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Ukraine UNITED NA TIONS Ukraine UNITED NATIONS on Housing and and Housing on Land Management Land Country Profiles Country UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE UNITED NATIONS UNECE Country Profiles on Housing and Land Management - Ukraine UNITED NATIONS ECE/HBP/176 – Printed at United Nations, Geneva – GE.13-26035 – March 2014 – 828 Printed at United Nations, The UNECE Committee on Housing and Land Management, is an intergovernmental body representing all 56 UNECE member States. We provide We States. member UNECE 56 all representing body intergovernmental analyse to profiles these use Governments countries. of request the at prepared sectors. cooperate. administration Through land our and workshops, housing research the and for analyses, strategies we and offer policies practical on advice http://www.unece.org/hlm/welcome countries with a forum for compiling, disseminating and exchanging information administration. land and planning spatial housing, on frameworks. financial and legal and institutions, strategies, policies, their in economies with countries of development social and economic the improve To transition, we can suggest innovative ways for levels different of Government to website: our visit to welcome are you work, our on information further For Country profile studies are drafted by independent international experts and are Land Management Land on Housing and and Housing on Country Profiles Country ECE/HBP/176 UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC COMMISSION FOR EUROPE COUNTRY PROFILES ON HOUSING AND LAND MANAGEMENT UKRAINE UNITED NATIONS New York and Geneva, 2013 NOTE Symbols of United Nations documents are composed of capital letters combined with figures. Mention of such a symbol indicates a reference to a United Nations document. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. ECE/HBP/176 Copyright © United Nations, 2013 All rights reserved Printed at United Nations, Geneva, Switzerland UNECE Information Service Phone: +41 (0) 22 917 44 44 Palais des Nations Fax: +41 (0) 22 917 05 05 CH-1211 Geneva 10 E-mail: [email protected] Switzerland Website: http://www.unece.org Foreword Country Profiles on Housing and Land Management are intended to assist Governments to improve the performance of their housing and land management sectors and, at the same time, to promote sustainable development. The Profiles analyse trends and policy developments and make an overall assessment of the political, economic and social framework of the housing and land management sector in a country. This work was initiated by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Committee on Housing and Land Management in the early 1990s, in response to requests from UNECE member States. These studies are requested by member States and carried out by international teams of experts in cooperation with governmental bodies, other international organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), local authorities and the private sector. Through a process of broad consultation, the experts undertake a comprehensive review of the housing and land management sectors and develop recommendations to help policymakers draft strategies and programmes. This country profile on Ukraine’s housing and land management sectors, prepared at the request of the Ministry of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Communal Services, is the sixteenth in the series. The country profile programme continues to emphasize in-depth analysis and policy recommendations, while also focusing on specific challenges or achievements in the housing and land management sectors that are particularly relevant to the country under review. In the case of Ukraine, these issues are: housing supply and affordability; energy efficiency; spatial planning and land administration; and the legal, institutional and financial framework. This country profile report lays out a set of policy recommendations. Their timely and effective implementation is regarded as crucial to meeting the challenges Ukraine currently faces in the areas of housing and land management. I would like to thank the international and local experts who contributed to the preparation of this country profile, as well as the Governments that provided funding for its development. I invite all those with an interest in Ukraine’s housing and land management sectors — policymakers and legislators, Government officials, academics, NGOs and other national stakeholders, as well as international organizations, lender and donor organizations, technical assistance agencies and private sector investors — to make full use of the information and recommendations contained in the study. It can serve as a framework for future action and can help shape programmes at the national and local levels. Finally, I would like to stress the relevance of the country profile reviews as unique instruments that allow UNECE countries to share experiences in housing and land management issues, to compare trends and gain knowledge from different practices, to adopt policies and planning tools and to learn about the actions implemented. Our experience has shown that Country Profiles are a practical policy tool that all stakeholders concerned can use to address development-related challenges in the housing and land management sectors, most particularly in countries with emerging economies such as Ukraine. Sven Alkalaj Executive Secretary United Nations Economic Commission for Europe iii PREFACE This country profile on the housing and land management sectors of Ukraine was requested by the Ministry of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Communal Services and began with a preparatory mission by the UNECE secretariat. A fact-finding mission by the international expert team was carried out in March 2012. The project’s expenses were covered by extrabudgetary funds provided by Governments. The successful conclusion of the project would not have been possible without this generous support. Previous studies in the series include Bulgaria (ECE/HBP/101, published in 1996), Poland (ECE/HBP/107, 1998), Slovakia (ECE/HBP/111, 1999), Lithuania (ECE/HBP/117, 2000), Romania (ECE/HBP/124, 2001), Republic of Moldova (ECE/HBP/125, 2002), Albania (ECE/HBP/130, 2002), Armenia (ECE/HBP/132, 2004), Russian Federation (ECE/HBP/131, 2004), Serbia and Montenegro (ECE/HBP/139, 2006), Georgia (ECE/HBP/143, 2007), Belarus (ECE/HBP/150, 2008), Kyrgyzstan (ECE/HPB/157, 2010), Azerbaijan (ECE/HBP/160, 2010) and Tajikistan (ECE/HBP/163, 2011). Six other UNECE publications related to housing may also prove useful to Ukraine and other countries in transition: (a) Guidelines on Condominium Ownership of Housing for Countries in Transition (ECE/HBP/123, 2003); (b) Housing Finance Systems for Countries in Transition: Principles and Examples (ECE/HBP/138, 2005); (c) Guidelines on Social Housing: Principles and Examples (ECE/HBP/137, 2006); (d) Self-made Cities: In Search of Sustainable Solutions for Informal Settlements in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Region (ECE/HBP/155); (e) Green Homes: Towards Energy Efficient Housing in the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Region (ECE/HBP/159); Climate Neutral Cities: How to Make Cities Less Energy and Carbon Intensive and More resilient to Climatic Challenges (ECE/HBP/168). This country profile and other related publications are available on our website (http://www.unece.org/hlm/ welcome). v Acknowledgments INTERNATIONAL EXPERTS Gulnara Roll (UNECE) Team leader Cecilia Batac (UNECE) Project leader Yaroslav Bulych (UNECE) Introduction; Spatial planning and urban development (legal, policy and institutional framework) Alexander Puzanov ( Institute for Urban Economics, Legal, institutional and policy framework for Russian Federation ) housing; Housing conditions Anna Badyina (University of Oxford, United Housing allocation, needs, demand and supply Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) Peter Creuzer ( State Office for Geoinformation and Land management and registration system Land Development of Lower Saxony, Germany) Andrey Tumanov (Institute for Urban Economics, Financial framework for the housing and land Russian Federation) sectors The international experts provided inputs in their above-mentioned areas of expertise. Although this mainly involved drafting one specific chapter, parts of their work also contributed to other chapters for the purposes of clarity. The legal framework has been fully reflected as appropriate. The final publication should therefore be considered to be the result of a joint effort. The draft publication was reviewed by Virginia Cram-Martos, Director, Economic Cooperation, Trade, and Land Management Division, UNECE; Paola Deda, Chief, Forestry and Timber Section, UNECE; Michael Milligan, Economic Affairs Officer, Housing and Land Management Unit, UNECE; Larisa Burakova, Consultant, Housing and Land Management Unit, UNECE. NATIONAL EXPERTS Oleksandr Nepomniashchyi Head of Directorate of State Programmes and Housing Construction Development of the Ministry of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Communal Services Vitalii Shapovalenko Head of Directorate of Housing Policy of the Ministry of Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Communal Services Tomakhin Mykhailo Head of Directorate
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