Theoretical aspects of regional sustainable development in the EU and Ukraine

Abstract

Effective use of the potential of both an individual country and its regions in order to ensure sustainable development is possible only on the basis of conscious, purposeful, scientifically grounded actions on the transformation of regional systems. That is why, the aim of the paper is to provide an analysis of the theoretical aspects of regional sustainable development in the EU and Ukraine, which will create a methodological basis for the further development of practical mechanisms for ensuring balanced regional development. As a main method of research, we use the critical analysis and comparison of normative documents, analytical reports, regional development strategies and scientific publications on the issues of sustainable development. As a result, the authors substantiate the essence of sustainable development and clarified the concept of regional sustainable development. This made it possible to determine its features. The paper also summarizes the institutional framework for ensuring regional sustainable development, including the justification of informal constraints, formal rules and coercive mechanisms. The authors identify vectors for ensuring the regional sustainable development in Ukraine. However, for the effective implementation of certain strategic priorities, a change in the public consciousness is needed in order to understand the importance of regional sustainable development, as well as the definition of clear criteria for the achievement of sustainable development and continuous monitoring of its level. We consider education as one of the most effective tools that will allow the formation of a system of knowledge, skills and competences necessary for the formation of citizens responsible for the future of the country.

Non-Price Criteria for the Evaluation of the Tender Offers in Public Procurement of Ukraine

“…The specific subject of green procurement is, for example, paper for recyclable materials printing, the design and construction of an energy-efficient building (Grandia and Voncken 2019;Sönnichsen and Clement 2020). This confirms the fact that corporate social responsibility is becoming an integral part of human development in the world (Činčalová 2017Buzko et al 2019;Trunina and Khovrak 2019;Trynchuk et al 2019;Činčalová and Hedija 2020).…”

The specifics of forming a strategy for sustainable development of the regional agro-industrial complex

“…Along with the creation of conditions for rapid adaptation to changing factors, the main prerequisite for the sustainable development of the agro-industrial complex is the economic relations between the entities that make management decisions and contribute to the continuous process of effective functioning of the regional economy in the long term [4,5,10,11]. Based on well-known laws, principles, and regional management methods, the authors formulate a general model of the organizational and economic mechanism for the sustainable development of the regional agro-industrial complex (Figure 1).…”

“…Implementing the sustainable agriculture concept is possible only in a closed-cycle economy, and this model does not correspond to the modern Russian reality. The situation is complicated by the lack of sufficient programs to support innovations in agriculture and their weak practical implementation at the regional and federal levels [3,4].…”

Ensuring Sustainable Regional Development Based on Socialization of Higher Educational Institutions

“…Так, заклади вищої освіти здатні розповсюджувати знання для поліпшення стійких підприємницьких екосистем, що сприяють економічній активізації та подальшому розвитку регіонів; сприяти залученню зацікавлених сторін до вирішальних процесів управління на регіональному рівні [22]. При цьому заклади вищої освіти відповідають за фор- Заклади вищої освіти визнаються драйверами для створення інновацій та налагодження діалогу із зацікавленими сторонами в процесах планування регіонального розвитку [9]. Дослідження [15] показали, що заклади вищої освіти мають потенціал для впровадження інституційних Регіональна економіка врахування світового досвіду при розробці стра- тегій розвитку закладів вищої освіти.…”