THE ISSUES OF FUNCTIONING OF HOUSING AND UTILITIES SERVICES IN INDUSTRIAL REGION, BY THE EXAMPLE OF THE SVERDLOVSK REGION
The article focuses on the state of housing and communal services of the industrial region, on the example of the Sverdlovsk region, in the relationship and the level and possibilities of financing of services in this area by the main consumer - the population. The comparison of regional indicators with the all-Russian trends is carried out. The study shows the need and the possibility of rapid response to the problem of the crisis state of the industry. The need is determined by the critical state of the utilities of the regional housing and communal services system. The possibility is connected with the justification of covering the costs directed to the modernization of the industry, where investors can be sure of compensation of costs, primarily due to the responsible attitude of the main consumers - the population of the region to pay for housing and communal services.