Regional development and communication networks: Case study of Western Ukraine

Serhii Puhach; Andrii Slashchuk; Iryna Poruchynska; Oleh Kaidyk

doi:10.31648/aspal.9282

Published: 2024-10-301

Vol. 23 No. 3 (2024)

Regional development and communication networks: Case study of Western Ukraine

Serhii Puhach , Andrii Slashchuk , Iryna Poruchynska , Oleh Kaidyk

Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Administratio Locorum

Section: Articles

https://doi.org/10.31648/aspal.9282

Abstract

Motives: Communications are the basis of the existence of contemporary civilization. Today, innovation processes are carried out the most intensively, perhaps, in communications. The level of the formation of communication networks largely determines both the preconditions and the contemporary development of areas.

Aim: The aim of our research is to analyze the interdependencies between the level of socio-economic development of areas and the formation of their communications on the example of local territorial units of Western Ukraine.

Results: The correlation analysis demonstrates significant links between communication networks and the development of areas. It is not always possible to say unequivocally what cause and effect are in a particular case. According to the results of our study, socio-economic development in Western Ukraine has a more significant impact on the functioning of communication networks than communication networks on socio-economic development. Like other natural and socio-economic resources, communication networks are only prerequisites for the area's development. The emergence, perception by the population, and wide spread of new communications depend on some factors, among which an important place belongs to the area's socio-economic development level.

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communication networks, transport networks, cellular networks, social networking services, migration networks, Western Ukraine

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Puhach, S., Slashchuk , A., Poruchynska , I., & Kaidyk , O. (2024). Regional development and communication networks: Case study of Western Ukraine. Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Administratio Locorum, 23(3), 519–534. https://doi.org/10.31648/aspal.9282

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Serhii Puhach

puhachserhiy@gmail.com

Affiliation:

Lesia Ukrainka Volyn National University, Lutsk Ukraine

Andrii Slashchuk

Affiliation:

Lesia Ukrainka Volyn National University, Lutsk Ukraine

Iryna Poruchynska

Affiliation:

Lesia Ukrainka Volyn National University, Lutsk Ukraine

Oleh Kaidyk

Affiliation:

Lutsk National Technical University, Lutsk Ukraine