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Priority Factors in Urban Environments That Affect the Quality of Life for Metropolitan Populations

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The article studies priority indicators of the life quality of metropolises, which account for a large part of Russia’s population, including urban environment indicators such as ambient air quality, level of noise pollution, temperature waves, population density, and the urban greening rate. Based on studies in Moscow, Krasnoyarsk, and Rostov-on-Don, additional mortality rates associated with exposure to temperature waves of heat and cold were determined, as well as the effect of traffic intensity on the concentration of air pollution.

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Revich, B.A. Priority Factors in Urban Environments That Affect the Quality of Life for Metropolitan Populations. Stud. Russ. Econ. Dev. 29, 267–273 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1075700718030115

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