Recovery Priorities Socio-economic Infrastructure Affected Territories: International Experience

Abstract

The article examines the key aspects of restoring socio-economic infrastructure in affected territories based on international experience of post-war and post-crisis reconstruction. The main approaches to defining recovery priorities are analyzed, including human-centered, economically oriented, integrated, and build-back-better approaches, and international practices of their implementation are systematized. It is established that classical post-conflict recovery models are based on a sequential approach implemented under conditions of a stable security environment. It is shown that in Ukraine the recovery process takes place under conditions of ongoing hostilities, high uncertainty, and a limited planning horizon, which leads to the formation of a non-linear and dynamic system of priority-setting. It is determined that the absence of a formally established long-term recovery framework is partially compensated by the emergence of new institutional coordination mechanisms. The results indicate the feasibility of transitioning toward the formation of an adaptive system of prioritization that correlates with international practices, acquires specific features shaped by the war, and is characterized by a tendency toward strengthening the human-centered approach as one of the key vectors of further development. 

Keywords: recovery, socio-economic infrastructure, international experience, post-war reconstruction, Ukraine, development priorities