On the Issue of Improving the Methodology of Territorial Planning in the Context of Escalating External Challenges and Risks: A View from the Theory of Systems

The purpose. The article is devoted to the issues of improving the methodology of territorial planning in the context of high dynamics of the external environment and increasing political, economic, technological and other risks, which require increased attention to the assessment and growth of the adaptive potential of the region, as well as the flexibility of the implemented regional policy in the field of territorial planning and spatial development. The key modern challenges in the field of territorial planning have been identified, requiring a significant transformation of the methodology currently used.Methods. To increase the flexibility of the territorial planning system, the authors propose to supplement the traditional methodological apparatus of territorial planning with methodological tools of systems theory. In particular, a model of proactive planning is proposed, based on a modified systematic approach and the combined use of evolutionary, reproductive and mobilization methodological approaches, which make it possible to apply a wide range of methodological tools from different scientific concepts in the field of territorial planning and spatial development of the region.Results and conclusions. The combined use of the proactive planning model proposed by the authors together with the traditional planning model makes it possible to combine the stages of advanced development with the stages of standardization of achieved changes and resource redistribution, which should ensure the necessary flexibility and at the same time stability of the territorial planning system in the region in conditions of high environmental variability and taking into account modern challenges.