Development of the Method of Integral Assessment of Land Use of United Territorial Communities

It has been proven that modern conditions are characterized by instability, which is due to the impact of the consequences of military operations, the COVID-19 pandemic, the growth of socio-economic disparities, and the disruption of intra-economic ties. The implementation of the local self-government reform is aimed at the development of united territorial communities (UTH), as an important direction of decentralization implemented in Ukraine. The functioning of the OTG is characterized by the formation of new relations between the state and local communities, where the latter have significant powers for the formation and use of land. The purpose of the study is to form a quantitative basis for the development and implementation of monitoring of the use of land of the OTG by applying the integral method. To achieve the set goal, the following tasks were completed: – development of directions for the development of an integral method for determining the level of land use of united territorial communities; – assessment of the level of land use of the OTG based on the integral method. Thus, as a result of the study, it was determined that different aspects are observed in the context of the use of the lands of the OTG in the regions of Ukraine. In particular, in the Zhytomyr, Mykolaiv, Sumy, and Kherson regions, a high level of land use of united territorial communities is observed. The following regions are defined at a sufficient level: Vinnytsia, Volyn, Dnipropetrovsk, Zaporizhzhya, Lviv, Poltava, Rivne, Ternopil, Khmelnytsky, Chernivtsi, Chernihiv. Along with this, in some regions there is an insufficient or weak level of use of the lands of the OTG (Transcarpathian, Cherkasy). In general, we note that in recent years there have been positive changes in the use of land of united territorial communities by region in terms of comprehensive consideration of spatial, urban planning, socio-economic and ecological support. However, it should be noted that at the regional level there is a need to implement measures to increase the level of land use based on the development and implementation of scientifically based recommendations regarding the implementation of monitoring procedures. The method of integral assessment of land use of united territorial communities was developed as the main element of the technology of forming and implementing monitoring, based on analytical and expert methods, which made it possible to form a systematic monitoring environment at the regional level. Keywords: the method of integral assessment, land use, spatial, urban planning, socio-economic, ecological factors, united territorial communities.