ДЕКАПЛІНГ-АНАЛІЗ ЕКОНОМІЧНОГО ЗРОСТАННЯ ТА ВПЛИВУ НА ДОВКІЛЛЯ В РЕГІОНАХ УКРАЇНИ
DECOUPLING ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT IN THE REGIONS OF UKRAINE

Summary/Abstract: Introduction. The rapid economic and demographic growth in the XX century was largely provided by the significant increase in production and consumption of natural resources. It led to an increase of negative impacts on the environment and to the worsening of environmental problems, which eventually become global. In this context the question connected with the research of the «decoupling» concept as a phenomenon of the gap between economic development and the degree of human impacts on the environment becomes extremely urgent. The purpose of this paper is the usage of the theoretical bases of decoupling to establish the relationship between economic growth and destructive impact on the environment and using natural resources in the regions of Ukraine having in mind the necessity of the reorientation of the Ukrainian economy on sustainable economic growth. Results. The paper discovered the theoretical foundations of the decoupling effect and the methodology of its detection in the economy of the country and the regions of Ukraine. The authors have come to the conclusion that there is no ecological balance in the national economy. This conclusion was made on the basic of the analysis of decoupling indicators in Ukraine and its regions. The economic growth in the country occurs due to the increasing impact on the environment and the exhaustion of natural resources. The authors have developed recommendations for Ukraine and its regions to achieve the decoupling effect as a strategic framework for environmentally sustainable growth of the economy. Conclusion. The Ukrainian economic development has a negative impact on the ecological sphere. The calculations made in the paper demonstrated this tendency. That is why there is an obvious necessity to reduce consumption of resources and to decrease the impact of the economy on the environment. Therefore, decoupling effect must become the top priority for the state development.

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