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   <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">JOURNAL OF REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS</journal-id>
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    <journal-title xml:lang="en">JOURNAL OF REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS</journal-title>
    <trans-title-group xml:lang="ru">
     <trans-title>Журнал региональной и международной конкурентоспособности</trans-title>
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   <issn publication-format="online">2782-1927</issn>
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   <article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">103213</article-id>
   <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.52957/2782-1927-2025-6-2-78-92</article-id>
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     <subject>REGIONS COMPETITIVENESS</subject>
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     <subject>REGIONS COMPETITIVENESS</subject>
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     <subject>REGIONS COMPETITIVENESS</subject>
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    <article-title xml:lang="en">Ratings of sustainable development and implementation of the ESG agenda in small towns</article-title>
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     <trans-title>Рейтинги устойчивого развития и реализации ESG-повестки в малых городах</trans-title>
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     <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7537-8241</contrib-id>
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      <name xml:lang="ru">
       <surname>Берендеева</surname>
       <given-names>Алла Борисовна</given-names>
      </name>
      <name xml:lang="en">
       <surname>Berendeeva</surname>
       <given-names>Alla B.</given-names>
      </name>
     </name-alternatives>
     <email>abab60@mail.ru</email>
     <bio xml:lang="ru">
      <p>доктор экономических наук;</p>
     </bio>
     <bio xml:lang="en">
      <p>doctor of economic sciences;</p>
     </bio>
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     <contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6420-0568</contrib-id>
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      <name xml:lang="ru">
       <surname>Коробова</surname>
       <given-names>Ольга Олеговна</given-names>
      </name>
      <name xml:lang="en">
       <surname>Korobova</surname>
       <given-names>Olga Olegovna</given-names>
      </name>
     </name-alternatives>
     <email>olga-korobova@list.ru</email>
     <bio xml:lang="ru">
      <p>кандидат экономических наук;</p>
     </bio>
     <bio xml:lang="en">
      <p>candidate of economic sciences;</p>
     </bio>
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     <institution xml:lang="ru">Ивановский государственный университет</institution>
     <city>Иваново</city>
     <country>Россия</country>
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    <aff>
     <institution xml:lang="en">Ivanovo State University</institution>
     <city>Ivanovo</city>
     <country>Russian Federation</country>
    </aff>
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     <institution xml:lang="ru">Российская академия народного хозяйства и государственной службы при Президенте Российской Федерации</institution>
     <city>Moscow</city>
     <country>Россия</country>
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     <institution xml:lang="en">The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration</institution>
     <city>Moscow</city>
     <country>Russian Federation</country>
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     <institution xml:lang="ru">Ивановский государственный университет</institution>
     <city>Иваново</city>
     <country>Россия</country>
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    <aff>
     <institution xml:lang="en">Ivanovo State University</institution>
     <city>Ivanovo</city>
     <country>Russian Federation</country>
    </aff>
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   <pub-date publication-format="print" date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2025-06-28T00:00:00+03:00">
    <day>28</day>
    <month>06</month>
    <year>2025</year>
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    <day>28</day>
    <month>06</month>
    <year>2025</year>
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   <volume>6</volume>
   <issue>2</issue>
   <fpage>78</fpage>
   <lpage>92</lpage>
   <history>
    <date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2025-04-27T00:00:00+03:00">
     <day>27</day>
     <month>04</month>
     <year>2025</year>
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    <date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2025-06-10T00:00:00+03:00">
     <day>10</day>
     <month>06</month>
     <year>2025</year>
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   <self-uri xlink:href="https://jraic.com/en/nauka/article/103213/view">https://jraic.com/en/nauka/article/103213/view</self-uri>
   <abstract xml:lang="ru">
    <p>В статье рассматриваются города различных категорий и динамика численности населения малых городов в регионах Центрального федерального округа (ЦФО). Авторы анализируют рейтинги и индексы городов, рассчитываемые в России государственной корпорацией ВЭБ.РФ, агентствами «Эксперт», СГМ, ESG Alliance и другими организациями. Особое внимание уделяется индексу качества городской среды, рассчитываемому Минстроем России, на примере малых городов 17 регионов ЦФО с численностью населения 25–50 тыс. человек, 5–25 тыс. человек и до 5 тыс. В исследовании также рассматривается рейтинг МГИМО за 2023 год по 11 цели устойчивого развития ООН «Устойчивые города и населенные пункты», а также методология консорциума рейтингового агентства RAEX по оценке ESG в федеральных округах и городах России. Анализ индекса качества городской среды, рассчитанного Минстроем России для малых городов 17 регионов ЦФО, показал следующее: 15 малых городов с численностью населения 5-25 тыс. человек (всего 151 в ЦФО) демонстрируют разброс баллов в пределах 30 в условиях условно комфортного климата, что свидетельствует о значительной разнице в уровне комфортности проживания в пределах одного региона. В городах с населением 25–50 тыс. человек (всего 60 в ЦФО) разброс баллов по критерию комфортного климата превышает 30 в Московской, Смоленской, Калужской, Владимирской, Тамбовской, Тульской, Ярославской, Белгородской и Воронежской областях. В ЦФО насчитывается всего 16 малых городов с численностью населения до 5 тыс. человек. Таким образом, необходимо проведение специальной политики социально-экономического развития малых городов, включая развитие их территорий и инфраструктуры.</p>
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    <p>The paper considers a number of cities of different categories, and the dynamics of the population of small towns in the regions of the Central Federal District. The authors overview the indexes and rankings of cities calculated in Russia by the state corporation VEB.RF, Expert agencies, SGM, ESG Alliance, and various companies. They analysed the urban environment quality index calculated by the Ministry of Construction of Russia, using the example of small towns in 17 regions of the Central Federal District with a population of 25-50 thousand people, 5-25 thousand people, and up to 5 thousand people in a relatively comfortable climate. The research dwells on MGIMO’2023 ranking on SDG 11 ‘Sustainable cities and human settlements’, the methodology of the RAEX rating consortium for ESG assessment of federal districts and cities of Russia. An analysis of the urban environment quality index calculated by the Ministry of Construction of Russia on the example of small towns in 17 regions of the Central Federal District, showed the following: the 15 small towns with a population of 5-25 thousand people (151 in the Central Federal District) have a range of scores for a conditionally comfortable climate 30. It indicates a significant difference in the level of comfort of living in small towns within the same region. The small towns with a population of 25-50 thousand people (there are 60 in the Central Federal District) have a range of points scored for a conditionally comfortable climate with a difference of more than 30 points is in the Moscow, Smolensk, Kaluga, Vladimir, Tambov, Tula, Yaroslavl, Belgorod, and Voronezh regions. There are only 16 small towns with up to 5,000 people in the Central Federal District. Hence, it is necessary to implement a special policy for the socio-economic development of small towns, including the development of their territories and infrastructure.</p>
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    <kwd>малые города; устойчивое развитие; ESG-повестка; рейтинги; цели устойчивого развития; рейтинговые агентства</kwd>
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    <kwd>small towns; sustainable development; ESG agenda; sustainable development goals; rating agencies</kwd>
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