Impact of the local settlement system on the functioning of the educational complex of the Kosiv urban community

Abstract This article analyzes the impact of the local settlement system of the Kosiv urban community on the territorial planning of the educational network and the functioning of the educational complex of this urban community in the context of decentralization. It is this study that determines the geographical features of the functioning and spatial planning of educational institutions depending on their walking and transport accessibility, which is affected by the influence of historical, natural and socio-geographical factors, as well as the demographic situation. Natural factors, namely the relief and the water network, significantly affect the transport network in this mountain community, climatic features on transport and walking accessibility to educational institutions of different levels. The demographic situation in the community is negative, since in recent years it has been observed a clear process of depopulation of the population, as well as an increase in disparities in the gender and age composition, namely an increase in the share of women and the share of pensioners, and, accordingly, a decrease in the male population and children. Such indicators directly affect and will further affect the average occupancy of groups and classes in various educational institutions. Keywords: settlement system, territorial community, decentralization, educational complex, walking accessibility.