Kornus O. Territorial Organization of Population Service System of Sumy Region and Ways of its Improvement

The dissertation focuses on social - geographical analysis of the system of population service in Sumy region. The notion "population service system" and its place has been determined in sociogeosystem. The terminology of the investigation of the population service system has been developed and its classification has been worked out. The detailed social-geographical analysis of the present demographic situation in the region has been cone. 5-level systematization of centers of the population service system has been developed. Ranging of districts by indexes and ratings of development and their grouping according to the development level of the population service system. Territory concentration of service establishments in districts has been investigated. The problems and the ways of improving the population service system have been determined.