1. Tourism as a factor in the sustainable development of small towns
Department of Tourism & Regional Studies,
Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
Tourism as a factor in the sustainable development of small towns
Liubitseva Olga, PhD, Professor
Коchetkova Іryna, PhD, assistant
Mikhailenko Tatiana, PhD, assistant
Mikhaliuk Maryna, postgraduate

2. Sustainable development
United Nations define sustainable development as development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
For sustainable development to be achieved, it is crucial to harmonize three core elements: economic growth, social inclusion and environmental protection.

3. The sustainable development as the subject of interdisciplinary research

4. Internal problems of sustainable development in Ukraine
Lack of adequate national regional policy
Lack of regional development funding
Significant economic, social, cultural, mental and other differences between the regions of Ukraine
Low ecological culture of the citizens of Ukraine

5. Small cities in Ukraine
In terms of population small cities are divided, as follows:
15 of 5,000 people
66 of 5,000 to 10,000 people
160 of 10,000 to 20,000 people
109 of 20,000 to 50,000 people
There are 460 cities in Ukraine.
Nearly ¾ of them are small cities with 50,000 inhabitants, 20% of which is urban population.
There are 885 urban- type settlements (SMT) in Ukraine ( )

6. close of city-forming enterprises
Socio-economic and environmental problems of small cities and towns in Ukraine
close of city-forming enterprises
the decline of urban infrastructure
unemployment
outflow to larger cities
depopulation
economic slowdown
impairs the level of transport and municipal infrastructure
increase environmental and man-caused dangers
reduce recreational opportunities

7. Experience of tourism development in the Lviv region
Olesko castle, Olesco
Folk music festival ʺPidkaminʺ, Pidkamin
St. Nicholas Church, Velikiy Lubin
Ski resort ʺSlavskeʺ, Slavske

8. The concept of «Smart city»
«Smart City Wheel» ( by B.Cohen)
Smart Environment
Smart Economy
Smart Governance
Smart Mobility
Smart People
Smart Living
Smart city- is an urban development vision to integrate multiple  ICT and IoT solutions in a secure fashion to manage a city's assets.

9. The European experience of tourism development in smart city
«Creative Clusters in Low Density Urban Areas» project, supported by the URBACT II Programme of the European Commission.

10. The European experience of tourism development in smart city
In Óbidos: the number of foreign tourists has increased from near in 2010 to almost in 2015;the Medieval Fair in 2015 brought profit of euros, which is euros more than in 2014
Óbidos,Portugal
The European experience of tourism development in smart city

11. Public–private partnership
local authorities
local community
private sector

12. Sustainable tourism development and the concept of «Smart city»
Smart people and smart mobility
applications of Augmented reality
Smart environment
environment management for different infrastructure objects
Smart living and smart mobility
transport information system which provides a real-time information of transport network
Smart living
Complaints Management System
Smart economy and smart government
Cloud Computing

13. CONCLUSION
The development of cultural, gastronomic and festival tourism is important factor in the sustainable development of small towns in Ukraine
Close public–private partnership is of great importance
Interactions beyond tourism itself to other governmental departments, regional and local administrations, demanding smart strategy formulation at city or even regional levels are required
Small towns in Ukraine have great historical and cultural potential and consequently may become tourist centers, receive more tourists and attract assets to local budgets

14. Thank you for your attention!