Methodology of the environmental efficiency assessment of spatial organization of rural areas

¹ Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, Rectorate, 03680 Kyiv, Ukraine
² Kyiv National University of Construction and Architecture, Institute for Innovative Education, 03680 Kyiv, Ukraine
³ State Agrarian and Engineering University in Podilia, 32316 Kamianets-Podilskyi, Ukraine

^* Corresponding author: shkuratov.oleksii@gmail.com

Abstract

The article features and substantiates the methodology of the environmental efficiency assessment of the spatial organization of rural areas. This methodology is based on a comprehensive analysis of key indicators to take reasoned decisions on land use arrangement and organization of agrolandscapes. At the same time, the research found that it is impossible to achieve sustainable land use without a comprehensive understanding of the situation on the spatial structure of territories, therefore, the initial stage of the model implementation is to analyze the current state and level of the research object. The methodology provides for taking into account the integral indicator of the spatial organization of rural areas, which is defined as the sum of normalized values of indicators (relative to their optimal level), with reference to the corresponding weighing coefficients. The advantage of the proposed approach is that it can determine the level of efficiency of optimization of the spatial structure of rural areas in the context of the region, which ensures the relative comparability of the calculated environmental indicators. Testing of the proposed assessment methodology on the example of Lviv region of Ukraine has proven its practical ability to optimize management decisions.