Methodology for Estimating the Quality of Life in Russian Cities
Quality of Life Index in Russian Cities VEB.RF
Abstract
The paper considers the issue of assessing the quality of life of urban population and presents the methodology and calculation formulas for the VEB.RF Quality of Life in Russian Cities Index. According to the authors, this is a complex and multidimensional analytical tool, the key task of which is to assess the effects of investment projects on the quality of life of ordinary families. The projects of VEB and development organizations in its management perimeter are focused on the most urgent needs of people: high-quality and safe transport, modern education and healthcare. The purpose of this article is to describe the tool and show that it is capable of giving the most objective and complete portrait of the city: where its positions are strong, which areas require increased attention, how a particular project is assessed by the residents themselves, whether they feel qualitative changes. To make the picture as objective as possible, the tool uses different types and layers of data - statistical, survey, geospatial and transactional, as well as modern algorithms of data processing and analysis. The authors demonstrate that even with anomalies and outliers, there are data smoothing methods that provide up-to-date data on Russian cities.
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