Theoretical aspects of the research of modern urbanization processes

Berezorudskyi Andrii
graduate student of the Department of Statistics and MME, Odesa National University of Economics, Odesa, Ukraine E-mail:berezorudsky@gmail.com, ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7056-9647

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Berezorudskyi A. (2024) Theoretical aspects of the research of modern urbanization processes. Ed.: V.V. Kovalenko (ed.-in-ch.) and others [Teoretychni aspekty doslidzhennja suchasnyh urbanizacijnyh procesiv; za red.: V.V. Kovalenko (gol. red.)], Scientific Bulletin of the Odesa National Economic University (ISSN 2313-4569), Odesa National Economics University, Odesa, No. 9 (322), pp.7-14.

Abstract

The article examines urbanization processes, covering the development and transformation of cities in the context of their socio-economic, cultural and political role. It was determined that the city is a key element of urbanization, which reflects changes in society, economy and population structure. The stages of development of cities, their functions and significance in different historical periods are described. The purpose of the article is to study and improve the theoretical, methodological, legal and administrative aspects of managing urbanization processes in modern conditions. The research uses a comprehensive approach, which includes the analysis of legal documents, comparative analysis of different types of urbanization processes (suburbanization, rurbanization, counter-urbanization) and a review of methodological approaches to the definition of urban areas, international experience in the definition of urban areas. The main stages of the development of cities, their socio-economic functions, and legal aspects of defining urban territories in Ukraine are defined. The most recent changes in the legislation regarding the status of urban-type settlements and their residents are presented. The types of urban agglomerations and types of urbanization are considered, in particular the processes of suburbanization, rurbanization, and counter-urbanization. The influence of different types of urbanization on the socio-economic development of cities is analyzed. The practical significance of the research results is that the obtained results can be used to improve urban planning and management policies, as well as to develop strategies for the sustainable development of urban areas, in particular, in conditions of decentralization and growing urbanization. Further directions for studying the topic are proposed.

Keywords

city, urbanization, suburbanization, rurbanization, counter-urbanization, agglomeration.

JEL classification:R000; P250; R220;DOI: https://doi.org/10.32680/2409-9260-2024-9-322-7-14

UD classification:364.122.5:911.375

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