New Tools for New Urban Spaces? Analyses of Planning and Participation Tools and Their Performance in (Post)transitional Perspective

In this paper, we analyze the evolution of local planning instruments in Ukraine from Soviet times to the current state, rethinking the framework of local planning and the role of particular instruments. Planning instruments, notably local planning instruments, by their content and planning practices to a large extent reflect the social and political context of the territory and therefore they are going through significant changes in the course of transition and later transformations. The Ukrainian experience provides important insights for rethinking planning in post-transitional regions, as it illustrates how the role and functions of planning at the local level were changed, how certain instruments were transformed, and how new approaches and concepts were introduced. The paper builds upon extensive materials on the elaboration of regional planning schemes and projects, city planning and construction in the USSR, laws of Ukraine, and state construction regulations of Ukraine and reviews the main stages of local planning instruments development and transformation. The evolution of the instruments in the post-Soviet perspective in the paper is analyzed in terms of their influence on spatial development. It is argued that local planning instruments have evolved significantly, new tools have appeared, and they have become more publicly available and community-oriented, thus reflecting the ongoing rethinking of planning at the local level.

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Local Planning Instruments in Ukraine: Experiences and Changes From a Long-Term Perspective

Lytvynchuk¹,

Denysenko²,

Melnychuk³

2022

Ukr. geogr. z.

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The Concept of Integrated Development of the Territory of the Territorial Community as a Tool of Strategic Management

Melnychuk¹,

LOSHYTSKA²,

HNATIUK³

et al. 2022

Ekon. soc. geogr

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In Ukraine, the system of planning the development of territorial communities at the basic level is being modernized. In particular, the preparation of a comprehensive spatial plan for the development of the territory of the territorial community has been introduced as a new tool for territory planning at the local level. The concept of integrated development of the territorial community recommended for development is considered as a means of forming initial data for the development of planning decisions. Its preparation involves broad public involvement in the planning process. The authors of the article became the developers of the concept of integrated development of the Sahuniv territorial community of the Cherkasy region of the Cherkasy district. The main questions that this article aims to answer are the following: what is the experience of developing such documents, what are the basic principles of their preparation, and what is the practical significance of the document. For this purpose, we analyze the approaches to understanding integrated development as a phenomenon, the content of its strategic planning at the local level, the place of the concept of integrated development of the territorial community in the planning system at the local level and its influence on local economic development. The article critically examines the essence and procedure of participatory strategic planning at the local level. Based on the case of the concept of integrated development of the Sahuniv territorial community, the logic of the planning process and the practice of preparing initial data for comprehensive planning of the territory of the territorial community are reflected. The importance of the document for the formation of stakeholder interaction, the involvement of the population in the management decision-making system through planning tools, the coordination of the development of individual components of the local development system, and the identification of territorial elements of integrated community development is reflected. Thus, the article defines the formation of the strategic planning system at the local level in Ukraine as a response to the change of the administrative-territorial structure in 2015-2020 and the deployment of the decentralization reform in Ukraine, and its role for the local economic development and the territorial community of the basic level as a whole, coordination of strategic planning processes for the development of territorial communities and territory development planning.

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New frameworks and experiences in local planning: Luhansk region and the state of main instruments

Melnychuk

Denysenko

Hnatiuk

2022

Visnyk of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Series Geology. Geography. Ecology

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Aim. Post-communist planning in Ukraine was essentially transformed over the last years with new approaches, instruments and practices changing the very idea of planning at the local level. As a result, local planning is becoming a mix of multiple usual planning instruments, new optional tools, which have appeared with imported conceptions and widespread participatory practices. This article uses the context of Luhansk region to address the question how this variety of instruments transform the planning processes at the local level in post-transitional perspective. We examine how planning and participatory instruments are developed and combined in the territorial communities of Luhansk region, what are the outcomes and how the main actors evaluate the planning process. Methodology. In this article, we consider how territorial communities use the planning and participation instruments from the standpoints of spatial transformations and place-making, using the experience of the region with a severe planning crisis in recent decades. In order to analyze the state of use of planning and participation instruments at the local level, we focus on planning documents and participatory tools in 26 territorial communities of the government controlled areas in Luhansk region (as of the end of 2021). Additional data for contextualizing empirical information on the planning process, its outcomes and particular instruments were obtained from two focus groups, which involved 35 persons, including local officials, local activists and residents from different territorial communities of Luhansk region. Results. We argue that territorial communities rely on quite diverse planning documents and participatory practices with insufficient focus on planning instruments for balancing the spatial development. Active introduction of the new public participation tools that have become available in recent years had a paradoxical effect in the region, when implementing without reliance on planning instruments. At the same time, many territorial communities are adapting various instruments to specific local context, thus contributing significantly to developing the local institutional environment, creating local success stories and strengthening democratic decision-making. We show that planning instruments, their implementations and outcomes of planning activity in most cases are perceived and evaluated differently by the main actors, however many of them are becoming increasingly aware about planning process and interested in developing the planning culture. Novelty and practical significance. This paper contributes to the discussion on the evolution of local planning instruments, the role and effectiveness of certain instruments in the post-transitional perspective. Understanding the state of affairs with local planning and participatory instruments, their interplay and ability to provide expected outcomes contributes to strengthening of the local planning policy and making it more effective.

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New Tools for New Urban Spaces? Analyses of Planning and Participation Tools and Their Performance in (Post)transitional Perspective

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Local Planning Instruments in Ukraine: Experiences and Changes From a Long-Term Perspective

Local Planning Instruments in Ukraine: Experiences and Changes From a Long-Term Perspective

The Concept of Integrated Development of the Territory of the Territorial Community as a Tool of Strategic Management

New frameworks and experiences in local planning: Luhansk region and the state of main instruments

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