The features of delineation and division of areas of various functional types in the context of the state regional development strategy

The article considers issues related to modern approaches to delineation and division of territories on the basis of different functional types and studies of the implementation of these approaches provided by the State Strategy for Regional Development for 2021-2027. The purpose of the article is to analyze the peculiarities of the delineation and division of territories of different functional types in the context of the state strategy of regional development. Classical approaches to territorial development based on spatial development have led to long-term population decline at the regional and local levels, increasing socio-economic disparities and polarization of economic space, degradation of territorial entities, lack of proper infrastructure, and environmental degradation. The elaboration of regional development strategies has been strengthened by new methodological tools, which provide for the emergence of regulatory links with documents on spatial planning, taking into account environmental and spatial aspects, redistribution of investment in growth centers. The article determines that the use of a systematic approach to the allocation of functional territories according to various criteria in the State Strategy for Regional Development for 2021-2027 has provided the separation of the functional types of territorial entities the state regional policy will be based on. Legislative provisions of the State Strategy for Regional Development provide for a territorially oriented state regional policy, significantly influencing territorial development and increasing the competitiveness of regions. The article emphasizes that the modern state regional policy should move in the direction of a differentiated management approach to the types of functional territories defined by the current strategic document and the achievement of high quality of life in Ukraine.