Dudkina G. Socio-geographic features of the investment activity of Lugansk region

Object of research is investment activities of regional sociogeosystem (by the example of Lugansk area). Purpose: a complex research of investment activities of regional sociogeosystem in response to economical, social, ecological and other factors, justification of the ways of increase of investment attractiveness of the region. Theoretical and methodological grounds of the investment activity investigation as a functional part of the regional sociogeosystem are described in the dissertation. The term "investment activity" is offered and defined, the meanings of the terms "investment", "investment climate", "investment attractiveness" are clarified. The historical and geographical aspects of the formation of the region are identified, the features of the system of resettlement, demographic situation and employment are reviewed, the regional economic development is analyzed, the development of the industrial production is characterized and also the features of the external economic activity over the period of the investigation in Lugansk region are identified. On the basis of the factor analysis the factors of the investment attractiveness of Lugansk region are identified. The internal (national) and direct external investments' components of the investment activity are analyzed. Using the method of cluster analysis the administrative-territorial units of Lugansk region are analyzed in terms of investment attractiveness. Socio-geographical features of the investment activity of Lugansk region by the result of modeling of the trajectory of the regional social system development in the multidimensional standardized featured area reviewed. The problems of development have been distinguished for every separate group of the administrative-territorial units in terms of investment attractiveness as well the solutiona have been offered.