THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH TO DEFINING THE ROLE OF INFRASTRUCTURE IN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Regional development and especially the local economy are related to active human activity. It, in turn, is implemented at the local level through an increased level of self-government in order to solve people's problems and, above all, problems related to the organization and activity of the territory. This determines the need for regional development to be connected through its infrastructure provision. Research, study and touch on the infrastructure construction is the basis for the development of administrative-territorial units. Through the infrastructure, conditions are created for access to its landmarks, traditions, local economy and regional needs. Thus, the infrastructure is called upon to positively influence the sustainable development of municipalities as an object of regional development and management of the territory. Regional policy. In practice, it is implemented with the tools of strategic planning, encompassing a system of normatively regulated documents and projects that show the possibilities for the construction of infrastructure in order to achieve inclusive development of the regional society.