Planning for Sustainable Development: A Case Study of the Legal Factors in the Public Administration System

The main purpose of the article is to improve the sustainable development planning system in the region.For this purpose, Poland and its features of sustainable development were chosen as the object of study.It should be noted that the scientific task was to improve the efficiency of the public administration system in the region, which will enhance the process of sustainable development planning itself.To do this, it is necessary to highlight the most problematic legal negative factors.To this end, the research methodology involves the use of graph theory through hierarchical analysis and SWOT analysis.As a result of the study, the SWOT matrix itself was presented and a list of the most significant negative factors influencing sustainable development planning was identified.The calculations carried out demonstrated the most significant negative factors and their ordering made it possible to present a counteraction plan in accordance with priority.The study is limited by considering only legal factors.Further research should be devoted to taking into account socio-economic factors too.