Issue № 56. June 2016

Modern City as an Object of Public Administration

Anna G. Sanina — Ph.D., Associate Professor, St. Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Humanities, National Research University — Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
E-mail: anna.g.sanina@gmail.com

Nurlan Y. Dzhafarli — Junior Researcher, St. Petersburg School of Economics and Management, National Research University — Higher School of Economics, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation.
E-mail: dzhafarli_nurlan@mail.ru

Elena V. Korshunova — Leading Specialist, Committee on the Youth Policy of Leningrad Region, Russian Federation.
E-mail: kev_perm@mail.ru

Modern cities are transitioning from state to public administration. In the context of the creative and innovative urban environment’s energy raising, the problem of connections between the authorities, society and business is becoming more and more prominent. Such process cannot be of vertical nature and should be provided with stakeholders who are instrumental in the implementation of specific directions and initiatives of local communities. The article aims to justify the need for expert support in shaping strategic priorities of urban growth. Theoretical background of the study is the theories of creative city and smart city. These theories characterize the urban space from the point of view of potential post-industrial development. Based on the analysis of the foreign experience in city management some recommendations towards creating more comfortable of urban reality in Russia are provided. The authors also present several suggestions about the development of interaction between the experts and city authorities.

Keywords

Smart city, foresight, creative class, expert communities, development of an urban environment.