Restaurant facilities: territorial organization and significance in Human Geography (evidence from Kyiv Region)

Abstract

This paper is intended to describe the most significant features of restaurant facilities industry and its territorial organization in Kyiv region. Restaurant facilities can bee seen as a part of economics that develops rapidly during last decades, ensuring economic growth and providing workplaces. It is also a crucial part of the tourist infrastructure, public space and an interesting cultural phenomenon which broadens knowledge about food traditions around the world. Kyiv region is such a part of Ukraine where processes of the restaurant facilities development could be observed multilaterally through all types of restaurant enterprises – cafes, bars, catering, restaurants, street food points, delivery etc. In the paper, the significance of restaurant facilities in the economy has been outlined. The analysis of statistic data and personal observations has been conducted to examin the condition of territorial organization of restaurant facilities of Kyiv city and adjoying territories. Correlation analysis of restaurant industry interconnections and cluster analysis for determination of regional differences has been implemented. Presented research leads to the condition of restaurants facilities industry from the perspective of the Human Geography and demonstrates the latest trends in its development. In addition, problems and ways of improving the restaurant industry in Kiev has been identified and finally some recommendations about proceeding research has been proposed.