Abstract
Sustainable development of the region is possible only if there is a development strategy focused on the goals and principles of sustainability. The purpose of the study is to develop a methodology for assessing the adherence of regional strategies to the principles of sustainable development and to test it. The methodology includes an analysis of the occurrence of keywords (descriptors) related to the essence and goals of sustainable development, comparative analysis, the use of the Wilcoxon Tâtest to assess the statistical significance of differences. The materials for the study are three options for the development strategy of the Kemerovo Region â Kuzbass for 2008, 2018, 2020. The results of the study showed that the commitment to sustainable development is growing. The occurrence of the corresponding descriptors increased by 40â50% during the development of a new version of the strategy. The 2018 version put more emphasis on good health and wellâbeing, quality education, clean water, and responsible consumption and production compared to the previous version. In the 2020 version, the frequency of occurrence of descriptors related to water, responsible consumption and production, and the fight against climate change increased. Changes in the overall occurrence of sustainable development descriptors and the relationship between individual goals are explained by two reasons. The first reason is changes in the objective socioâeconomic situation in the region, such as an aging population or increased dependence on one industry (coal industry). The second factor is the change in the methodology used for developing the strategy. The use of strategy theory and strategy methodology allows you to balance the relationship between different goals of sustainable development.
Highlights
An important part of global and national sustainable development is the commitment of individual regions to the principles and goals of UN sustainable development
Sustainable development of the region as part of the national and global economy is possible only if a strategy is implemented that is committed to the goals and principles of sustainability
The study develops and tests a methodology for assessing the strategy's commitment to sustainable development goals based on content analysis
Summary
An important part of global and national sustainable development is the commitment of individual regions to the principles and goals of UN sustainable development. Such industrial regions of Russia with a powerful primary sector of the economy, such as Kemerovo Oblast â Kuzbass, Krasnoyarsk Krai or Tyumen Oblast have accumulated many environmental problems [3] They need to seriously change the model of socioâeconomic development, channeling part of the income from economic growth to achieve the sustainability of the economy, society and the environment. In Russia, each region, in accordance with the legislation, must develop a strategy for longâ term socioâeconomic development (for a period of 10â20 years), as well as an action plan for its implementation. These documents need to be committed to the principles and goals of sustainable development. The purpose of our study is to develop a methodology for assessing the adherence of regional strategies to the principles of sustainable development and to test it
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