Cluster approach to designing sustainable rural development strategy in the region

Issue № 1, 2020, article № 5, pages 47-55

Section: Development of rural territories

Language: Russian

Original language title: КЛАСТЕРНЫЙ ПОДХОД К ПРОЕКТИРОВАНИЮ СТРАТЕГИИ УСТОЙЧИВОГО РАЗВИТИЯ СЕЛЬСКИХ ТЕРРИТОРИЙ РЕГИОНА

Keywords: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, RURAL AREAS, SYSTEM APPROACH, CLUSTER, CLUSTER ANALYSIS

Abstract: The purpose of the study is to provide scientific justification of the need to use a systematic approach in the development and implementation of a strategy for sustainable rural areas development at the regional level. The author's algorithm is presented, the logical sequence of the main stages and procedures is shown, the research methods application that reveal the most detailed content of the strategizing of sustainable rural areas development. It is concluded that necessary to design strategic programs and anti-crisis measures that should focus on the application of a systematic approach and methods of cluster analysis. The rural system municipalities in the region can be considered as a certain model territory from the point of view of the appropriateness if applying a systematic approach and cluster analysis methods for its sustainable growth and development. On the example of such a region as the Republic of Bashkortostan, the article presents the results of the rural areas clustering on the production of agricultural food products. On the republican level, «reference» («leaders») and «target» («outsiders») municipalities which produce the agricultural food are distinguished. It is summarized, that cluster technologies should be used as a system tool for designing a strategy for sustainable rural areas development.

Authors: Stovba Evgenii Vladimirovich