Housing stock renovation policy : regional aspect
The article is devoted to the problem of the state housing policy in the sphere of housing renovation in the subjects of the Russian Federation. The urgency of this problem increases, on the one hand, due to the increasing wear and tear of the existing housing stock and, on the other hand, due to the awareness of the need for a comprehensive approach to improving the living conditions of people. Spatial disparities in the development of Russia require a shift in the focus of state housing policy towards the regions, as well as an increase in the importance of taking into account regional characteristics. Differences in budget security and in the region structure of the housing stock do not allow regions to replicate the Moscow experience of housing renovation. Based on open data from Rosstat, a brief analysis of the state of the housing stock is given, the share of emergency housing is shown, and the share of dilapidated housing in Russia is estimated. It is shown that the existing mechanisms for capital repairs of apartment buildings and liquidation of emergency housing stock do not provide a comprehensive renovation of the housing stock and development of built-up areas. A set of problems in the field of housing renovation that are not solved within the existing mechanisms of capital repairs and relocation of citizens from the emergency housing stock has been identified. The example of the Tomsk city illustrates the consequences of spot demolition of emergency houses that do not form land for new construction and territories development. A comprehensive approach to the state policy of regional housing renovation is proposed. This approach should be based on the expansion of mechanisms and sources of financing for the implementation of regional programs, the integration of all methods of housing renovation in the territory.