gesjGEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITYGEOGRAPHY, ENVIRONMENT, SUSTAINABILITY2071-93882542-1565Russian Geographical Society10.24057/2071-9388-2016-9-4-35-42gesj-116Research ArticleSUSTAINABILITYУстойчивое развитиеTRANSFORMATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS IN MOSCOW: SOCIOLOGICAL DIMENSIONBityukovaViktoria R.

Faculty of Geography, 

Leninskiye Gory, 119991 Moscow

bituykova@yandex.ruSavoskulMaria S.

Faculty of Geography, 

Leninskiye Gory, 119991 Moscow

KirillovPavel L.

Faculty of Geography, 

Leninskiye Gory, 119991 Moscow

KoldobskayaNatalia A.

Faculty of Geography, 

Leninskiye Gory, 119991 Moscow

Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussian Federation201601122016947791Copyright © Bityukova V.R., Savoskul M.S., Kirillov P.L., Koldobskaya N.A., 20162016Bityukova V.R., Savoskul M.S., Kirillov P.L., Koldobskaya N.A.Bityukova V.R., Savoskul M.S., Kirillov P.L., Koldobskaya N.A.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://ges.rgo.ru/jour/article/view/116

The paper assesses transformation of environmental situation in Moscow and citizens’ attitude toward those changes. It analyzes a mass poll of 800 Moscovites conducted in June–July 2015. The research was aimed at identifying the correlation between subjective perception of residents and objective spatial and environmental differentiation in Moscow as well as assessing the potential of Moscovites’ involvement in solution of environmental problems. Air pollution caused by production enterprises and cars, solid household waste and waste incineration plants were given special consideration. The article analyzes how Moscovites perceive problems of the whole city and of their own districts.

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