THE CONCEPT OF AGGLOMERATION IN SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH: DEFINITION, INTERPRETATION, MECHANISMS OF ACTION ; ПОНЯТТЯ АГЛОМЕРАЦІЇ В НАУКОВИХ ДОСЛІДЖЕННЯХ: ВИЗНАЧЕННЯ, ТРАКТУВАННЯ, МЕХАНІЗМИ ДІЇ
The article analyzes multidisciplinary scientific interpretations of the concept of "agglomeration" and the functioning mechanisms of this phenomenon. 41 scientific works related to the concept of agglomeration over the last 120 years have been worked out in order to obtain a theoretically grounded and practically proven definition of urban agglomeration. In order to outline the potential of this form of settlement to urban development, the theory of the formation of various types of agglomerations has been considered. The outline of the conceptual apparatus in the spatial development of the territories is important for further research on the phenomenon of agglomerations in Ukraine.The study of agglomeration as a form of resettlement was actualized in Ukraine with changes in economic, social and administrative character, namely, the decentralization of governance and the development of territorial communities. Also, the relevance of this study is due to changes in the legislative nature. The Draft Law "On Urban Agglomerations" 6743 of 17.07.2017 defines the principles and new interaction mechanisms of territorial communities within urban agglomerations, which requires actualization of knowledge in the agglomeration's development.Analyzing the multisectoral interpretation of the urban agglomeration, one can distinguish the following directions of their formation and development. The first direction is based on production, industry. The second direction of agglomeration development is based on the resources of the territory, both on raw materials and on human potential. The third direction can be characterized as polyfunctionality of agglomeration, which, in combination with developed interconnections, ensures the invariance of its development.The concomitant condition for the formation of agglomeration is the "proximity effect", which can be defined as the distance at which different activities within the defined territory become economically mutually beneficial.A condition for stimulating the development of existing agglomerations is the introduction of integration centers with new types of activities, new construction or a new form of resource use. ; Проаналізовано різногалузеві наукові трактування поняття «агломерація» та механізми функціонування цього явища. Опрацьовано 44 наукових праць, пов'язаних з поняттям агломерації за останні 120 років з метою отримання теоретично обґрунтованого та практично доведеного в урбаністиці визначення поняття агломерації, та задля окреслення потенціалу даної форми розселення до розвитку.