Urban living labs as a means of ensuring the environmental sustainability of cities

Abstract

The environmental doctrine of the Russian Federation proclaims the principle of equal attention to the economic, social and environmental components of sustainable development and the recognition of the impossibility of the development of human society in the degradation of nature. Economic growth should not be accompanied by a deterioration in the state of natural environments, at the same time, environmental protection should not lead to the economic weakening of the city. The goal of environmental sustainability is to conserve natural resources and develop alternative energy sources while reducing pollution and harm to the environment. Existing sustainability challenges urgently call for new urban solutions, which in turn require experimentation at the right scale and with multiple stakeholders. This is where urban living labs have a key role to play. The article considers the possibilities of using Urban Living Labs in the implementation of the concept of sustainable development of cities, the problems of achieving environmental sustainability of the city.