Argunov Sergey

The article presents the analysis of correlation between demographic processes and consumption of socially important services. The authors examine some trends of the population change in Russia and its impact on the consumption of socially important services.

The peculiarities of the demographic processes in Moscow and their influence on the consumption of the socially important services in the capital are considered in the article. The authors examine both the aggregate consumption increment of the socially significant services and the consumption increment in the individual segments.

The peculiarities of the state program of the urban development policy of Moscow are analyzed in the article. Its coordinating role in the determination of the development priorities for the city for the long term period is considered. The authors focus on the planning and socio-economic characteristics that must be considered in developing of the urban development policy for different areas of Moscow.

The article is devoted to the development of new approaches in the field of urban planning and the definition of criteria of a comfortable living environment, taking into account regional characteristics and opinions of various population groups. An analysis of the main methods of assessing the quality of life that are applied in different regions for various applications is made, as well as the proposals on use of research results in the field of urban planning. The groups of methods mainly used in the field of urban planning: analysis of statistical data (standard and reflective urban aspects of quality of life); case studies, based on surveys of various groups of the population; integrated assessments, including a variety of ratings which take into account the results of sociological research, and objective statistics are examined. Recommendations are given for the use of subjective and objective assessments of the quality of life in the preparation of plans of urban development and regional planning documents.