The Main Features of Urbanization Spatial Evolution in Ukraine

Abstract

To date, method for analysis of the current socioeconomic conditions and development forecasting, approved for the administrative-territorial units, has been used only in predicting the development of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, administrative regions (oblasts), groups of administrative regions (oblasts), and also for development of planning development schemes of territories. The article proves that this technique may be applied to some other individual parts of the Ukrainian territory, e.g. historical-geographic territories. The author for the first time applies the method for analysis and development forecasting for the historical-geographical territory of Volhynia. This technique may help provide longtime forecast of the development of historical Volhynia. Also, the article defines the boundaries of the historic Volhynia and its present spatial structure. Administrative districts (raions) have been typed by their level of development, which allowed to identify the existing problems of the regional development and to work out basic ideas for interventions to address them.