The strategy for the formation of growth poles in Bulgaria
Journal Title: Visnyk Ternopilskoho natsionalnoho ekonomichnoho universytetu - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue
Abstract
The article considers the prerequisites and the key stages of implementation of ‘The National Strategy for Regional Development of Bulgaria 2012-2022’ as well as its compliance with the European framework documents, in particular ‘The Europe 2020 Strategy’ and ‘The Territorial Agenda of the EU 2020’. The classification of Bulgaria’s regions is presented in accordance with the NUTS system, and the regions’ overall performance is described. The asymmetry of demographic and socio-economic regional development in Bulgaria is analysed. The research demonstrates that the big cities that are seen as generators of growth and development are unevenly distributed across the country, which causes and accumulates ‘centre-periphery’ problems. On the other hand, Bulgaria’s small and medium-sized cities are distributed across the country in a fairly balanced way, which is beneficial in terms of the delivery of services to rural areas located around them. The Bulgarian network of the so-called functional urban areas is introduced according to the ESPON project. The article also examines the essential points of the programme for Spatial Development Cooperation of the Visegrad Group, Bulgaria and Romania, paying particular attention to the concepts of ‘growth poles’ and ‘growth axes’. The author has developed a model of Bulgaria’s territorial and urban structure which includes the following key elements: a hierarchical system of urban areas; primary and secondary growth axes; a territorial structure of the three main types (natural and non-urban areas, peripheral and poorly urbanized areas, central and heavily urbanized areas). It has been pointed out that the hierarchical system of Bulgaria’s urban areas includes five levels: the capital city, a centre of European significance; big cities, centres of national importance; medium-sized cities, centres of regional importance; small towns of microregional importance; small urban communities and villages. It has also been specified that two parallel and three meridian corridors are introduced as the main growth axes of urban development throughout the country. Thus, the paper claims that the spatial model determines a set of support tools used for: locations and urban areas, where it is appropriate to concentrate social and economic activities with the aim of national growth; regions and small urban communities where it is of high importance to support lagging sectors; areas wheremeasuresshould be taken to protect and maintain the natural balance and biodiversity
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Ihor Lishchynskyy
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