The main criteria of assessing the relevance of town-planning space for the fractal dimension calculation. Statement of the problem
This study presents the beginning of developing new methods of analysis and forecasting of urban systems development in the structure of areas using a model based on fractal geometry. The main objective of the paper is to define general criteria for evaluating the relevance of large urban spaces and as a consequence, a calculation method of the selected dimension of the fractal pattern. The content of the work is conceptual, because only basic provisions of the fractal approach to the analysis of rural settlement system are formulated.