social infrastructure

The article examines modern trends towards densification of urban development with commercial facilities without a social component. Special attention is paid to the irrationality of the territory using during the functional planning of modern cities' public centers, which leads to medical, educational, and social institutions shortage. On the basis of conducted research, a number of commercial objects that do not require insolation and daylight exposure have been identified, and it is reasonable to direct, by planning means, their construction in the underground part of the city space.

The nature of such concepts as «a social sphere» and «a social infrastructure» is investigated. The analysis of conditions and processes of investing fixed capital into the social sphere of Ukraine is done. Based on the analysis, the main objectives and the expected results of the social sphere fixed capital modernization are identified. The qualitative criteria of the modernization efficiency are outlined.