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The article contains the author’s generalization of the available research data for the purpose of sociological representation of the urban environment comfort and design tools for its development. The subject of the study is presented as a parameter of socio-spatial development and as a task, the importance of which is articulated at the state level and has its own regulatory, documentary and expert confi rmation. The study used methods of content analysis and expert online interviewing of a semi-formalized type.

The article discusses the problems of urban development of the contaminated territories of Saratov aimed at improving this territory. Particular attention is paid to the substantiation and necessity of using in sociological studies of a modern city such a concept as a socio-territorial community, which is interpreted as a form of social life, where a certain set of individuals has the same type of relationship to a specific territory. Glebutchev ravine was chosen as a contagious model polygon.

The article shows that urbanization, overpopulation and global environmental crisis lead to the need of developing citizens’ daily life new principles arrangement. The key to the formation of a favorable living environment lies in the use of scientific knowledge, modern technology, and implementation of competent urban policy within residential areas. The analysis of scientific reflection on the problems of habitat arrangement shows increasing number of studies appying an integrated approach to creating a comfortable public space.

The article deals with modern urbanization process leading to the transformation not only of the socio-economic characteristics of the territorial community, but also changing the population’s perception of life quality in urban environment. A public opinion poll conducted among the youth of the city of Saratov revealed the main tendencies in urban policy, namely: the city should provide such an environment in which people will want to live. The paper identifies the main factors that, in the opinion of the respondents, make the urban environment favorable.

In article the basic reasons of low level of social well-being of the Russian province are established. Social well-being – a basic integration indicator of a way of life of people. Assessment of social well-being of inhabitants of a country town was carried out on the example of Penza by a set of criteria: basic values of inhabitants, economic situation, the most significant problems of the region, international relations, zdorovyesberegatelny behavior.

The problem of childhood space narrowing in its relationship with the negative trends in the development of modern urban society. The influence of the urban landscape to «children’s Territorial behavior» and personality development of the whole child, leading eventually to a breach of transfer processes of socio-historical experience and adaptation in society, social destruction and deviation. As part of the sociological research Ekaterinburg as an example of modern Russian metropolis is analyzed from the standpoint of «the city, convenient for life» and «city friendly to children».

В статье рассматриваются западные социологические концепции городской среды. обзор начинается с работ классиков социологии и заканчивается современными концепциями. Анализируются как отдельные теории города (например, у вебера или представителей Чикагской школы), так и представления авторов, описывающих городскую среду в более широком социальном контексте.

Рынок труда является разновидностью товарного рынка, на котором в результате спроса и предложения  на рабочую силу 
устанавливается ее цена. При анализе  перспектив спроса на кадры различной квалификации выявляется неуклонная 
тенденция к спросу специалистов по узким профессиональным сферам.  Работодатели готовы присылать в вузы своих 
сотрудников кадровых служб для участия в семинарах и тренингах по проблемам профессиональной адаптации молодежи, что говорит о необходимости активного сотрудничества вузов с работодателями.

Article based on the results of empirical sociological research examines reflection of urban social infrastructure in public opinion of the Saratov youth. Identifies criteria for prestige neighbourhoods are the most significant for youth social problems of public transport, the construction of pre-school institutions, environmental and criminal situations.

В современных условиях для дальнейшего поступательного развития регионов необходимо повышение качества человеческого капитала. В статье приводится опыт Приволжского федерального округа, в частности Башкортостана, по развитию малых городов и предлагается для сохранения и роста человеческого капитала внедрение системы регионального 
планирования,  включающей  выделения  субрегиональных узлов.