ОДЕСЬКИЙ РАЙОН ЯК СІЛЬСЬКО-МІСЬКА АГЛОМЕРАЦІЯ

Abstract

The article defines the composition of Odessa district by demographic characteristics of the communities that are part of it, identified it by essential characteristics as a rural-urban agglomeration. The scientific novelty and practical value of the study is to reveal the features of Odessa district, which are determined by its location, resource potential and nature of economic, industrial, social, cultural, recreational and other relationships and relationships between of urban, settlement and rural communities. It is proved that the inclusion of four other cities of regional significance in the district violated the existing natural-geographical and socio-economic division of the system of territorial organization of society into its rural and urban subsystems, but at the same time provided an opportunity to combine resources of communities to meet the growing needs of urban and rural populations and to solve existing problems that hinder the achievement of a higher standard of living by these communities. The advantages of Odesa district over other districts are determined, which consist in the presence of significant socio-economic, intellectual and cultural potential of its administrative center. The Indicated role of Odessa and other towns that are part of the district in the socio-cultural services of the population of suburban villages, their impact on changes in the settlement network, to planning of rural settlements. The socio-economic expediency of placing branches, workshops of enterprises, subsidiaries in the suburban zone of the administrative center of the district in order to prevent critical urbanization and deconcentration of production within its spatial boundaries. It was found that the predominance of certain functions, types of economic activity within the suburbs largely depends on the degree of remoteness of its communities from Odessa. With this in mind, three echelons of the suburban zone have been identified. The distance of the third echelon from the administrative center of the district varies between 50–60 km, the second – 30–50 km, the first – 30 km. The first echelon is used mainly for residential and industrial construction, unloading, placement of recreation centers, cottages, gardens. Within the second and third echelons, agricultural enterprises and other economic entities operate. Based on the results of the research, conclusions are made and prospects for further research in this area are determined.