Urban Parks as an Innovative Social Space and a Factor of Social and Environmental Welfare

Abstract

The relevance of the study is supported by the fact that the key requirements for modern urban parks are their compliance with the needs of public space, along with their high importance in performing environmental functions. Public and environmental criteria for the construction of parks often contradict one another. Therefore, the purpose of the article is to present a clear integrated approach to solving the problem of developing urban parks in Ukraine and provide proposals for their additional financial and institutional support. The main direction of the methodology of scientific research was the system approach, namely its aspects: system-element, system-functional, system-resource and system-communication. The study revealed the importance of promoting parks as public space, and determined their recreational value for residents of modern metropolitan areas, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. The importance of programmatic support for ecosystem services groups of parks that will contribute to their effective operation in terms of social and ecological significance is substantiated. It is proposed to introduce tax incentives and non-market forms of support for enterprises, institutions and organizations that would encourage them to participate in the improvement of parks as one of the ways to solve the lack of funding for parks and stimulate their development. It is indicated that the amount of tax benefits depends on the activity of entrepreneurs in improving parks and creating new green areas, and act on a voluntary basis. The practical value of the work lies in the fact that the recommendations can be used by the authorities in the process of developing programs for the maintenance, financing and operation of parks, in order to increase their environmental and social effectiveness in the welfare of cities

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“…According to Y. Syta (2019), it is necessary to consider comprehensive methods for assessing the competitiveness of enterprises focused on analysing the entire range of parameters of enterprise functioning. V. Byba (2017) and Y. Karpyshyn (2017) also emphasised that most enterprises of the agricultural sector of the Ukrainian economy are provided with sufficient prerequisites for successful entry into the world community, among which the main one is a large natural resource and human potential, but state incentives and support for this industry are important (Vernihorova, 2021).…”

“…The main difficulty, however, is that the state spends significant amounts of resources on military needs, and therefore, must pay less attention to other components, such as supporting businesses, ensuring the social needs of citizens. Nevertheless, it must make every effort to fulfil all its obligations to society as much as possible (Vernihorova, 2021).…”