ANALYSIS OF SOCIAL ORIENTATION IN THE URBAN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

Abstract

This article examines the theoretical and practical aspects of managing a territory's social space within the urban management system. Social protection issues occupy a dominant position in municipal management. Local governments act as agents of state social policy and, within their mandate, are called upon to identify and address local social problems. Addressing social issues is a priority for municipal governance, driven by its social orientation and focus on reducing social tensions. A key component of local government's function is the development and implementation of social program obligations for the population of the territory under its control. The importance of building a high-quality social protection system is particularly heightened in the current context of macroeconomic instability and the negative impact of the pandemic, which are increasing the vulnerability of the most vulnerable segments of the population. Therefore, the social well-being of the population largely depends on the prompt implementation of social policy measures by local governments. The authors of the work clarified the objects of social protection that led to a change in the social status of a citizen, systematized the principles of applying social protection technologies in the urban management system, and analyzed the main indicators of the functioning of the social protection system of the population of the municipality «City of Kursk».