TRANSFORMATIONS OF PUBLIC SPACES IN THE SUBURBS ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE VILLAGE OF KOTSIUBYNSKE

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the modern public spaces of the suburbs of Kyiv on the example of the village of Kotsiubynske, Buchanskyi district, Kyiv region, and to formulate practical recommendations for the development of community centers in the village. Methodology of work. The research involves the presence of theoretical and applied blocks. The first is aimed at defining the essence of the suburb as a modern dominant type of suburban spaces of large cities, researching the theory and methodology of transformations of suburban spaces, the formation of public centers, the evolution of their function, weight, etc. The application block provides a description of modern practices of the suburban lifestyle of residents on the example of the village of Kotsiubynske, an assessment of the results of a sociological survey regarding the prospects for the transformation of public spaces in the village. The research is based on general scientific methods, namely, analysis and synthesis, descriptive, analytical methods. Among the special methods, the method of comparative geographical analysis, cartographic, sociological (survey method) were used. Scientific novelty. The essence and content of the concept of public spaces are highlighted, their structural forms and types are defined, the general requirements for planning decisions of public centers are considered, the public centers of the village of Kotsiubynske, Buchanskyi district, Kyiv region are defined and characterized, and their transformations are revealed on the basis of the conducted monitoring studies of self-organization on the suburb level. Practical meaning. The research has a clearly delineated applied nature, since the results of the work form proposals for the transformation of each public space of the city from the standpoint of its importance for the residents of the village, comfort and accessibility.