View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Odessa National Economic University Cучасні проблеми регіонального розвитку Modern problems of regional development УДК 338:504; 332.122 ECOLOGICAL NETWORKS AS A «GREEN» GROWTH FACTOR OF THE REGION’S ECONOMY S.K.Harichkov, Ph.D., professor Odessa national polytechnic university, Odessa, Ukraine S.G.Nezdoyminov, Ph.D., senior lecturer Odessa national economic university, Odessa, Ukraine cological requirements for balanced regional development and tools for their E implementation are mostly associated with Харічков С.К., Нездоймінов С.Г. Екологічні мережі як фактор «зеленого» зростання економіки регіону. the policy, based on the total product life cycle in Визначено передумови та інституційні чинники order to reduce the negative ecological impact on the формування і розвитку регіональних екомереж, наукові environment and human health - from raw material підходи щодо розробки заходів екологізації сфери extraction to waste utilization. This is the basis of рекреації та туризму. Доведено, що одним з напрямів regional sustainable development policy, focused on реалізації розбудови екологічної мережі в регіонах України є збереження ландшафтного і біологічного різноманіття, replacing the unsustainable production and створення нових об’єктів природно-заповідного фонду. consumption models for eco-friendly ones. Thus, Обгрунтовано пропозиції щодо удосконалення управління announcing the decision about European integration, розвитком регіональної екологічної мережи в умовах Ukraine must reconcile its national development сталого розвитку. Запропоновано доповнити стратегію strategy with the EU requirements and international соціально-економічного розвитку Одеського регіону заходами щодо управління розвитком екомереж. commitments on sustainable development in general Ключові слова: екологічні мережи, природно-заповід- and ecological development in particular (about ний фонд, туризм та рекреація, сталий розвиток регіону climate change, biodiversity conservation, fighting against desertification, changing unsustainable Харичков С.К., Нездойминов С.Г. Экологические сети production and consumption models, ecological как фактор «зеленого» роста экономики региона. rehabilitation and reproduction of ecosystems, river Определены предпосылки и институциональные факто- ры формирования и развития региональных экологических basins, etc.). Strategic national decisions should be сетей, научные подходы к разработке мер оприятий по implemented in regional sustainable development экологизации сферы рекреации и туризма. Установлено, strategies and national ecological policy. что одним из направлений реализации развития Analysis of recent researches and publications экологической сети в регионах Украины является сохранение ландшафтного и биологического разнообразия, Problems such as institutional and economic создание новых объектов природно-заповедного фонда. factors of ecological networks forming, Обоснованы предложения по совершенствованию implementation of regional environmental interests, управления развитием региональной экологической сети. socio-economic «green» growth in regions were Предложено дополнить стратегию социально – эконо- мического развития Одесского региона мерами по studied by L.V. Gorbatova, Y.M. Grishchenko, управлению развитием экологических сетей. M.S. Yakovyshyna, A.Y. Yakimchuk [1;2]. They are Ключевые слова: экологические сети, природно-запо- reflected in numerous publications of such authors as ведный фонд, туризм и рекреация, устойчивое развитие N.M. Andreyeva, B.V. Burkinskyy, T.P. Galushkina, региона O.A. Vorobyova, M.A. Hvesyk and others [3;4]. As Harichkov S.K, Nezdoyminov S.G. Ecological networks as the researchers notice, the growth of the economy is a a «green» growth factor of the region’s economy. formation of socially-oriented market economy, The preconditions and institutional factors of the regional providing opportunities, motivations and labor, life ecological networks’ formation and development, scientific quality guarantees for citizens, rational resources approaches to the development of measures for greening the consumption. But there is no Ukrainian publication to recreation and tourism sphere were presented. It was proved contain a comprehensive study of ecological networks that one of the ecological network development directions in Ukrainian regions is to preserve the landscape and biological formation mechanism, environmental policy diversity, to create new objects in the nature reserve fund. The integration measures in the economic reforms suggestions to improve the development management of the regional strategy, «green» tourism development in regional ecological network were given. It was offered to terms of self-contained economic space and socio- complement socio-economic development strategy of Odessa economic growth. At the same time the problem of the region by the measures of ecological networks development management. regional ecological networks formation to ensure the Keywords:ecological networks, nature reserve fund, sustainable nature management remains poorly tourism and recreation, sustainable development of the region studied and requires further research, including a 174 ЕКОНОМІКА: реалії часу №4(9), 2013 ECONOMICS: time realities study during the justification of recreation and questions and its design to management and tourism territorial organization’s task. monitoring, it is clear that the resolution of the latter The purpose of this article is to conduct a study of is possible only in case of association with certain regional programs implementation’s institutional administrative units. Formation and ensuring of the factors, to create ecological networks and to suggest ecological network’s stable functioning also includes approaches for improving regional administration as a mutually agreed participation of all interested sides – part of the regional «green» economic growth managers, land users, land owners and land managers, strategy. scientists, entrepreneurs, local people etc. Thus, The main material ecological network can provide a strong foundation for sustainable (balanced) development of countries The idea of creating a Pan-European ecological and regions. Ukraine as a European country network (European Ecological Network or (participant of many international environmental EECONET) as a system of interconnected, valuable conventions and agreements) also actively participates from environmental point of view natural areas, was in the formation of the Pan-European ecological suggested by a group of Dutch researchers in 1993 at network, along with the wetlands of international the International Conference "Natural heritage importance definition (International Wetlands), under protection in Europe through creation of the European the Convention on Wetlands, which have an ecological network" (Maastricht, Netherlands). It international importance especially as waterfowl organically integrates into the idea of sustainable habitat (Ramsar, 1971); determination of Special development and is one of the most powerful tools for Conservation Interest areas in European Emerald its implementation. A certain change of views on the Network, following the Convention on Wild Flora nature conservation strategy and tactics, reassessment and Fauna and Natural Habitats Conservation in of reserved territories’ values and functional role can Europe (Bern, 1979); biosphere reserves of UNESCO be regarded as a prerequisite for the emergence of World Biosphere Reserves Network in accordance Pan-European ecological network idea. Nature with the Seville biosphere reserves development protection experts in leading countries started to strategy (1995) etc. Ukraine like all other participants believe, that reserved objects and areas with different of the process has obligations to integrate the national protection status and mode have, above all, not only ecological network to the Pan-European, including the preserving and settlement function of rare and ecological network design, formation and endangered, scientifically or aesthetically valuable management issues. biota species, important particular areas, ecosystems, The main legal acts regulating the process of landscapes or other separate natural objects, Ukrainian National Ecological Network formation are biodiversity centers (biotic aspects of the ecological the Ukrainian Law «About Ukrainian Ecological network), but also a function of ensuring the Network» (№ 1864-IV from June 24, 2004) and the biosphere processes regulation and environment Ukrainian Law «About the National Program of balance, strengthening the biogeocenotic cover’s national ecological network formation in Ukraine for ability to heal itself (eco-stabilizing aspect of the 2000-2015» (№ 1989 from 21 September 2000). ecological network). According to most current Ukrainian laws that are also closely related to the views, the main aim of ecological network’s creating formation, management, maintenance and monitoring is a general improvement of environmental and of the National Ecological Network include: «About human life conditions, ensuring the biosphere the environmental protection»; «About the existence sustainability by eliminating of fundamentals of town building»; «About land biogeocenotic cover’s anthropogenic fragmentation, Protection»; «About land management»; «About local which has developed during the historical governments in Ukraine»; Water, Forest and Land development of society,