing and Communal Services , the Federal Service for Supervision of Consumer Rights Protection and Human Well-Being , as well as Moscow State University them. M.V. Lomonosov ^[1] .

Content

The theoretical significance of the rating

To create a rating, the global practice of regional studies and city ratings is summarized;
A new methodological apparatus based on statistical, mathematical and qualimetric analysis has been developed;
The rating is a comprehensive work on the collection and systematization and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data, verification of the results for reliability;

The practical significance of the rating

A tool has been created to ensure an objective comprehensive assessment of municipalities of the Russian Federation according to criteria that determine the level of development of significant areas of the city’s life;
A tool has been created to determine competitive advantages and destructive factors in the development of municipalities;
A tool has been prepared for determining the growth poles in the country - from the point of view of favorable conditions for the life of the population, doing business, real estate investments, etc.
A mechanism has been formed for an integrated system for monitoring the socio-economic indicators of cities, which makes it possible to compare them, as well as conduct analytical studies to identify trends in socio-economic development;
An indicator has been prepared for timely decision-making on enhancing competitive advantages and reducing negative factors for future development, as well as leveling imbalances in the economic complex of municipalities for a number of socio-economic factors;

Calculation Methodology

The methodological basis created by the Russian Union of Engineers when forming the General rating of attractiveness of Russian cities ^[2] became the methodological basis for assessing the quality of the urban environment (habitat) ^[2]

As a key method for calculating the attractiveness properties of cities, the quality assessment technique borrowed from qualimetry ^{[3] is used} , where several approaches to the quantitative assessment of quality are developed.

The method used in the work is based on the following principles:

attractiveness is a combination of only those properties inherent in the object that are associated with the achievement with their help of the result (but not with the costs incurred at the same time) and which are manifested in the process of managing the object in accordance with its purpose;
some complex and any simple properties can be measured using an absolute property indicator . The obtained values of the indicator are expressed in quantitative units specific to each property. For measurements can be used metrological, expert, analytical methods;
all the properties that form the quality form a hierarchical structure in the form of a tree of properties. The lower tier of this tree (the root of the tree) represents the most complex property - the quality of the object, and the branches of the higher tier represent simple and quasi-simple properties;

To compare the various properties measured in scales differing in range and dimension, a relative dimensionless indicator is used, which reflects the degree of approach of the absolute property indicator to the maximum and minimum indicators.

For comparison on the relative importance of all the properties included in the "tree of properties", dimensionless weighting factors are used. The values of the weighting coefficients are determined using varieties of expert and analytical methods. In this paper, both techniques are used. To determine the relative weight, we used the method of expert survey of 50 specialists from various industries and fields of activity, various social and professional positions.

The groups of indicators that make up the indices fully satisfy the requirements of sufficiency and independence.

Evaluation of cities was carried out in the following areas: demographic and social characteristics of society, the development of urban economies, the welfare of citizens, innovative and entrepreneurial activity, housing affordability, the development of the housing sector, the state of utilities and transport infrastructure, the development of the social services sector, and the environmental and environmental situation.

As sources for assessing cities, the data of the statistical collection “Regions of Russia. The main socio-economic indicators of cities ”of the Federal State Statistics Service, the Federal State Statistics Service's“ Indicators of Municipalities ”electronic database, official data of local authorities, information presented on the websites of relevant ministries, departments, agencies, as well as other open sources of information.

Rating development and rating application

In May 2013, the rating and methodology for assessing the quality of the urban environment (residence) were approved by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation D. Kozak, indicating to the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation on an ongoing assessment of the quality of the urban environment (residence) ^[4] .

I ask you to approve the developed methodology for assessing the quality of the urban environment, to send the results of the assessment to the executive authorities of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and arrange for such an assessment on an ongoing basis.

D. Kozak

In the future, it is planned to increase the number of cities to be analyzed.

Notes

↑ A draft rating of the attractiveness of Russian cities has been compiled
↑ General attractiveness rating of Russian cities-2011
↑ In 1968, at the initiative of G. G. Azgaldov, a scientific meeting was held (attended by G. G. Azgaldov, A. V. Glichyov , Z. N. Krapivensky, Yu. P. Kurachenko, V. P. Panov, and M. Fedorov . V., Shpektor D. M.), which became the "starting point" of a new scientific discipline - qualimetry , studying the methodology and problems of quantitative assessment of the quality of objects of any nature: animate or inanimate objects or processes, labor products or natural products that have material or spiritual character. In the same 1968, the journal “Standards and Quality” published an article on Qualimetry - the science of measuring product quality // Standards and Quality. - 1968. - No. 1. −C. 34. (Authors - Azgaldov G. G., Glichyov A. V. , Krapivensky Z. N., Kurachenko Yu. P., Panov V. P., Fedorov M. V., Shpektor D. M.)
↑ No. DK-P9-3499 of May 27, 2013

Literature

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Azgaldov G.G., Glichev A.V., Panov V.P. What is quality? - M.: Economics, 1968. - 135p.
Azgaldov G.G., Azgaldova L.A. Quantitative assessment of quality (Qualimetry). Bibliography. - M .: Publishing house of standards, 1971. - 176c.
Qualimetry: initial information. Reference manual with an example for the Autonomous Non-Commercial Organization “Agency for Strategic Initiatives to Promote New Projects” : Textbook. allowance / G.G. Azgaldov, A.V. Kostin, V.V. Sadov. - M .: Higher. school, 2011 .-- 143 p.
Qualimetry for all: Textbook. allowance / G.G. Azgaldov, A.V. Kostin, V.V. Sadov. - M.: InformZnanie, 2012 .-- 165 p.

Links

[1] A draft rating of the attractiveness of Russian cities has been compiled

[2] General attractiveness rating of Russian cities-2011

[3] In 1968, at the initiative of G. G. Azgaldov, a scientific meeting was held (attended by G. G. Azgaldov, A. V. Glichyov , Z. N. Krapivensky, Yu. P. Kurachenko, V. P. Panov, and M. Fedorov . V., Shpektor D. M.), which became the "starting point" of a new scientific discipline - qualimetry , studying the methodology and problems of quantitative assessment of the quality of objects of any nature: animate or inanimate objects or processes, labor products or natural products that have material or spiritual character. In the same 1968, the journal “Standards and Quality” published an article on Qualimetry - the science of measuring product quality // Standards and Quality. - 1968. - No. 1. −C. 34. (Authors - Azgaldov G. G., Glichyov A. V. , Krapivensky Z. N., Kurachenko Yu. P., Panov V. P., Fedorov M. V., Shpektor D. M.)

[4] No. DK-P9-3499 of May 27, 2013