Features of regional environmentally friendly economic policy in the context of spatial development

The article considers the features of economic policy at the regional level, taking into account environmental priorities in the context of spatial development. The increasing rates of regional economies growth lead to an increase in the anthropogenic load on natural complexes, up to their complete exhaustion. In this regard, there is a need to change strategic development plans at the regional level with respect to environmental priorities. Therefore, the study analyzes the economic policy of macroregions, their environmental and economic development problems, and identifies environmental priorities. This is especially important in the context of implementing the Spatial Development Strategy, which is aimed at leveling interregional economic differentiation. Based on the study of existing theories, we have revealed the role and significance of the environmental factor in adopting the economic policy of spatial development in regions. The methodology used in the research includes general scientific methods and techniques: methods of quantitative and qualitative analysis, scientific abstraction, analysis and synthesis, and comparison. As a result of research, we have identified the key characteristics of modern ecological and economic problems in macroregions, analyzed and compared the environment friendliness of regional policy in the three subjects of the Baikal region, described the environmental and economic constraints of the regional development using the example of the Baikal region, and given recommendations for improving the regional economic policy with a view to preserve the unique natural complexes of Lake Baikal and reduce anthropogenic impact in the context of spatial development.