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A universal methodological approach to the geo-ecological assessment of the comfort of the living environment for population was developed, which can be applied in practice, including by non-specialists. The selection of factors and criteria is based on a review of the literature on assessing the quality (comfort) of the living environment. The main factors and criteria that have the greatest impact on the quality of the living environment for the population are ecological, urban planning, landscape, and social ones. Each group of factors is calculated quantitatively (based on a set of criteria and indicators), taking into account the obtained class coefficients based on the results of an expert survey. The territory of the municipality of Balakovo city in the Saratov region is studied. There are 5 levels of comfort of living of the population. The best quality of the urban environment for living was observed in old-developed areas, the worst - in new neighborhoods located on the periphery and adjacent to industrial zones.

Контактное лицо Нина В. Фомина, ассистент кафедры общей и региональной геоэкологии, Московский государственный областной университет; 141014 Россия, г. Мытищи, ул. В. Волошиной, д. 24. Тел.

The paper assess marginal and control territories within the Moscow Metropolitan area using a comparative analysis of fluctuating asymmetry method and determining the area of leaf damage to obtain a comprehensive assessment of the territory from the point of view of human habitation with minimal comfort parameters within the sensitivity of plants. The results of the combined analysis of two methods are obtained, which confirm the possibility of their use and the representativeness of the results obtained in assessing the comfort of the environment. The assessment of the quality of the environment in marginal territories was made by quantitative and qualitative indicators for the rational use of land resources, their involvement in economic turnover with the creation of favorable conditions for ensuring the flow of social processes of territorial development and comfortable life support of the population. It was proposed that socially-oriented infrastructure, leisure facilities, and social and cultural facilities have been formed in these territories with a sufficiently large and diverse number of types and forms of employment for the population, which should become the basis for the development of marginal territories.

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