SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS: CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS

The development of rural areas that can be observed at the present time suggests the need to improve the conceptual framework in the context of sustainable transformation. The orientation of these localities towards the sustainable development agenda can make it possible to achieve socio-ecological and economic stability not only of the village, but also of the state as a whole. However, this requires a comprehensive analysis of the territorialdevelopment of rural areas and the construction of an algorithm for sustainable development. At the same time, this process is complicated by the fact that the collection of information necessary for conducting analytical procedures on the functioning of rural areas, on the achievement of sustainable development goals, on the results of the implementation of comprehensive development programs is not actually presented in the public domain oris too generalized. In this article, statistical data analyzed in detail to assess the stability of the functioning of rural areas, an attempt will be made to assess the achievement of sustainable development goals in these areas, and a conceptual model will be built, including the goal, objectives, tools and mechanisms for achieving environmental sustainability in rural areas, reflecting analytical algorithms. Data from rural areas of the Rostov region were used to carry out analytical prosedures.