Abstract:In the XXI century humanity is facing increasingly frequent consequences of irrational use of nature, distorted social and cultural values, trying to find a new "matrix" of their further progression. Such searches began in the twentieth century, beginning with the reports of the Club of Rome and the Agenda for the 21st century. In 2015, 17 Sustainable Development Goals, and related objectives to achieve each of them, became the new framework of the global level. Considering national priorities, these Goals hav… Show more
“…Analysis of these regional strategies (Rudenko at al., 2022) allowed us to identify a number of positive fundamental provisions related to the optimization of spatial development, in particular: • significant attention and definition of 'sustainable territorial/spatial development' and 'effective self-government/management/strong communities' as strategic goal; • importance of goals and objectives formulated in the context of threats to state security and military operations: restoration of critical infrastructure; ensuring security, national identity and an integrated information space; • significant attention to functional areas in certain regions -strategic goals include the development of rural or mountainous areas, the development of cross-border cooperation, the development of export-oriented industries, and the development of tourism; • increased focus on infrastructure development.…”
Section: Pre-war Agenda: Reforms and Their Consequencesmentioning
In the pre-war period, Ukraine faced significant development gaps, and a large part of its territory was in unfavourable social and environmental conditions. Despite some reforms, the overall imbalances of the spatial framework remained unchanged, and the processes of European integration were de facto rather slow. At the same time, Russia's geopolitical influence and the geo-economic impact of various global actors remained prominent. The outbreak of the war in 2022 led to large-scale changes in the structure of regional centres, significant social shifts, and further policy transformation at all levels. Communities and territories affected by the war consequences to varying degrees now demonstrate different patterns of development capacity and resilience, as well as its vision, which obviously leads to functional changes. The article aims to analyze the transformation processes caused by the hostilities, to reassess the guidelines for regional development, and to identify the priorities of post-war recovery.
“…Analysis of these regional strategies (Rudenko at al., 2022) allowed us to identify a number of positive fundamental provisions related to the optimization of spatial development, in particular: • significant attention and definition of 'sustainable territorial/spatial development' and 'effective self-government/management/strong communities' as strategic goal; • importance of goals and objectives formulated in the context of threats to state security and military operations: restoration of critical infrastructure; ensuring security, national identity and an integrated information space; • significant attention to functional areas in certain regions -strategic goals include the development of rural or mountainous areas, the development of cross-border cooperation, the development of export-oriented industries, and the development of tourism; • increased focus on infrastructure development.…”
Section: Pre-war Agenda: Reforms and Their Consequencesmentioning
In the pre-war period, Ukraine faced significant development gaps, and a large part of its territory was in unfavourable social and environmental conditions. Despite some reforms, the overall imbalances of the spatial framework remained unchanged, and the processes of European integration were de facto rather slow. At the same time, Russia's geopolitical influence and the geo-economic impact of various global actors remained prominent. The outbreak of the war in 2022 led to large-scale changes in the structure of regional centres, significant social shifts, and further policy transformation at all levels. Communities and territories affected by the war consequences to varying degrees now demonstrate different patterns of development capacity and resilience, as well as its vision, which obviously leads to functional changes. The article aims to analyze the transformation processes caused by the hostilities, to reassess the guidelines for regional development, and to identify the priorities of post-war recovery.
The publication aims to highlight the main scientific achievements of the Institute of Geography of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine on research work conducted in 2022. Particular attention has been paid to overcoming the consequences of Russian aggression against Ukraine.
At the current stage of the socio-economic development of Ukraine in the conditions of Russian aggression, the topical issue is the expansion of foreign economic relations with EU member countries. The purpose of the study is a spatial analysis of the features of regional differentiation of Ukraine’s commodity trade with the countries of the European Union in the context of expanding trade and economic relations after signing the Agreement on a free trade zone with the EU and granting Ukraine the status of a candidate for EU membership. Such research methods as structural and spatial analysis, statistical and correlation analysis, and typological analysis were used. The dynamics of commodity trade between Ukraine and the EU in 2001–2021 are analyzed and the main trends in interstate trade in goods were identified. It has been revealed that the general trend of bilateral trade relations with the countries of the European Union in the 21st century is generally similar to the trend of the turnover of foreign commodity trade between Ukraine and all countries of the world. It has been established that the spatial differentiation of Ukraine’s commodity trade with the EU clearly shows great variability and asymmetry of export and import indicators. The dependence between the level of economic development of Ukraine’s regions and the commodity trade volume with EU countries is traced. A characteristic feature is the spatial heterogeneity of the distribution of commodity trade in Ukraine’s regions according to the predominant directions of foreign commodity trade relations. The western regions of Ukraine have the highest level of connectivity of commodity trade with the countries of the European Union, which is explained by better transport accessibility to EU markets and the development of cross-border cooperation. According to the main directions of trade flows and on the basis of a comparison of the connectivity and balance coefficients of commodity trade with EU countries, six types of Ukraine’s regions are identified. The novelty of the research is the identification of the features of regional differentiation and significant asymmetry in the commodity trade of Ukraine’s regions with the countries of the European Union based on the criterion of connectivity and symmetry of trade flows using spatial analysis.
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