Transformation of the concept of rural development in the context of sustainability

Abstract

The development of post-industrial society lies in the plane of conceptual transformations in the functioning of rural areas, which have additional potential opportunities that are currently unused. Their identification and development through the allocation of state support funds will allow not only to restructure social and economic processes in rural areas, but will also lead to the achievement of more strategic goals, for example, in the field of sustainable development. The system of state support for rural areas should adopt a new vector of development to overcome rural migration, poverty of these territories, socio-economic instability. At the same time, it is important to propose such a conceptual scheme of socio-economic development of rural areas, which will make it possible, through in-depth analysis, to identify negative aspects of the functioning of localities, to transform or adapt for further development, both in the direction of economic stability and within the framework of achieving the goals of environmental sustainability. The empirical part of the study involves the collection and processing of statistical data reflecting the results of the functioning of a number of rural territories of Rostov Oblast, and a selection of the most promising rural territories that are already focused on achieving sustainable development goals will be made. It should also be noted the universality that the authors will strive for in the framework of the study, as the value of the concept is that it can be applied to rural areas throughout the country.