Dzhaman V. Regional Systems of Settling: Demo-Geographic Analysis (examplified by the Western Region of Ukraine).

The dissertation is a study of scientific-methodological fundamentals of regional systems of settling, development of demo-geographic and migration processes under the conditions of Ukrainian economy reforming. The degree of influence natural resources potential of the territory upon the population quantity and settling structural peculiarities have been defined. The territorial-temporal differentiation of demographic load upon natural resource territory capacities has been analyzed. The socio-geographic analysis of social-economic factors of forming regional systems of settling in Ukraine is ensured. Spacial differences of the demographic situations as well as the population migration geography peculiarities are determined. The demo-geographic regionalization of Ukrainian territory has been performed and further trends of demographic processes have been forecast. Topical issues of settling - urbanization, sub-urbanization, ruralization, and territorial organization - demographic and migration processes are in the focus of the present study as examplified by the Western Ukrainian regional system of settling.