BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES AND SUMMARY OF UP TO 5 SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS

[R1] Municipal self-government in establishing sustainable development of environmentally valuable areas in Lubelskie Province
The research concludes that local governments insufficiently set conditions to implement sustainable development process within: shaping pro-ecological organisational culture of municipal offices, an integrated sustainable development model, assumptions and implementation of green policy and the policy of supporting environmental competitiveness, and that local governments implementing the sustainable development integrated model are described by a higher level of environmental competitiveness.

[R2] Environmental aspects of rural households functioning in environmentally valuable areas of Lubelskie Province
The research states that to implement the concept of sustainable development and production, it is vital to implement changes in household managers’ attitudes, which should lead to the increase of rural residents’ interest in environmental issues and involvement in various forms of training in the field of environment protection and environmental management, implementation of pro-ecological solutions in the household and agricultural production, and the development of sustainable consumption.

[R3] Integration of economic and environmental functions in environmentally valuable areas of Lubelskie Province: a business perspective
The research concludes that naturally valuable areas provide potential opportunities for deepening the process of integrating economic and environmental functions. These possibilities depend on a more comprehensive and sustainable use of natural and other local resources. An important factor in the sustainable development of local systems are ecological innovations implemented in the conditions of activation of local entities showing attitudes of social responsibility.

[R4] Analysis of local development and stagnation areas in Lubelskie Province (expert opinion)
A proposal to use intellectual capital as a factor supporting development strategies was presented. Local innovation strategies were developed. Key sectors determining the competitive potential of the analysed area along with areas of stagnation and significant deficits in the social and economic aspect were defined. An opportunity for the development of the studied area is the increase in expenditure, and thus the elevation of competitiveness and innovation in selected sectors of the economy.

[R5] Innovative activity of enterprises in the peripheral region, Proceedings of the 2018 International Conference “ECONOMIC SCIENCE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT” No 47. Jelgava, LLU ESAF, 9 11 May 2018, pp. 433-441, DOI 10.22616/ESRD.2018.050
The survey positively confirmed the hypothesis that there are few development-oriented enterprises in the studied area, which actively introduce innovations and are aware of the need for their implementation. Thus, being able to overcome multiple barriers in this process. Financial barriers constitute main obstacles regarding innovative activities of enterprises. Barriers related to the limited access to knowledge in the innovation process are not so essential in comparison with financial ones.

CHARACTERISTICS OF THERESEARCH ACTIVITY IMPACT, INCLUDING THE ACTIVITY WHOSE OUTCOMES ARE THE SUBJECT OF COMMERCIALISATION, WITH AN INDICATION OF THE RELATION BETWEEN RESEARCH ACTIVITY AND THIS IMPACT AS WELL AS THE SOCIAL GROUP BENEFITTING FROM THIS IMPACT AND THE GREATEST RESEARCH ACTIVITY IMPACT AREA

As a result of the research entitled “Ecological determinants and factors of the development of economic functions in naturally valuable areas of Lubelskie Province” carried out under the scientific project concerning the functioning of economic entities in naturally valuable areas, problems encountered on a daily basis by local governments, farmers, and entrepreneurs were identified. Local and regional conditions for creating sustainable, multifunctional, and pro-innovative development of economic entities from lagging regions were also recognised. Therefore, specific cause-effect relations as well as identified opportunities and desirable directions of development provided inspiration toundertake development initiatives of economic entities from lagging regions. Local authorities, entrepreneurs, and farmers gained access to the Guidebook, in which the preferred types of economic activities in naturally valuable areas were indicated.[S1].

Access of economic entities to the results of advanced and unique research on the sharing economy, as well as to highly specialised knowledge, a range of innovative solutions, modern insights that shape new market, and business opportunities in enterprises and farms, has resulted in process, product, and service innovations contributing in: Enterprises to [S2]: a) improve market competitiveness, expand the market, and increase demand for existing consumer goods; b) contribute to the European Green Deal policy; c) reducemateriallosses; d) decrease the amount of volatile compounds emitted into the environment; e) reduce production costs, thus increasing competitiveness while maintaining the highest quality of manufactured products; on agricultural farms to [S3]: a) improve production processes by implementing the principles of the precision farming system; b) generatesavings of 30-40%; c) reduce the consumption of fuel, fertilisers, and plant protection products; d) expansion of the machinery park on the farm allowed to increase the acreage of crops.

The development of Local Strategies of Innovation (LSI), provided a basis for undertaking significant, from the point of view of the region and its inhabitants, decisions concerning the strategic directions of development of individual areas within the socio-economic activity. Conclusions and recommendations provided essential knowledge on areas of stagnation. Their application made it possible to measure human, structural, and relational capital, observe key areas of socio-economic change dynamics in Lubelskie Province, and identify key areas of socio-economic development and areas at risk of stagnation. On the basis of numerous expert opinions carried out under the project “Local Capital of Lublin Region in 2010-2013”, as well as consultations with representatives of various social groups (entrepreneurs, agricultural producers, and local authorities), fields of specialisation in the area of stagnation were identified, which included bioeconomy, pro-health, and recreational-tourist services [S4].

The implementation of local innovation strategies increased the competitive potential of the Lubelski region at risk of stagnation by supporting the development of innovative sectors of the economy, stimulating the development of the local innovation system and multidimensional cooperation in areas recognised as leading for their development.
In case of BiałaPodlaskapoviat and the city of BiałaPodlaska, strategies have been developed around the transport-forwarding-logistics, medical services, tourism, as well as food production and processing sectors.
On the basis of the LSI, in local governments of LubelskieProvince, it was possible to undertake activities for the development of key economic sectors, primarily various areas of entrepreneurship, increase in innovation, competitiveness and adaptability to the prevailing conditions and trends, as well as prevailing in the contemporary socio-economic reality. These strategies have become the basic tool for managing local development in a rational and more effective way [S4]. The results of the obtained research were also used in the study concerningthe implementation of the innovation support policy in the European Union [S5].