POVERTY AND SOCIAL ACTIVITY MAPPING IN THE CITY OF TYUMEN, RUSSIA

The paper presents research conducted in the city of Tyumen, Russia to understand the interdependence between poverty and social activity indicators. The method applied was a descriptive-analytical method based on the field-based data. Sample size amounted to 960 respondents with the confidence level of 95% and a sampling error of 3% was random and representational. For conducting descriptive analysis, processing utility tables of database in Geographic Information System (GIS) framework, based on Mapinfo Professional software, was used. The classification of urban neighborhoods based on natural-historical principle of dividing the territory is proposed. The applied social mapping method and GIS framework allowed analyzing the problems of the social space of the city. The paper proposed three levels of the mapping process and various map types depending on the selected poverty indicators. Positive and negative individual perceptions and evaluations of social conditions in the modern social space of Tyumen city were revealed. Social mapping of these manifestations reflected their territorial location.