THE PROBLEM OF TAKING INTO ACCOUNT ECOLOGICAL AND CLIMATIC FACTORS TO REFINE THE METHODOLOGY OF CALCULATING URBAN ENVIRONMENT QUALITY INDICATORS

Abstract

The goal of urban development and housing policy is to create a comfortable living environment that allows citizens to meet their needs and ensure a high quality of life overall. To develop such policies at both the national and regional levels and to make informed decisions on the development of cities and other settlements, it is necessary to assess the quality of the urban environment. This study examines approaches to assessing the quality of the urban environment and proposes ways to improve the assessment system by taking into account new factors related to natural and environmental conditions. An overview of the potential application of geodata and geoinformation technologies to assessing the quality of the urban environment is provided, and the impact of environmental and climatic factors on its condition is analyzed. Key environmental and climatic indicators of urban environmental quality are described, including air quality, geological and aquatic environments, noise impact, visual quality, and bioclimatic conditions. Each indicator is discussed in terms of its impact on the overall quality of the urban environment, and methods for assessing these indicators are proposed. Conclusions are drawn regarding the need for complex interdisciplinary research aimed at identifying systemic relationships between various factors and the causes of negative impacts.