The Analysis of the Regional Dimension of Human Development in Ukraine

Authors

  • Andriy Kuzyshyn Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University Department of Geography Ukraine and Tourism
  • Inna Poplavska Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University Department of Geography Ukraine and Tourism

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24917/20801653.312.8

Keywords:

life, decent work, education, Human Development Index, provincial regions of Ukraine, socio-economic development, welfare

Abstract

The article is devoted to important issue of modern regional analysis of Ukraine, i.e. peculiarities of regional development formation. All provincial regions of Ukraine were chosen for this analysis. The aim of the study was to determine trends of regional indicators during the period 2012-2015. The social component of sustainability reflects the quality of life and it is focused on preserving the stability of the social and cultural systems, in particular on reducing the number of destructive conflicts between people. The basis of our study was the method of the Human Development Index rating in 2015, conducted by the State Statistics Service of Ukraine and the Institute of Demography and Social Studies named after M.V. Pukhta, but with a reduction of performance indicators to four groups (comfortable life, prosperity, decent work, education). The results of our grouping allow for developing a number of measures to respond to current trends and adjust them depending on the situation. Areas with consistently high rates of human development dimension should extend its positive experience to other regional areas of Ukraine. A significant list of areas with average dimension of human development confirms the generally known trend that these areas do not conduct systematic improvement policy and optimal use of all components that can affect the standard of living. The list of regions, which are lagging behind includes regions that theoretically exhibit a powerful economic development which is however not reflected on the general welfare of the people in these regions.

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Author Biographies

Andriy Kuzyshyn, Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University Department of Geography Ukraine and Tourism

Andriy Kuzyshyn, professor Department of Geography Ukraine and Tourism, Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University. He has been working at the Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University since 1999. He started his career as the senior laboratory assistant (1999–2000), then he worked as the assistant (2000–2004), during the years 2004–2014 held the professor post of the cathedra  (department) of Geography of Ukraine and tourism and finally (2014) became the Dean of the Geography Faculty at the Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University. In 1999 he defended his Ph.D. thesis on the topic “Scientific and geographical management basics of regional social and economic systems (for e.g. Ternopil region)”. During his academic and pedagogical practice he published individually and in collaboration more than 150 academic and methodical publications. These are 10 textbooks for General and High School, 8 methodical elaborations, 2 electronic methodical elaborations for General School, 3 map-making pieces, 60 academic articles. He also took part in 60 academic and methodical conferences, seminars and congresses of national and international level. Mr. Kuzyshyn is a member of Ukrainian Geographical Association and Scientific Association named after Taras Shevchenko. He is also a member of the Specialized Scientific Council for defense of degrees in Economic and Social Geography. His research focuses on: geospatial features of social and political spheres of Ukraine, problems of regional (economic) geography of Ukraine, history of domestic tourism, special features of international tourism.

Inna Poplavska, Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University Department of Geography Ukraine and Tourism

Inna Poplavska, Associate Professor Department of Geography Ukraine and Tourism, Ternopil Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University. She has been working at the Volodymyr Hnatiuk National Pedagogical University of Ternopil since 2007. She started her career as the assistant (2007–2014) and finally became a professor (2014) of the cathedra (department) of Geography of Ukraine and tourism. In 2011 she defended her Ph.D. thesis on the topic “The territorial organization of hotel maintenance in Ukraine”. During her academic and pedagogical practice she published individually and in collaboration more than 45 academic and methodical publications. Ms. Poplavska is a member of Ukrainian Geographical Association and Scientific Association named after Taras Shevchenko and Ukrainian Geographic Society. Her research focuses on: legal regulation of tourism, economy of tourism enterprises, communication management, hotel industry.

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Published

2017-06-07

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Kuzyshyn, A., & Poplavska, I. (2017). The Analysis of the Regional Dimension of Human Development in Ukraine. Studies of the Industrial Geography Commission of the Polish Geographical Society, 31(2), 111–119. https://doi.org/10.24917/20801653.312.8

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Vol. 31 No. 2 (2017): Development of local and regional systems in the process of economic transformation

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