Implementation of world and Russian indicators of the “smart city” concept in the environmental parameters of the development of urbanized territories

¹ Volgograd State University, 100, Pr. Universitetskiy, Volgograd, 400062, Russia
² Lomonosov Moscow State University, 1, Leninskie Gory, Moscow, 119991, Russia
³ Volgograd State Agrarian University, 26, Pr. Universitetskiy, Volgograd, 400002, Russia

^* Corresponding author: eco-msu@mail.ru

Abstract

In recent years, one can observe more intensive anthropogenic development of urban areas in the world and in the Russian Federation. This has led to the growth of urban agglomerations and a high level of urbanization, which negatively affects not only the environment, but also the social and economic components. One can note the trend in the development of digital technologies. The introduction of new technologies aimed at improving the lives of the population and creating sustainable development of the subject also has an environmental context. There is a noticeable similarity between the criteria of a “Smart City” and the goals of achieving sustainable development. They have a common direction - the creation of a comfortable and sustainable urban space, where the environmental, economic and social components will function in a single system and balance each other. But the main limitation of the implementation of this concept in Russia is the lack of funding and its uneven distribution across regions. The smart city management system should be a complex whole of interconnected elements, where the functioning of a separate part ensures the operation of the entire system as a whole. The result should be an increase in the efficient functioning of government bodies and an improvement in the quality of life of the population preserving the environment.