UDC 332.15:330.3:771.432 
Synyutka, O. M. (2015). Osnovni determinanty metropoliynoho statusu velykykh mist Ukrayiny: funktsional'nyy aspekt [Basic determinants metropolises’ status of the major cities of Ukraine: a functional aspect]. Rehional'na ekonomika - Regional Economy, 75(1), 27-36. [in Ukrainian].
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The methodical approach of determination metropolises’ status of the major cities in Ukraine on the basis of determining them hierarchically-functional structure are proposed, namely it is the identification of criteria and indicators for assessing the level of implementation of their metropolis functions. Functional areas are defined, which include the similar nature of the implementation metropolis functions: administrative-political (administrative and political metropolis functions); economic (economic, financial and investment metropolis functions); innovation and creative (educational, scientific and innovative metropolis functions); communication (transport and logistics metropolis functions); cultural information (cultural, spiritual, and tourist information metropolis functions). An integrated assessment of the implementation of metropolis functions is implemented, by calculating the integral index of the realization of metropolis functions of the city-metropolis. The ranking of the major regional centres of Ukraine on the implementation level metropolis functions is held, which allowed identifying prospective ways and possibilities to improve the functional status of regional metropolises in the future. In particular, it is established that Donetsk specialized in the development of administrative and economic metropolis functions, Dnepropetrovsk specialized in business and investment metropolis functions, Kharkiv specialized in educational, scientific and innovative metropolis functions, Odessa – political, logistical, cultural and tourism metropolis functions and Lviv – political, transport, cultural and tourist metropolis functions.

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city-metropolis, metropolis function, metropolis’ status of the major city, identification functions, classification of Metropolitan areas