Contemporary conceptual views on development of rural peripheral territories in spatial planning

doi:10.34213/db.19.02.05

Ihor Dunayev KRI NAPA, Kharkiv https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0790-0496
Oleksandr Меlnychenko KRI NAPA, Kharkiv https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5021-9025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34213/db.19.02.05

Keywords: rural areas; periphery; spatial planning; regional government; economic core

Abstract

The article offers a critical comprehension of contemporary Western conceptual views on development of rural and peripheral European areas through the socio-constructivist position. This angle allows you to move away from traditional perceptions of spatial planning and development through economic indicators that stands as the orthodox normative approach, and to grab more opportunities based on non-economic values for rural and remote areas. Building on this, the article offers a critical overview from the dominant perceptions of core and peripheral territories as well as a step towards alternative approaches to development in peripheral areas, justifying a thought of “thinking beyond a growth”. We consider this approach useful and timely for modern Ukraine at the stage of multi-level shaping of new spatial development strategies and the change of the governmental role in regional policy for providing state-guaranteed services since 2020 and ever.

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Author Biographies

Ihor Dunayev, KRI NAPA, Kharkiv

Doctor of Sciences in Public Administration, Associate Professor, Professor of Economic Policy and Management Department, KRI NAPA

Oleksandr Меlnychenko, KRI NAPA, Kharkiv

Doctor of Sciences in Public Administration, Full Professor, Full Professor of Public Health and Healthcare Management Department, Kharkiv National Medical University

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