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International Interdisciplinary Scientific Journal "Expert"
Volume 2, Issue 1 (2025)
Language of the original article: English
ABSTRACT. The article explores the conceptual foundations and methodological approaches to strategic planning for the development of territorial communities in Ukraine under decentralization and martial law. The purpose of the study is to conduct a comprehensive, multidimensional assessment of a community’s socio-economic development level using the case of the Boyarka City Territorial Community, in order to identify key resilience factors and justify effective planning mechanisms. The research combines qualitative and quantitative methods within a case-study framework, applying content analysis of strategic documents and expert interviews with local authorities. The scientific novelty lies in the proposed integrated system of indicators for assessing community performance across five dimensions - economic, social, environmental, infrastructural, and cultural-civic - which together form a structured analytical tool for local governance. The authors’ contribution consists in developing a unified methodological basis for evaluating local development efficiency, adaptable to other Ukrainian and international communities. The practical significance of the study is in offering a replicable model for diagnosing the current state of a community and forming data-driven strategies for post-war recovery and sustainable growth. The obtained results demonstrate that a multidimensional evaluation of territorial community development enables more balanced management decisions, helps to mobilize resources, and enhances transparency and citizen participation in planning. The findings may be applied by local governments, regional administrations, and researchers engaged in socio-economic development and strategic management.
Keywords: strategic planning, territorial community, decentralization, local self-government, crisis management.
2. Boiarska miska terytorialna hromada. (2024). Proekt Stratehii rozvytku Boiarskoi miskoi terytorialnoi hromady do 2027 roku. Boiarka. Retrieved from https://mistoboyarka.gov.ua/misto/stratehiia_rozvytku_boiarskoi_mth_do_2027_roku_proiekt_File.html
3. Bondar, O. (2025). The importance of business for the socio-economic development of territorial communities. Proceedings of Modern Applied Psychology, 152. Retrieved from https://www.eu-scientists.com/index.php/pmap/article/view/152
4. Bryson, J. M., & George, B. (2024). Strategic planning for public and nonprofit organizations: A guide to strengthening and sustaining organizational achievement (6th ed.). ResearchGate. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/382254675_Strategic_Planning_for_Public_and_Nonprofit_Organizations_A_Guide_to_Strengthening_and_Sustaining_Organizational_Achievement_6th_Edition
5. Hnatkovych, O. (2023). Modern approaches to Ukraine’s regional development management. Regional Science Policy & Practice, 15(1), 108–121. https://doi.org/10.1111/rsp3.12641
6. Lakhyzha, M., Didenko, O., Krasnikova, O., Slobozhan, O., & Orel, Y. (2024). Modern approaches to strategic management of sustainable development in territorial communities in Ukraine: Innovations and decentralization challenges. Economic Affairs, 69(3), 1403–1413. https://doi.org/10.46852/0424-2513.4.2024.24
7. Manchester City Council. (2024). Social value KPIs in contracts report. Retrieved from https://democracy.manchester.gov.uk/documents/s2726/Social%20Value%20KPIs%20in%20contracst%20report.pdf
8. Ministerstvo rozvytku hromad ta terytorii Ukrainy. (2019). Metodychni rekomendatsii shchodo otsinky rivnia spromozhnosti terytorialnykh hromad [Methodological recommendations for assessing the capacity level of territorial communities]. Kyiv. Retrieved from https://www.minregion.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Metod.recom_.spromozhnist.gromad.pdf
9. Shveda, N., Ziailyk, M., Dzhydzhora, L., Oksentyuk, B., & Hats, L. (2024). Strategy for the development of Ukrainian communities in the post-war period. Salud, Ciencia y Tecnología – Serie de Conferencias, 3, 768. https://doi.org/10.56294/sctconf2024.768
10. Sodoma, R., Sadura, O., Kudak, K., Kotys, N., Panukhnyk, O., & Blishchuk, K. (2023). Territorial communities of Ukraine in the context of decentralization. Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development, 45, 306–313. https://doi.org/10.15544/mts.2023.31
11. Sova, A., & Lemish, K. (2024). Realizatsiia stratehii rozvytku terytorialnoi hromady [Implementation of the territorial community development strategy]. In Intehratsiia nauky ta praktyky upravlinnia v umovakh sotsiokulturnykh transformatsii: Proceedings of the II International Scientific and Practical Conference (pp. 234–236). Poltava: DZ “LNU imeni Tarasa Shevchenka”.
