摘要：The features of legal and technical regulation are considered and the main shortcomings of these systems of public administration are identified. It is shown that they hinder the effective development of the underground space of Russian cities as a promising area of urban development. A related analysis of the results of the author's monitoring of regulatory documents in the field of integrated urban development of underground space, as well as the interim results of the legal research initiated by him, aimed at eliminating defects in federal legislation, is presented. In the context of legal regulation and trends in its development, a new Set of Rules (SR 473) concerning «underground urban planning»is analyzed in detail. The conclusion is made about the systemic shortcomings of this document, which are based on the subjective factor of the manifested «legal nihilism» in combination with the objective deficit and imperfection of the legislative sphere. Proposals are given for the harmonization of amendments and additions to SR 473 and other documents on standardization, depending on the nature and timing of the adoption of legislative initiatives. The topics discussed are of interest not only because of their novelty, but also because of the reality and prospects of the proposed administrative steps that can give impetus to spatial development on the model of a sustainable, viable and compact city.
