Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 25 ISSUE 3
Written by Roman RUDYI, Nataliia KOVALENKO

The purpose of the article is to develop effective measures for setting up a strategy for sustainable development and mutually beneficial cooperation, as well as increasing the level of capacity of rural, settlement and urban territorial communities in the Ivano-Frankivsk region in the process of decentralization in Ukraine. The data on the dynamics of the formation of 62 territorial communities in the region during 2015–2020 is graphically illustrated: of which 24 or 39% belong to the rural type, 23 or 37% to the settlement type and 15 or 24% to the urban type. It was found that the majority of territorial communities of Ivano-Frankivsk region are harmoniously formed in cities of regional and district significance and have a capable potential, which was assessed according to the criteria of the level of capability – population, area of the territory, and number of populated areas. It was determined that the large Ivano- Frankivsk, Kalush and Kolomyia districts, where 84% of populated areas, 72% areas of the territory and 82% of the population are concentrated, can significantly influence the development of small Verkhovyna, Kosiv, Nadvirna districts and balance the development of Ivano-Frankivsk region as a whole. A number of initiatives for the sustainable development of rural, settlement and urban territorial communities of Ivano-Frankivsk region are proposed, which consist in expanding their mutually beneficial cooperation in the direction of exchanging experience and creating joint projects: socio-economic, administrative-legal, educational and cultural, environmental and tourist, transport and infrastructure. The conclusions of the study confirm the importance of joint implementing international projects under the “U-LEAD with Europe” and “USAID DOBRE” programs, which will ensure an improvement in the quality of life of the rural and urban population of the region.

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