CARTOGRAPHIC VISUALIZATION OF TOURIST OBJECTS AS A TOOL OF DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL CITIES’ TOURIST POTENTIAL (ON THE EXAMPLE OF CHUSOVOY)

Abstract

In recent years, in Chusovoy, as part of the diversification of the economy and improving the quality of the urban environment, various projects have been imple-mented, incl. aimed at developing tourism and improving the recreational infrastructure of it. However, such work should be accompanied by information support, incl. creation of guides, cartographic materials. The authors propose their own map of the tourist destinations of Chusovoy, which can be used both for management purposes and for optimizing traditional urban or creating new routes. It includes 53 objects divided into 7 categories: «parks and squares», «sports facilities», «monuments and small architectural forms», «churches», «museum objects and complexes», «observation platforms», «beaches». The mini-are as that form around important urban destinations are also characterized; their current tourist and recreational purpose is indicated, directions for future development are proposed.