12. Stockholm Resilience Centre. (2018). Transformation is feasible: How to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals within planetary boundaries. Retrieved from https://www.stockholmresilience.org/download/18.51d83659166367a9a16353/1539675518425/Report_Achieving%20the%20the%20Sustainable%20Development%20Goals_WEB.pdf
13. Tarasenko, D., Tsyklauri, O., Belei, S., Riabenka, M., Mazurkevych, I., & Bashlai, S. (2021). Social-economic development of the united territorial communities and development of a strategy for sustainable development (case of Ukraine). WSEAS Transactions on Business and Economics, 18, 581-594. https://doi.org/10.37394/23207.2021.18.58
14. Tokarenko, O., & Matviienko, H. (2023). Stratehichne upravlinnia finansamy terytorialnykh hromad [Strategic management of finances of territorial communities]. Ekonomika ta suspilstvo, 47. Retrieved from https://economyandsociety.in.ua/index.php/journal/article/view/2042
15. Voitenko, O., Shults, S., Bilyk, I., & Kaplenko, H. (2022). Government transparency as Ukrainian territorial communities’ economic development factor. Financial and Credit Activity: Problems of Theory and Practice, 5(46), 387–397. https://doi.org/10.55643/fcaptp.5.46.2022.3879
16. Zavidna, L., Trut, O., Slobodianiuk, O., Voronenko, I., & Vartsaba, V. (2022). Application of anti-crisis measures for the sustainable development of the regional economy in the context of doing local business in a post-COVID environment. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, 17(5), 1685–1693. https://doi.org/10.18280/ijsdp.170535
ABSTRACT. The article explores the conceptual foundations and methodological approaches to strategic planning for the development of territorial communities in Ukraine under decentralization and martial law. The purpose of the study is to conduct a comprehensive, multidimensional assessment of a community’s socio-economic development level using the case of the Boyarka City Territorial Community, in order to identify key resilience factors and justify effective planning mechanisms. The research combines qualitative and quantitative methods within a case-study framework, applying content analysis of strategic documents and expert interviews with local authorities. The scientific novelty lies in the proposed integrated system of indicators for assessing community performance across five dimensions - economic, social, environmental, infrastructural, and cultural-civic - which together form a structured analytical tool for local governance. The authors’ contribution consists in developing a unified methodological basis for evaluating local development efficiency, adaptable to other Ukrainian and international communities. The practical significance of the study is in offering a replicable model for diagnosing the current state of a community and forming data-driven strategies for post-war recovery and sustainable growth. The obtained results demonstrate that a multidimensional evaluation of territorial community development enables more balanced management decisions, helps to mobilize resources, and enhances transparency and citizen participation in planning. The findings may be applied by local governments, regional administrations, and researchers engaged in socio-economic development and strategic management.
Keywords: strategic planning, territorial community, decentralization, local self-government, crisis management.
