Key Factors Influencing Formation of Modern Comfortable City Residential Environment

Abstract

The problems of creating a comfortable living environment are considered on the example of the city of Samara in the areas with multi-storey residential buildings, the construction of which was completed 5-30 years ago. The article gives the assessment of opinions based on the analysis of residents’ survey results concerning the ideas of a “comfortable living environment”, “comfort of living” in a residential building, a courtyard and a district areas. It is concluded that the tasks of creating a comfortable living environment should be solved by professionals working in this field. At that the leading role should be given to architects and designers. There is no doubt that the assessment of the created environment belongs to the residents of buildings and urban areas in the mode of their permanent survey.