| ISSN: | 1640-1808 |
RESEARCH PAPER
Ensuring of Spatial Inclusion of the Socio-Economic Development of Urban-Rural Formations of Ukraine
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Director, Institute for Demography and Life Quality Problems of the NAS of Ukraine, Ukraine
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Department of spatial development and quality of life, Institute for Demography and Life Quality Problems of the NAS of Ukraine, Ukraine
Submission date: 2025-03-21
Final revision date: 2025-06-17
Acceptance date: 2025-07-15
Online publication date: 2025-09-15
Publication date: 2025-09-15
Corresponding author
Ihor Bystriakov
Department of spatial development and quality of life, Institute for Demography and Life Quality Problems of the NAS of Ukraine, Вlvd Tarasа Shevchenka, 60, 01032, Kyiv, Ukraine
Department of spatial development and quality of life, Institute for Demography and Life Quality Problems of the NAS of Ukraine, Вlvd Tarasа Shevchenka, 60, 01032, Kyiv, Ukraine
KEYWORDS
socio-economic developmentinclusionurban-rural formationspost-war recovery of Ukraineconvergence of urban and rural population
TOPICS
ABSTRACT
The purpose of the article is the formation of a new vision of socially oriented development regarding the improvement of the sphere of agricultural activity within the framework of the organization of the urban-rural space as a prerequisite for solving social problems and ensuring the sustainable development of rural areas. The principles of the organization of natural and economic activity of the urban-rural entity are disclosed. The development trends of inclusive types of spatial natural and economic system are determined. A socially oriented model of the functioning of inclusive types of urban-rural economy is proposed. The focus is on some systemic key issues. First, the category of “inclusion” is revealed. It seems to be known that this is a process of increasing the degree of participation of all citizens in society, but it largely concerns the issues of insufficient mental preparedness of the population to be included in active social and economic processes. Secondly, the issue of reconstruction of the urban-rural organization of economic activity is identified as essential on the agenda. Here several tasks arise that face managers and stakeholders. Thirdly, a social problem that needs to be overcome. The focus is on the problem of difficult perception by the population of the concept of space as a system of interaction of interested parties (stakeholders). Fourth, problematic issues and means of overcoming them, when determining the ways of development of urban-rural formations, should take into account the trends in the cluster organization of specific spatial natural and economic complexes.
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