Adaptation of methodological recommendations to the potential of a key settlement: the case of the urban settlement of Aldan, Yakutia

The idea of ​ forming a key settlement (KS) in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) is actively promoted at various levels of public administration, in legislative and executive authorities; various infrastructure projects and development programs are being developed. The Government of the Russian Federation has defined key criteria for identifying settlements where infrastructure will be rapidly developed to ensure the implementation of guarantees in the field of education, accessibility of medical care, cultural services and the implementation of other needs of the population of the territory of one or several municipalities. The researchers asked themselves whether Aldan has the potential to develop as a KS? Objective: To reveal the depth and scale of the task of improving the quality of the living environment of the population, taking into account the existing infrastructure potential of the urban settlement of Aldan. Methods: data analysis methods such as data classification, forecasting. The method of assessing internal and external factors is SWOT analysis. Sociological survey of the population. Findings: According to the authors of the article, it is necessary to soberly assess the existing potential of the urban settlement selected as a support settlement. Conclusions: When developing the KS, it is necessary to focus on such an internal factor as one of the highest levels of emergency housing in the republic. Of the external factors, the greatest threat is the factor of environmental violations by mining companies. We will add that the adjustment of the implementation of the infrastructure potential must necessarily take into account the specifics of the Aldan region, namely the presence of shift camps.