Goals, Objectives and Problems of Spatial Planning in Georgia

Abstract

The article discusses the goals and objectives of spatial planning in Georgia, problems related to the country's spatial planning, climate change trends in Georgia and its impact on agriculture, biodiversity, geodynamic processes, etc. 
Georgia is a mountainous country, the spatial planning of which requires (needs) research into socio-ecological systems, which is practically not being carried out. Such research is actively carried out in the mountainous regions of Europe, on the basis of which the ecological culture and ecological traditions of the local population, forms of landscape management and landscape service are determined. It is the ecological knowledge and historical experience of the local population that determines the minimization of threats and risks. The Shovi (Racha) disaster of 2023 can be considered a clear confirmation of what has been said. Here, as
a result of spatial planning, a permit for development and resettlement was issued in the floodplain of the Bubistskali River, which caused protests and surprise from the local population.
It is desirable for Georgian spatial planning to take into account strategic or perspective development plans of an administrative unit (regional, municipal, settlement), which in most cases do not exist. The development of strategic development plans is a topical task and is of essential importance for the effectiveness of spatial planning, for its integration with regional development.
Due to its multifaceted nature, Georgian spatial planning is a very difficult scientific and practical task. First of all, it is necessary to determine the geographical scale and methodology of planning, which does not exist in a generally accepted form to this day.