FORMATION OF THE METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT OF STRATEGY OF MANAGEMENT OF TOWN-PLANNING ACTIVITY FOR SMALL TOWNS OF TRANS-BAIKAL TERRITORY

Subject: mechanism for forming a strategy of management of the urban development of a small town. The problem of managing the urban development in the Russian Federation, taking into account ongoing social and economic reforms, is relevant and important. The main attention in solving the problem is given to the normative and legal regulation and maintenance of the state real estate cadastre. At present, there is a need to formulate a strategy for managing the town-planning activity of territorial entities, oriented on the rational use of the land resources. The small cities of Russia, in the majority of cases, are in a critical condition, but have a huge land potential, which is the economic basis for development of the small town and a source for financing the local budget. Research objectives: theoretical and methodological approaches to the formation of a strategy for urban planning in small towns. Materials and methods: method of aggregation of indicators, correlation analysis. Results: the article examines theoretical approaches to the concept and classification of the category “small town” and specifics of the formation of a strategy for development of territorial entities in Russia and abroad, identifies their advantages and disadvantages. An algorithm for the formation of a strategy for managing the urban development of a small town is proposed. The technique of determining the strategic type of a small town has been created and based on this technique the ranking of small towns by strategic types was carried out. On the example of one of the depressed cities of Trans-Baikal territory, recipes for getting it out of this state, for example, with the help of the regional construction complex, are suggested. Conclusions: the practical application of the new methodological approach to the formation of a strategy for managing town-planning activity will improve the efficiency of the use of land resources of a particular small town.