Assessment of the Environmental State of North-Western Black Sea Сoаst Territories, Ukraine using Indicators of Sustainable Development

The concept of "sustainable development" is interpreted as a process of development of countries and regions based on coordination and harmonization of social, economic, and environmental components in order to meet the needs of present and future generations. The concept of sustainable development aims at the socially desirable, economically viable and environmentally safe development of society. To assess the ecological state of the environment from the standpoint of sustainable development, certain indicators and parameters have been developed. The paper evaluates the state of the environment of the North-Western Black Sea region according to the indicators of sustainable development as factors in assessing the technogenic load. It is discovered that in the category «Ecological systems» of ecological policy the best conditions of sustainable development are noted in the Mykolayiv area, the least good - in the Odessa region. In the category "Environmental load" the best conditions are noted for the Kherson region, the worst – also for the Odessa region. In general, the most unfavorable environmental situation from the standpoint of sustainable development among the territories of the North-Western Black Sea Coast is observed in the Odessa region. Kherson region is characterized by the best conditions. Among all the analyzed indicators, the category of policy "Environmental load" plays a predominant role.