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4. Bryson, J. M., & George, B. (2024). Strategic planning for public and nonprofit organizations: A guide to strengthening and sustaining organizational achievement (6th ed.). ResearchGate. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/382254675_Strategic_Planning_for_Public_and_Nonprofit_Organizations_A_Guide_to_Strengthening_and_Sustaining_Organizational_Achievement_6th_Edition
5. Hnatkovych, O. (2023). Modern approaches to Ukraine’s regional development management. Regional Science Policy & Practice, 15(1), 108–121. https://doi.org/10.1111/rsp3.12641
6. Lakhyzha, M., Didenko, O., Krasnikova, O., Slobozhan, O., & Orel, Y. (2024). Modern approaches to strategic management of sustainable development in territorial communities in Ukraine: Innovations and decentralization challenges. Economic Affairs, 69(3), 1403–1413. https://doi.org/10.46852/0424-2513.4.2024.24
7. Manchester City Council. (2024). Social value KPIs in contracts report. Retrieved from https://democracy.manchester.gov.uk/documents/s2726/Social%20Value%20KPIs%20in%20contracst%20report.pdf
8. Ministerstvo rozvytku hromad ta terytorii Ukrainy. (2019). Metodychni rekomendatsii shchodo otsinky rivnia spromozhnosti terytorialnykh hromad [Methodological recommendations for assessing the capacity level of territorial communities]. Kyiv. Retrieved from https://www.minregion.gov.ua/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Metod.recom_.spromozhnist.gromad.pdf
9. Shveda, N., Ziailyk, M., Dzhydzhora, L., Oksentyuk, B., & Hats, L. (2024). Strategy for the development of Ukrainian communities in the post-war period. Salud, Ciencia y Tecnología – Serie de Conferencias, 3, 768. https://doi.org/10.56294/sctconf2024.768
10. Sodoma, R., Sadura, O., Kudak, K., Kotys, N., Panukhnyk, O., & Blishchuk, K. (2023). Territorial communities of Ukraine in the context of decentralization. Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development, 45, 306–313. https://doi.org/10.15544/mts.2023.31
11. Sova, A., & Lemish, K. (2024). Realizatsiia stratehii rozvytku terytorialnoi hromady [Implementation of the territorial community development strategy]. In Intehratsiia nauky ta praktyky upravlinnia v umovakh sotsiokulturnykh transformatsii: Proceedings of the II International Scientific and Practical Conference (pp. 234–236). Poltava: DZ “LNU imeni Tarasa Shevchenka”.
12. Stockholm Resilience Centre. (2018). Transformation is feasible: How to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals within planetary boundaries. Retrieved from https://www.stockholmresilience.org/download/18.51d83659166367a9a16353/1539675518425/Report_Achieving%20the%20the%20Sustainable%20Development%20Goals_WEB.pdf
13. Tarasenko, D., Tsyklauri, O., Belei, S., Riabenka, M., Mazurkevych, I., & Bashlai, S. (2021). Social-economic development of the united territorial communities and development of a strategy for sustainable development (case of Ukraine). WSEAS Transactions on Business and Economics, 18, 581-594. https://doi.org/10.37394/23207.2021.18.58
14. Tokarenko, O., & Matviienko, H. (2023). Stratehichne upravlinnia finansamy terytorialnykh hromad [Strategic management of finances of territorial communities]. Ekonomika ta suspilstvo, 47. Retrieved from https://economyandsociety.in.ua/index.php/journal/article/view/2042
15. Voitenko, O., Shults, S., Bilyk, I., & Kaplenko, H. (2022). Government transparency as Ukrainian territorial communities’ economic development factor. Financial and Credit Activity: Problems of Theory and Practice, 5(46), 387–397. https://doi.org/10.55643/fcaptp.5.46.2022.3879
16. Zavidna, L., Trut, O., Slobodianiuk, O., Voronenko, I., & Vartsaba, V. (2022). Application of anti-crisis measures for the sustainable development of the regional economy in the context of doing local business in a post-COVID environment. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, 17(5), 1685–1693. https://doi.org/10.18280/ijsdp.170535
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Lemish, K., Sova, A., & Tokarenko, O. (2025). RESEARCH ON STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESSES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A TERRITORIAL COMMUNITY. International Interdisciplinary Scientific Journal "Expert", 2(1), 35–45. https://doi.org/10.62034/2815-5300/2025-v2-i1-003
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