Prospects for Sustainable Development of Kazan Considering the Assessment of Key Indicators

Abstract

The article is devoted to development of sustainable development recommendations of the city of Kazan, inclusive of the assessment of key indicators. Today, the development of sustainable development indicators for Russian cities is given little attention. Different author’s sustainable development indicators of large cities are characterized by general abstract criteria and have a universal character. Based on official sources, we carried out an assessment of Kazan on a condensed system of sustainable development indicators, proposed by the UN in 2001. Thus, we identified the priority socio-ecological and economic problems of Kazan and formulated it’s relevant sustainable development indicators. Then we made an assessment for the sustainability of the socio-ecological and economic development of Kazan. The prognosis of the socio-ecological and economic development of Kazan was simulated in the same manner by the indicators that we have identified for 2030. In conclusion, recommendations on sustainable development of Kazan were made.

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“…Allen et al [17] presented the experience of the United Nations in conducting an indicator-based assessment for the Arab Sustainable Development Report. On the basis of a condensed system of sustainable development indicators proposed by the UN in 2001, Maksimova et al [18] formulated relevant sustainable development index and evaluated the sustainability of social-ecological and economic development in Kashan City. Quantitative assessment was used to develop the Composite Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Index from four dimensions (society, economy, environment, means of implementation and cooperation) to represent the comprehensive performance of achieving SDGs [19].…”