CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES TO CONSIDERATION, IDENTIFICATION AND STRUCTURING OF ECONOMIC SPACE OF REGION
Purpose: to analyze the interpretations of economic space, to present the method of its identification and structuring. Methods: analysis of modern concepts of theory economic space, comparison of different approaches among themselves; statistical method as basis for development of indicators for analyzing the features of economic space; structural-logical method in identifying subsystems of economic space; component analysis in establishing relationships subsystems of economic space. Results: The author analyzed modern concepts of economic space developed by both domestic and foreign scientists. Based on this analysis, the concept of «economic space» as a scientific category of regional economy was justified. A conclusion is made about the importance of applying this concept to the study of territorial entities of different rank and hierarchy. The economic space of territory is structured into separate subsystems. Each of these subsystems reflects the completeness of properties and signs of the economic space that arise under influence of endogenous and exogenous factors. The author presented and substantiated a system of indicators reflecting specifics of the qualitative and quantitative parameters of the economic space of territory. Scientific novelty: the author is presented the model of structure of economic space of territory; is shown the relationship of the allocated subsystems of economic space; the adequacy of application of developed set of indicators is proved in case of revealing specifics of the economic space of region. Practical significance: the main provisions and conclusions of the article can be used in scientific and pedagogical activity when considering questions about the essence of economic space of territory in the regional economy and socio-economic geography; conducting applied regional studies related to the identification of features of economic space of individual regions of the country.