Subject. The article investigates environmental factors and their influence on the multi-criteria evaluation of the comfort of living in various city-forming systems, i.e social (employment), organizational (organization of transport, leisure, education, healthcare), technological (automation of living environment and services).
Objectives. The purpose is to develop a methodology for multi-criteria evaluation of the formation of clusters and quarters in the smart city paradigm; to solve engineering problems in the owner-developer system, focusing on development of models and methods to increase the employment level, and taking into account the development of dynamic jobs.
Methods. We employ methods of analysis and synthesis: the analysis of factors of comfort living in various urban structures, and the synthesis – in generalization of results at the stage of designing the environment.
Results. The paper offers a methodology for multi-criteria evaluation of functional options for the composition of quarters and clusters, considering the factors of dynamic jobs development. It presents variants of architectural and planning solutions for cluster development of various types of city planning.
Conclusions. The developed methodology can be useful for elaboration of plans for social development of territories.