Organizational and Economic Support for the Functioning of Urban Agglomerations: European Experience
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: А. В. Шлапак, д. е. н., доцент, проректор науково-педагогічної роботи та інноваційного розвитку, Київський столичний університет імені Бориса Грінченка О. А. Юрченко, к. е. н., доцент, доцент кафедри міжнародної економіки, Київський столичний університет імені Бориса Грінченка К. О. Никонюк, викладач кафедри міжнародної економіки, Київський столичний університет імені Бориса Грінченка ОРГАНІЗАЦІЙНО-ЕКОНОМІЧНЕ ЗАБЕЗПЕЧЕННЯ ФУНКЦІОНУВАННЯ МІСЬКИХ АГЛОМЕРАЦІЙ: ЄВРОПЕЙСЬКИЙ ДОСВІД The article examines the foreign experience of organizational and economic supportfor the functioning of urban agglomerations, which play an important role in ensuring the sustainable development of national economies.In Ukraine, in the context of decentralization, the functioning of urban agglomerations remains insufficiently regulated, which creates several problems, including the lack of a regulatory framework, strategic planning and effective interaction between communities.Four European urban agglomerations -Barcelona (Spain), Helsinki-Uusimaa (Finland), Rotterdam-Hague (Netherlands), and Verband Region Stuttgart (Germany) -were selected as the object of the study to identify best practices that can be used in Ukraine.Organizational and economic support of agglomerations is understood as a set of forms, methods and management tools that allow to effectively solve problems and achieve development goals.The main elements of such support include organizational forms of functioning, strategic planning, interaction mechanisms, resource allocation, funding sources, and the structure of governing bodies.Each of the analyzed agglomerations has identified unique management approaches that consider the specifics of local conditions.The Barcelona agglomeration demonstrates an effective model combining innovative development, social cohesion, and environmental sustainability.Its development strategy until 2025 includes the implementation of the Barcelona Model, focused on the knowledge economy.Funding is provided through municipal services,
Source: Investytsiyi praktyka ta dosvid
Authors: А. Shlapak, O. Yurchenko, K. Nykoniuk
Institution: Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University
Language: English
Subfield: Geography, Planning and Development
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4407202620