The paper analyses the level of modernization and spatial
transformation in the city of Ukrainka, the Kyiv sattelite, which was
chosen as a model city in our research. The model city and the limits of
the test area were determined using the principles of territorial integrity,
availability, and prospectivity. Investigation of modernization and
transformation of urban space was carried by means of the field expert
evaluation using the methods of system analysis and mapping. The
eveluation covered the condition and the functional profile of objects
situated within the test area, as well as the level of their improvement
and modernization. Transformation processes in the city are regarded
to be indicators showing the direction of the city development. While
the process of gentrification was considered as a sing of positive-going
urban development, the processes of economic and demographic decline
manifest us the stagnation of a city or at least its district, therefore the
city may become depressive in the future. The gentrification processes,
developing in Ukrainka, indicate the intensive city development. The
transformation takes course due to the Kyiv city influence. Urban space
of Ukrainka is specifically characterized by the development of housing
and transport functions.
Key words. Suburban area, spatial transformation, level of
modernization, city functions, function transformation.