Space equity in land use and sustainable rural development

Borodina, O.M. (Ed.). (2021). Book 1. Justice in access to land resources and benefits from their use in rural areas. In Spatial justice in land use and sustainable rural development: in 2 books. National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, SO "Institute for Economics and Forecasting of the NAS of Ukraine". Kyiv [in Ukrainian]

ISBN 978-966-02-9635-0 (general, electronic edition)

Book 1: Justice in access to land resources and benefits from their use in rural areas [in Ukrainian]

ISBN 978-966-02-9636-7 (Book 1, electronic edition)

The monograph deals with spatial development of rural areas and the transformation of the system of land ownership and land use in historical retrospect and in the conditions of the modern reform of the administrative and territorial system in Ukraine. The authors formulate theoretical foundations for the study of spatial equity in land use with an emphasis on creating space for life and opportunities for work in rural areas, preservation of the rural way of life, and protection of rural society and rural settlements. The monograph reveals various manifestations of the violation of justice in land ownership and land use in the process of creating united territorial communities (UTCs), and identifies potential threats to the fair spatial development of UTCs caused by their significant differentiation. Also revealed various inequalities in the contributions of land users - business entities in the corporate and individual sectors of agriculture - to the formation of the economic base of rural development at the local level.

It has been proven that the achievement of spatial equity in land use in rural areas involves the use of a set of tools to protect the spatial rights of rural communities and their individual members to use land resources in their territories and the benefits received from them. The authors substantiate a series of practical recommendations for increasing synergy and strengthening the interaction between the state, local self-government, rural communities and civil society to prevent spatial inequity in land use and reduce negative effects. 
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