Experts try to talk about which are the cleanest cities in Russia, annually compiling this or that rating. After all, the city can be clean in different ways. On the one hand, it can be the well-groomed streets, on the other, a favorable environmental situation, on the third, a low crime rate, etc.
If you look for the cleanest cities in Russia, then Nizhnevartovsk is noted first of all in the environmental and natural aspect, which is among the richest cities in the country (ahead of Yekaterinburg and St. » as a business-friendly city. There are large enterprises of the oil and gas complex, which, however, are organized in such a way that they are gentle on the environment. The city is equated to the territories of the Far North, has dry air (humidity is about 73%), long frosty winters, short and cool summers.
The rating of the cleanest cities in Russia continues Murmansk, as well as Sochi and Pskov. The favorable situation in the first two settlements is due to the fact that they are located next to large bodies of water - the Barents and Black Seas. There are many forests in Murmansk (up to 43% of the city area), production is mainly directed to fish processing, shipping, marine geology, and food production. The level of dust in the air, as well as the complex level of pollution, are below average and sanitary standards.
The city of Sochi, as a territory where tourism services and agriculture are predominantly developed, deservedly ranks among the “Cleanest Cities in Russia”. There are 17 he alth resorts, 76 boarding houses, 84 sanatoriums. The absence of heavy industry makes it possible to keep the he althy air of the subtropics clean, and the Winter Olympics 2014 made it possible to equip large areas.
Pskov, located in a zone dominated by mild winters and warm summers, is a settlement with a high degree of greenery. The city has about 40 hectares of gardens and parks that have a positive effect on the environment. In addition, there are extensive deciduous and coniferous forests around Pskov, which contribute significantly to air purification (the degree of air pollution is calculated as low, ISA=2.81).
In addition to the above-mentioned settlements, Smolensk, Rybinsk, Yoshkar-Ola are marked in the rating "The cleanest cities in Russia". According to the last census, about 0.33 million people live in Smolensk. Human. Here there is a temperate continental climate with cool summers and long winters, there are many thunderstorms that ozonize the air (up to 25 days per season). The city has many squares, gardens, attractions. The industry is dominated by jewelry production, furniture production, which do not produce emissions.
Yoshkar-Ola is, along with Sochi, a favorable area with a warm climate (in summer). Around the city and within its boundaries there are many forests, gardens, including the Botanical Garden, groves and forest parks.
It is rather difficult to say which city in Russia is the cleanest. Because in every city there are favorable and unfavorable zones. In the same Yoshkar-Ola, the central districts of the city are overloaded with traffic that pollutes the environment. Some neighborhoods have problems with water quality, while the air has a high degree of purity.
