urbanization

Our synthesis of the published scientific literature shows complexity and diversity of environmental effects of urbanization on the natural components and ecological systems: excessive loads on the lithosphere of the city and its surface manifest; The consequences of water use in the city; consequences of atmospheric pool pollution by city transport and plants there are acid precipitation; «heat islands»; dust content of the atmosphere and climate change; impact associated with the load on the landscape; alienation of land for waste dumps; the effects of electromagnetic radiation, noise, vibration, light and information pollution of the environment.

There are considered the ecological state of small cities of Kharkiv region. Analyzed the basic state laws, regulations, orders and regional programs, regulating the development of the principles of sustainable development, supporting the ecological state of small cities. Will propose the basic principles оf effective management of the development in small cities, which would add to the regional economic mechanism of management and improving the quality of the environment of the environment in small сities.