Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Threat Classification in the Context of Regional (Territorial) Development Management in Ukraine
Yaroshenko I. V., Semyhulina I. B.

Yaroshenko, Ihor V., and Semyhulina, Iryna B. (2025) “Theoretical and Practical Aspects of Threat Classification in the Context of Regional (Territorial) Development Management in Ukraine.” The Problems of Economy 3:115–125.
https://doi.org/10.32983/2222-0712-2025-3-115-125

Section: Regional economy

UDC 332.1,351,352,353

Abstract:
During the process of formation and development, every society undergoes a pathway of overcoming challenges and threats, which may be both objective – particularly due to natural factors – and subjective – including technological factors, military actions, and human-induced activities. Under such circumstances, ensuring the safe existence and functioning of society and its population becomes the most important task for any country. In peacetime, the main priorities for both national and personal development are prosperity, quality of life, peace, and comfort, while the likelihood of losing safe living conditions becomes of secondary importance. Conversely, under the influence of various threats and hazards, including the consequences of natural disasters, catastrophes, social conflicts, acts of terrorism, military actions, and so on, the issue of security becomes paramount and a top priority both for society as a whole and for each individual. To find ways to overcome the consequences of aggression, to establish strategic priorities and effective measures, and to identify practical tools for the recovery and reconstruction of Ukraine and all its regions, it is necessary to conduct a systematic analysis of the structure of existing threats, particularly those caused by war, to summarize them, and to classify them according to specific criteria. Such classification allows for determining priorities, understanding the mechanisms of threat emergence, and effectively implementing the relevant security measures, which is essential for protection against various types of hazards. The rationale for developing a classification of threats by specific types is based on the need to observe the processes of emergence and development of contradictions, particularly within the State and society, across different territories, and among individuals, in order to effectively manage these processes and quickly influence them through appropriate managerial decisions. The article analyzes and summarizes theoretical, practical, and legislative aspects of threat classification in the context of regional (territorial) development management in Ukraine; it systematizes the structures of existing threats, including those caused by the war; and generalizes and classifies threats according to certain characteristics, among others.

Keywords: socioeconomic development, regions, territories, external and internal threats, threat classification, security space, regional development, overcoming the consequences of military aggression, post-war period.

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Yaroshenko Ihor V. – Candidate of Sciences (Economics), Head of, Department of Macroeconomic Policy and Regional Development, Research Centre for Industrial Problems of Development of NAS of Ukraine (2 floor 1-a Inzhenernyi Ln., Kharkіv, 61166, Ukraine)
Email: iyaroshenko@i.ua
Semyhulina Iryna B. – Candidate of Sciences (Economics), Research Associate, Department of Macroeconomic Policy and Regional Development, Research Centre for Industrial Problems of Development of NAS of Ukraine (2 floor 1-a Inzhenernyi Ln., Kharkіv, 61166, Ukraine)
Email: isemigulina@i.ua

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