The small towns residents demand for the urban environment development (the case of sociological research in the Murmansk region)

• Published in: Vestnik Universiteta
• Main Authors: E. N. Sharova, D. V. Maleus, Е. Н. Шарова, Д. В. Малеус
• Other Authors: The reported study was conducted within the independent research and development project No. 122060900078-3., Исследование выполнено в рамках инициативной НИОКР № 122060900078-3.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Russian
• Published: State University of Management 2022
• Subjects: Мурманская область; the urban environment development; improvement of the territory; the quality of life; image of a small town; rootedness; migratory attitudes; sociological research; Murmansk region; развитие городской среды; благоустройство территории; качество жизни; образ города; укорененность; миграционные установки; социологическое исследование; Arctic; Kirovsk; Kovdor; Murmansk
• Online Access: https://vestnik.guu.ru/jour/article/view/3903; https://doi.org/10.26425/1816-4277-2022-10-223-230

The article looks at the specifics of living conditions in small towns in general, as well as considering their location in one of the Federal subjects of the Arctic zone of Russia. The article also justifies the necessity of developing the urban environment as a significant factor in improving the...