Social climate of cities as a factor of their economic growth: theory and practice
The article considers one of the approaches to study the impact of social processes of the city on its socioeconomic development. The author uses the approach based on parameterization and analysis of the social climate of the city as a new integral indicator of the social state of society with the help of geo-information technologies and correlation analysis of economic indicators. The research is aimed at improving the decision-making process in urban planning and management of the city. The author describes also the ways of practical application of the investigated approach.