Public-Private Partnerships in Natural Resource Management as a Basis for the Implementation of the Ecological and Economic Security Doctrine of Ukraine's Development

Abstract

Purpose: This article aims to identify the main tendencies and features of public-private partnerships in the environmental sphere regarding developing environmental and economic security in Ukraine.   Theoretical framework: Business cost savings when implementing the latest technologies in pursuit of economic results are accompanied by a deterioration of the environmental situation at the regional and national levels, increased risks of negative impact on population health, and reduced labor productivity, which, accordingly, causes a potential increase in public healthcare costs. As a result, the search for forms and methods to ensure effective cooperation between the state and business in solving natural resources management problems is intensifying.   Design/methodology/approach: The study used analytical and bibliographic methods to study the scientific literature on implementing the ecological and economic security doctrine and the features of various types of public-private partnerships related to it, as well as induction, deduction, analysis, synthesis of information, systemic and structural, comparative, logical, and linguistic methods, abstraction, idealization for studying and processing data, and a questionnaire survey conducted by the research authors online to clarify the most critical issues related to this issue practically.   Findings: The study identified the principal and most important theoretical aspects of public-private partnership issues in the environmental sector.   Research, Practical & Social implications: Also, it examined the opinion of representatives of public environmental organizations and executives of local government departments on the critical aspects of the problem.   Originality/value: One of the most effective forms of combining the efforts of all stakeholders is a public-private partnership, which in a market economy allows directing limited resources of business and the state to solve the most pressing problems of both certain regions and the country as a whole through the mechanism of joint implementation of socially significant projects.