DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS AND ASSESSMENT OF THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE LARGEST CITY IN RUSSIA (THE CASE OF ST. PETERSBURG)

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the concepts of the development of modern cities, among which the ideas of sustainable development prevail. The authors assessed the sustainability of the development of the largest city that forms the image of modern urbanization in Russia based on an array of data from 31 indicators. According to a unique system, the stability of five areas of development of St. Petersburg assessed in 2006-2017. The results prove the need to conduct an examination and adjust the content aspects of the approved strategy for the socio-economic development of St. Petersburg in the field after of the COVID-19 pandemic.