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<article article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.3" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">geomgou</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="ru">Географическая среда и живые системы</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Geographical Environment and Living Systems</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2712-7613</issn><issn pub-type="epub">2712-7621</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Московский государственный областной университет</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.18384/2712-7621-2025-3-101-119</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">geomgou-1588</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>КАЧЕСТВО ЖИЗНИ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ И ОКРУЖАЮЩАЯ СРЕДА</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE POPULATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Оценка качества городской среды в крупных городах Казахстана: социально-экологические аспекты</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Assessment of the Urban Environment Quality in Large Cities of Kazakhstan: Socio-Ecological Aspects</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1628-5066</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Колдобская</surname><given-names>Н. А.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Koldobskaya</surname><given-names>N. A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Колдобская Наталья Андреевна  – кандидат географических наук, доцент кафедры экономической и социальной географии России географического факультета, доцент географического факультета </p><p>Шэньчжэнь, Москва</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Natalia A. Koldobskaia – PhD (Geography), Assoc. Prof., Department of Economic and Social Geography of Russia, Faculty of Geography, Faculty of Geography</p><p>Shenzhen, Moscow</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">koldobskaya@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Джумагулова</surname><given-names>А. Е.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Jumagulova</surname><given-names>A. E.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Джумагулова Алина Евгеньевна  – независимый исследователь</p><p>Астана</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Alina E. Jumagulova – Independent Researcher</p><p>Astana</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">alina_d_2003@mail.ru</email></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Московский государственный университет имени М. В. Ломоносова; Университет МГУ-ППИ</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Lomonosov Moscow State University; Shenzhen MSU-BIT University</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2025</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>26</day><month>01</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>0</volume><issue>3</issue><fpage>101</fpage><lpage>119</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Колдобская Н.А., Джумагулова А.Е., 2026</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Колдобская Н.А., Джумагулова А.Е.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Koldobskaya N.A., Jumagulova A.E.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://www.geoecosreda.ru/jour/article/view/1588">https://www.geoecosreda.ru/jour/article/view/1588</self-uri><abstract><sec><title>Цель</title><p>Цель. Разработка индекса качества городской среды и его расчёт для городов Казахстана с населением более 250 тыс. чел.</p></sec><sec><title>Процедура и методы</title><p>Процедура и методы. Изучен понятийный аппарат по вопросам городской среды и её качества, проведён анализ научных статей и книг, а также существующих методик по расчёту индексов качества городской среды и качества жизни. Составлена база данных по 18 показателям 4 блоков: экологичность, безопасность, комфортность и доступность, жилищные условия и благоустройство. На основе полученных данных составлен общий рейтинг качества городской среды, проведена верификация результатов, даны предложения по повышению качества городской среды.</p></sec><sec><title>Результаты</title><p>Результаты. Разработан индекс качества городской среды на анализе 14 крупных городов Казахстана. На основе полученных результатов составлен рейтинг городов по уровню качества городской среды с разработкой рекомендаций по повышению его уровня.</p><p>Теоретическая и/или практическая значимость. В работе рассмотрены понятия и термины, изучены существующие методики и индексы, связанные с качеством городской среды. Осуществлён анализ публикаций по проблемам качества городской среды. Разработаны система показателей и методика оценивания качества городской среды. Проведён расчёт показателей на основе обработки и интерпретации полученных данных о качестве городской среды. По результатам оценки выявлены основные проблемы в городах, влияющие на качество городской среды и выработаны предложения по их минимизации с рекомендациями по применению успешных практик.</p></sec></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><sec><title>Aim</title><p>Aim. Development of the urban environment quality index and its calculation for cities of Kazakhstan with a population of more than 250 thousand people.</p></sec><sec><title>Methodology</title><p>Methodology. Study of the conceptual framework on urban environment and its quality, search and analysis of scientific articles and books, as well as existing methods for calculating urban environment quality and quality of life indices. Development of an index, collection and design of a database for major cities in Kazakhstan. A database was compiled based on 18 indicators divided into 4 blocks: environmental friendliness, safety, comfort and accessibility, housing conditions and improvement. Based on the data obtained, a general rating of urban environment quality was compiled, the results were verified, and suggestions were made to improve the quality of urban environment.</p></sec><sec><title>Results</title><p>Results. The urban environment quality index has been developed and calculated for 14 major cities in Kazakhstan. Based on the results obtained, a ranking of cities was compiled based on the quality of the urban environment, with recommendations for improving its quality.</p></sec><sec><title>Research implications</title><p>Research implications. The paper considers concepts and terms, examines existing methods and indexes related to the quality of the urban environment. A content analysis of publications on the quality of the urban environment has been carried out. A system of indicators and a methodology for assessing the quality of the urban environment have been developed. The calculation of the indicators is based on the processing and interpretation of the data obtained on the quality of the urban environment. Based on the results of the assessment, the main problems in cities affecting the quality of the urban environment have been identified and proposals have been developed to minimize them with recommendations for the application of successful practices.</p></sec></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>городское пространство</kwd><kwd>экология города</kwd><kwd>комфортность городской среды</kwd><kwd>методика оценки</kwd><kwd>рейтинг городов</kwd><kwd>Центральная Азия</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>urban space</kwd><kwd>urban ecology</kwd><kwd>comfort of the urban environment</kwd><kwd>assessment methodology</kwd><kwd>city rating</kwd><kwd>Central Asia</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group><funding-statement xml:lang="ru">Исследование выполнено в рамках государственного задания географического факультета Московского государственного университета имени М. В. 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