Применение социологических методов исследования в практике организации прибрежных тер-риторий (на примере г. Иркутска)

Abstract

The present work aims to study the specificity of applying sociological methods in organising coastal areas. In the autumn of 2020, in the framework of this work, a sociological study of urban space per-ception by its inhabitants was carried out. The object of research comprises the territory of the Top Embankment of the Angara River in Irkutsk (Lisikha district) as an element of the urban environment, where groups and communities of Irkutsk citizens cohabit, having different visions of the same territo-ry. Data acquisition was carried out using a questionnaire. People permanently residing on the territory of Irkutsk were selected as respondents. The survey showed that the state of the recreational space at the Top Embankment area of Irkutsk – the least developed part of the Angara river embankment – is low rated by residents. As a basic concept of territory development, citizens prefer a stepwise space transformation that includes zones for pedestrians and cyclists. Furthermore, landscape gardening, building sport zones and facilities increasing the recognition of the territory attract district residents. Thus, the study allowed the citizen preferences to be identified to design a reconstruction project of the Top Embankment territory at the Angara river in the Lisikha district of Irkutsk. Urban design that considers the opinion of citizens is a modern trend, which meets the challenges of the time and re-flects the concepts and principles of urban planning nowadays.