Russian science cities and urban environment problems

The article presents a study of the problems of science cities as key tools for the development of not only Russian socio-economics, with modern technological challenges, but also the training of specialized scientific personnel in universities and qualified engineering specialists in a priority area for each science city, which is important not only for the entire scientific settlement, but for the region and the country as a whole, since at the same time integrity and balance are preserved development of the space of the whole country. The article analyzes the research of 13 science cities with officially assigned status. Uneven territorial distribution of science cities has been revealed - almost all of them are located in the Central Federal District, which increases inequality between regions. The article examines the volume of funding for science cities with an emphasis on the uneven distribution of annually allocated funds, as well as a noticeable decrease in funding in recent years. The study focuses on the existing problems in the infrastructure of science cities, which is confirmed by the low quality indicators of the urban environment of individual science cities. The assumption is made about the weakening of state support for science cities and the insufficiency of funds allocated by the federal center for the development of the infrastructure of science cities. Recommendations are given on the need for special attention and comprehensive support of science cities, not only in terms of the development of scientific and industrial complexes and improving the efficiency of its use, but also creating comfortable living and working conditions in them. The practical significance of the study lies in the fact that the results can be used in the preparation of proposals for the development of the urban environment of science cities.