Uploaded on 2017-03-24 by Kristina

Which are your top livability criteria? My top 5 livability criteria are as follows: 1. Housing 2. Climate 3. Economy 4. Transportation 5. Education Why do we live where we live? I'm from Tomsk and I live here because: Tomsk, the oldest Siberian educational, scientific and innovative center: 9 universities, 15 research institutes, special economic zone of technical innovation type and 6 business incubators. Is a member of the Association of Siberian and far Eastern cities. Tomsk is an important scientific centre, largely due to the educational complex that cater. In the city there are a large number of high-tech businesses, developed it industry. In 1991 Tomsk was awarded the status of a historical city. The city is rich in monuments of wooden and stone architecture of XVIII—XX centuries. Among the most common architectural styles in Tomsk one can distinguish Russian architecture and modern style (in wood), Siberian Baroque, classicism and art Nouveau (in stone). The Tomsk wooden art Nouveau was included by Forbes magazine in the list of "Six sights of Russia, which will soon disappear." In the city there is a number of green areas (parks, groves, gardens). In all areas of the city have sanitary-protective zones of industrial enterprises, and many of them are houses. In Tomsk in the sphere of construction, industry and energy, the extractive industries there are more than 300 innovative enterprises, of which 200 belong to the category of innovation active also in the field of IT-business deals with more than 200 companies. Tomsk - a major transport hub on the TRANS-Siberian railway (highway, port, airport). In Tomsk developed engineering and metal working (instrument making, electrical engineering, manufacture of bearings, tools), chemical, woodworking, food industry. The city is home to the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.TomskTomsk2 To what extend does your own place of residence fulfill your ideal livability criteria? Of course Tomsk inferior by the criteria of the livability of many cities, but I think in the future it will evolve. At the moment I rate their city on livability 50 points and due to the fact that the city is a leading educational center. What would you change? If I were the mayor of the city, the course would start with housing since many houses in our city already quite old and in need of repair or just demolition, and also I would ensure the availability of housing for the population. Began to develop suburban areas, namely the settling of the population from downtown to suburban areas. Also more attention should be paid to clean and cleaning the city, as the city is situated in Siberia, and quite a lot, you should pay more attention to the snow, and in summer respectively gardening. Why do we move? In case of change of residence, I would be guided by the following criteria: 1. Climate, would go somewhere warm for example in Sochi; 2. Larger cities, such as Novosibirsk, more developed infrastructure; 3. More prospects in search of work and generally to achieve something in life, it's like Moscow.