Abstract
The purpose of this work is to identify some issues of current sustainable development process in polyethnic border regions of Ukraine. The need to involve various domestic stakeholders (like local, regional and national authorities, businesses, households, education and research institutions, NGOs, regional development agencies) and representatives from neighboring countries in elaboration and implementation of sustainable development programs in border regions is substantiated. Conducted survey helped to identify the position of local NGOs representatives, involved into the different regional development projects, about the priority directions of sustainable development and obstacles for their realization in the polyethnic region. Certain peculiarities of sustainable development related to regional polyethnicity have been identified during the survey. Certain ways to increase the involvement of various ethnic groups in process of sustainable development in border regions have been proposed.
Highlights
The idea of sustainable development started to evolve in regional and national strategic planning theory starting from 1980s
The official recognition of sustainable development was identified in the report “Our Common Future” at the UN International Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) known as Earth Summit (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1992)
The research of theoretical and methodological approaches showed the expansion and enrichment of sustainable development idea in the global context, which is associated with current trends in global economic, social, demographic, industrial, scientific and environmental trends, and global crises
Summary
The idea of sustainable development started to evolve in regional and national strategic planning theory starting from 1980s. It is focused on balanced progress in economic, social, and environmental areas on local, regional, national and international levels. The study of approaches of foreign and Ukrainian researchers to the interpretation of sustainable development shows strong trend of expanding this concept from simple preservation of natural assets to a more integrated interpretation This approach involves joint efforts of different governmental and civil society institutions, communities, businesses, and households towards the elaboration and execution of such strategic programs for regional development, which would support the balanced progress of economy and social sphere while keeping environmental norms and preservation of natural resources. Authors proposed to identify three periods in this theory – embryonic (before 1972), molding (1972–1987), and the developing (1987– present) stages [3, p. 3-5]
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