SOCIAL ASPECTS OF URBAN REDEVELOPMENT IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE GROWTH

The study of the issues of modern cities’ redevelopment is the hot topic of complex scientific studies. Many of them are implemented to build the models of sustainable growth. The territory redevelopment is analyzed from the position of social philosophy, culturology, architecture, management theory and practice. The paper emphasizes the theoretical approaches to the study of the issues of redevelopment, analyzes the peculiarities of philosophical, socio-economic, management and sociological approaches. The author determined that, generally, urban redevelopment is considered as the methods of providing a comfortable and safe life of the population. Properly, urban redevelopment is understood as a result of management actions on the organization of the urban infrastructure activity. The author made the conclusion that the criteria of urban redevelopment level are related to the taking into account both the economic and ecological parameters. The paper highlights the necessity to analyze social aspects of redevelopment. They are implemented in the creation of secure, comfortable living environment in the interests of all groups of the population. The author proves the conclusion that the urban environment redevelopment is the important factor of sustainable growth. Theoretical ideas served as the methodological basis for the empirical study. The object under the study is the citizens of Togliatti, a large industrial city. The paper identified the specificity of the citizens’ ideas about the urban redevelopment issues. The analysis determined that these issues are the consequence of the high rate of construction of the city as a large industrial center. The author makes the conclusion that the gaps of Togliatti redevelopment are the visual example of disbalance in the interaction of the economic, ecological and social subsystems of urban life. The results of questioning evidence that the respondents to the survey consider necessary to improve urban environment taking into account the interests and needs of different population groups. The author concludes that the gaps in urban environment redevelopment influence negatively the perception of the city by its citizens. It means that social and cultural aspects of urban redevelopment are the important factor of sustainable growth.