A Set of Indicators for Monitoring the Development of Rural Municipalities in the System of Assessing the Sustainability of Rural Areas

Abstract

Given the high importance of rural areas in ensuring food security, maintaining the diversity of the landscape and recreation, cultural and historical heritage, issues of their sustainable development are of particular relevance. An essential condition for improving the management of rural areas and ensuring their sustainable development in the future is to improve the organization of the monitoring system, which allows, on the one hand, to track the changes most accurately and efficiently, and, on the other hand, to make informed management decisions. Taking into account the analysis of international experience and identifying the most critical selection criteria, the paper substantiates a system of indicators for assessing the development of rural municipalities, grouped in 5 areas: indicators of economic development; development of social infrastructure; engineering infrastructure; trade and catering, as well as reflecting environmental well-being. The selected indicators act as an information basis for the implementation of the proposed algorithm for assessing the sustainability of development and typology of rural municipalities. Depending on the type of rural territory, the authorities can use a differentiated approach in the selection of program-targeted tools, taking into account the resource potential and promising indicators developed according to all-Russian indicators.