The Socio-Economic Regionalisation and the Administrative Division of Ukraine Through the Lens of the Gravity Model

• Authors: Oleksiy Gnatiuk , Serhii Puhach , Kostyantyn Mezentsev

Abstracts

EN

The paper explores the application of the gravity model, namely the delineation of the urban predominant influence areas via the generation of the multiplicatively weighted Voronoi diagram, to the socio-economic regionalisation and administrative territorial division of Ukraine, including the existing state of affairs and several proposals on their improvement. The research uses quantitative statistical data on interregional migration and rail passenger traffic within the country, processed via the Statistica analytics software, and a subsequent spatial analysis conducted by GIS. The findings suggest that the gravity model can serve as a tool for optimisation the administrative territorial division, as well as for the delineation of the planning regions and urban hinterlands. At the same time, it has certain limitations and should not be treated as a panacea for regional planning and development.

Keywords

EN

gravity model; multiplicatively weighted Voronoi diagram; spatial planning; regionalisation; administrative division; Ukraine

• Publisher: University of Warsaw - Centre for European Regional and Local Studies (EUROREG) and Regional Studies Association - Polish Section
• Journal: Studia Regionalne i Lokalne
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 93
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 37-54

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Oleksiy Gnatiuk

• Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Department of Economic and Social Geography; vul. Volodymyrska 64/13, Kyiv 01601, Ukraine

• https://orcid.org/0000000318182415

author

Serhii Puhach

• Lesya Ukrainka Volyn National University, Department of Economic and Social Geography; prosp. Voli 13, Lutsk 43025, Ukraine

• https://orcid.org/0000000237387961

author

Kostyantyn Mezentsev

• Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Department of Economic and Social Geography; vul. Volodymyrska 64/13, Kyiv 01601, Ukraine

• https://orcid.org/0000000319747860

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Identifiers

DOI

10.7366/1509499539303

Biblioteka Nauki

24481676