Ecology and the quality of life in a megalopolis

The work discusses the perception and assessment of environmental factors of the quality of life in Novosibirsk by its residents. In the study the authors identified the subjective attitude of respondents to the environmental situation in the city. The environmental threat is seen by respondents as a danger of medium importance against the background of dangers such as unemployment. The respondents were most worried about the dustiness of Novosibirsk, air pollution, and the pollution of the city. From the answers of the respondents to the questions devoted to assessing different aspects of the activity of the housing and communal services of Novosibirsk, it follows that to the greatest extent the respondents expressed satisfaction with the water supply of their houses, cleaning of the local area and the removal of household waste. The wishes of the respondents to improve the quality of life in their area of residence are more specific than the wishes that apply to the whole city. It turned out that respondents were more concerned about the standard, rather than the quality of their lives. In general, respondents are mostly satisfied with the state of the environment in Novosibirsk.