Socio-Cultural Transformation Factors of Uman City

The aim of the article is to investigate the features of the socio-cultural approach in the study of urban environment transformations, to analyse the factors of the socio-cultural transformation of the city of Uman to deepen the value and semantic integration of its cultural space. The results of the study are based on the identifying factors of the socio-cultural transformation of the city of Uman. The historical and socio-cultural processes of urban environment development are analysed, as well as R. Park’s biotic and cultural concept is highlighted to determine the features of urban space expansion due to the activation of the pilgrimage process of Bratslav Hasidim on the territory of historical and cultural memory in the city of Uman. The scientific novelty consists in the fact that for the first time, the transformation factors of Uman’s urban environment are determined using a socio-cultural approach, in particular the biotic and cultural concept. Conclusions. The article demonstrates that the main factors of the socio-cultural transformation of the city of Uman include: 1) the city’s historical and cultural resource, which was formed under the influence of the culture of the Polish, Ukrainian, and Jewish communities; 2) the gradual transformation of architectural stylistics in the context of the historical era; 3) the approach to the practice of preserving historical and cultural heritage in the modern urban space; 4) competition between urban communities; 5) the biotic and cultural expansion of the city’s environment through the process of pilgrimage. At the beginning of the 21st century, the example of Uman shows that the city is the product of a biotic and cultural force that transforms its borders regardless of the limits imposed on it by administrative and political institutions. Taking into account the factors of the city’s socio-cultural transformation will make it possible to analyse the cultural resources of the urban environment in a comprehensive way. We suggest strengthening the quality and mobility of the city’s service and tourist infrastructure to address the issue of biotic and cultural nature during the seasonal influx of pilgrims