Constructive Geography and Sustainable Development of the Region

Currently, the concept of sustainable development is the basis for the socio-economic development of the region. A significant part of the aspects of sustainable development is considered in various areas of geography: the environmental aspect - environmental geography (geoecology) and nature management, the economic and social aspects - socio-economic geography, the management aspect - environmental management and nature management, educational and spatial aspects are considered in almost all areas of geography. Constructive geography combines the main areas of geography and studies the region as an integral geographical system. The main goal of constructive geography is informational, analytical and practical support for the ecological and geographical component of sustainable development of the region. The main tasks of constructive geography include the integration of research results from all areas of geography, comprehensive socio-economic and ecological assessment of natural and anthropogenic systems, determination of patterns of their formation, planning and development of practical methods for achieving ecological and economic balance, rational use of natural resources, environmental safety and sustainable development of the region. In the process of ecological and geographical analysis of the region, the main factors of development of territorial systems are determined: natural resource, demographic and economic potential, standard and quality of life of the population, state of the environment. Particular importance is given to constructive geography in the development of scientific and methodological foundations of environmental and geographical education for the sustainable development of the region.