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UDC 911.3: 338.48

Gladkey Oleksandr Vitaliyovych, Doctor of Geography Sciences, Professor, Kyiv National University of Trade Economics, Kyiv, Ukraine, e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Skliarov Oleksandr Andriyovych, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine

LEADING SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS OF CLUSTER THEORY FORMATION IN TOURISM FIELD

Goal. The purpose of this article is the theoretical and methodological investigation of the leading scientific concepts related to the theory of clusters in the tourism industry.

Method. The methodological basis of the research is the basis of scientific dialectics. The main methods of research are literary, descriptive, analytical.

Results. The basic scientific concepts of clusters theory formation in tourism investigation field are defined. Their analysis in the conditions of modern tourism studies is conducted. The potential possibilities of above mentioned concepts usage in the tourism activity are revealed. The further ways of cluster theory formation investigations in tourism science are offered.

Scientific novelty. Scientific novelty consists in systematization of usage pattern of cluster theoretical and methodological investigations in tourism sciences.

Practical significance. This study is the basis for a large-scale and comprehensive analysis of tourism activity in Ukraine using the cluster theory. These results will be the basis for further studies of clustering processes within local tourist destinations, regions and territorial-recreational complexes.

Keywords. Concept, competitiveness, cluster, territorial-recreational complex, tourism science.

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