Theoretical foundations of the openness of the city are summarized, interpretation of relevant key terms including the relationship between the definitions of “openness” and “transparency”, “accountability” and “responsibility” is analyzed. The current state of transparency and accountability of Ukrainian cities was evaluated, on the basis of which the most acute problems related to ensuring their openness were systematized. Economic and legal prerequisites and means of ensuring the openness of the city, taking into account the factors of post-war reconstruction, have been determined. In particular, the need to improve the legal regulation of processes and relations related to ensuring the openness of the city, in particular, by making additions in connection with a significant change in the conditions of functioning of Ukrainian cities, as a result of the armed aggression of the Russian Federation and taking into account the factors of the country’s post-war reconstruction. The expediency of developing and approving City Openness Strategy as a separate independent document of strategic urban planning or supplementing the City Development Strategy with a corresponding subdivision, which will create prerequisites for economic and legal support of city openness, as well as will contribute to the earliest possible recovery of Ukrainian cities affected by the armed aggression of the Russian Federation and the sustainable development of the rest of the cities and Ukraine as a whole. It will allow all stakeholders (state bodies authorities and local self-government, business entities and city residents) to get positive social effect (on the one hand, ensuring openness of the city contributes to the growth of the well-being and comfort of life of the residents cities, thanks to the improvement of living conditions due to the increase availability and quality of city services, on the other hand, it creates prerequisites formation of citizens’ trust and positive attitude of territorial members community to representatives of the city government), economic effect (increasing the efficiency of the city economy due to the facilitation, thanks to the provision of the openness of the city, their access to investment resources, international technical assistance, financial assistance from international donor partners, which will be provided for recovery and development) and environmental effect (improvement the state of the environment and strengthening the ecological security of cities, thanks to the transparency of the local environmental policy, publicity and efficiency of the governmental management decisions of environmental orientation).

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Стаття присвячена питанням реалізації права внутрішньо переміщених осіб на доступне житло крізь призму нової якості життя. Наголошено на тому, що житло виступає одним із найважливіших соціальних благ і складових якостей життя населення, в цілому, та кожної родини, зокрема. Звертається увага на те, що критично малий рівень фінансування програми «Доступне житло», як на державному, так і на місцевому рівнях, що призводить до неможливості задоволення попиту внутрішньо переміщених осіб на доступне житло та відповідно підвищення якості їхнього життя. Висвітлено ряд проблемних аспектів реалізації права внутрішньо переміщених осіб на доступне житло та запропоновано шляхи їх вирішення. Ключові слова: якість життя, право на житло, житлова політика, доступне житло, внутрішньо переміщені особи.

The article analyzes the current practice of providing temporary housing to internally displaced persons in post-conflict areas. It is noted that during the six years of internal displacement at the state level, a number of regulations have been developed that have provided internally displaced persons with the opportunity to begin the process of integration into host communities. At the same time, the full integration of internally displaced persons is slowing down due to the impossibility of exercising the right to housing guaranteed by the Constitution of Ukraine. It is emphasized that the uncertainty of further housing prospects still remains one of the most pressing problems for the majority of internally displaced persons, the comprehensive solution of which requires effective cooperation between public authorities and local governments. It is noted that to date, at the state level, official information on the housing needs of internally displaced persons and the number of internally displaced persons who have been provided with housing with the support of the state or local governments is still lacking. It is noted that the state housing policy, in terms of providing internally displaced persons with housing, should be based on long-term, systematic and consistent solutions, through the introduction of targeted housing programs for internally displaced persons at both state and local levels. For those internally displaced persons who do not have the opportunity to purchase housing, effective and transparent mechanisms for providing temporary housing should be in place at the state level. Emphasis is placed on the fact that until 2017, due to the lack of sources to finance the formation of housing funds for temporary residence, as well as the lack of vacant and, most importantly, habitable housing, the above funds at the local level were practically not formed, but where they were created – were not replenished. Attention is drawn to the feasibility of assessing communal property and potential objects that can be purchased, reconstructed for the accommodation of internally displaced persons. In order to ensure the realization of the right to temporary housing for displaced professionals from among internally displaced persons, it is proposed to provide local governments with the opportunity to determine the percentage of housing that can be provided to displaced professionals in proportion to the local budget.