PLANNING OF THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC SPACE OF THE POLTAVA REGION ON THE BASIS OF THE THEORY OF GROWTH POLES

Abstract

The article embraces the thorough analysis of the social-economic space of Poltava Region via administrative-areal reform as well as united areal communities’ formation. Given research has its base in the methodology of spatial analysis of areal systems with different levels of their organization. As a result, the very essence of social-economic growth poles’ forming process was revealed in succession. The fact this growth poles’ formation on depressive territories tends to be the ultimate way to improve their social and economic status has been logically ascertained. The typification of Poltava Region united areal communities’ centres as social-economic growth poles was held according to such criteria as their formation and impact extension over the surrounding territory. Actually, the forming peculiarities and the further development of growth poles on the regional level have an urgent necessity under active administrative-areal reform. Therefore, the prerequisites and the forming factors of Poltava Region growth poles were clearly defined. The results of the research aim to provide the primary, administrative, and social-economic UAC centres’ functions. As a matter of fact, the fundamental prerequisite of the Poltava Region’ area sustainable social-economic development can be efficiently contributed by already formed poles. They are, in fact, able to maintain the conservation of regional ecosystems, the areas’ innovative development achievements, the overcome of poverty, the preservation of national values and traditions, etc. Only the transformation of the described centres or acquiring them the nuclei traits of social-economic development poles should ensure the balanced areal development of the region. The results of the conducted research allow us to propose specific measures for the transformation of the centers of socio-economic activity of the Poltava region into poles of growth: spatial clustering based on the comprehensive use of existing conditions and resources while ensuring the balance of ecosystems, preserving and reproducing the quality of the environment; achieving a high quality of life and well-being of the population; ensuring the reindustrialization of the economy on a new technical and technological basis; implementation of innovative economic development based on smart specialization and overcoming mono-specialization of rural areas; creation of local economic clusters of food, light industries and agricultural engineering; achieving a high level of infrastructural potential of the territories; priority support for the development of the creative industry, recreation, tourism, logistics, exhibition activities; use of tangible (natural, historical and cultural monuments, sacred objects) and intangible (territory brand, labor resource potential, innovative and scientific potential) assets capable of creating the effects of socio-economic growth.