Methodological Aspects of Assessing Factors Affecting The Sustainable Development of The Region

Modern institutional conversions confirm the relevance of the research on problems of sustainable development of socio-economic systems and the identification of effective management tools at the level of regions. One of the most important problems in ensuring the sustainable region development is the state of the social and production infrastructure, the provision of the region with food, fuel and energy resources. In this regard, the main purpose of this study was determination of factors and reserves of sustainable region development. To implement the study, the authors of the article used the methods of content analysis, factor analysis, data systematization, the method of expert estimates, the method of coordination of expert estimates, and other scientific approaches that allow a comprehensive review of the problem under study. To achieve the goal of the study we defined groups of conditions affecting the dynamic development of territories and introduced the mechanism of information and analytical support for assessing the sustainable region development. We also developed a matrix of indicators referred to which we provided a composite index of the selected block system characterizing sustainable development of individual local units. By the example of Krasnodar territory we tested the results of research and defined the limits of the strategic goals and directions of sustainable region development. The article will be useful for regional and federal authorities, higher educational institutions that train students in the regional economy, as well as for all those interested in the analysis and assessment of the sustainable development of regions in the Russian Federation.