Version 1
: Received: 28 September 2023 / Approved: 10 October 2023 / Online: 10 October 2023 (07:54:21 CEST)
How to cite:
Zhou, C.; Sun, L.; He, B. Urbanization Characteristics of Central Asian Since the New Century. Preprints2023, 2023100599. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0599.v1
Zhou, C.; Sun, L.; He, B. Urbanization Characteristics of Central Asian Since the New Century. Preprints 2023, 2023100599. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0599.v1
Zhou, C.; Sun, L.; He, B. Urbanization Characteristics of Central Asian Since the New Century. Preprints2023, 2023100599. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0599.v1
APA Style
Zhou, C., Sun, L., & He, B. (2023). Urbanization Characteristics of Central Asian Since the New Century. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0599.v1
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Zhou, C., Liqun Sun and Bing He. 2023 "Urbanization Characteristics of Central Asian Since the New Century" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0599.v1
Abstract
Central Asian countries are the core area of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). However, as part of the former Soviet Union, we know very little about the urbanization processes in these countries after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Here, were used land-cover type data, vegetation index data, and grided population data to quantify the urban expansion, urban population changes, and urban environment changes across cities in Central Asia from 2000 to 2020, and took Xinjiang, China as a reference. We found that the urbanization in the study area was uneven. Specifically, the urban expansion in Xinjiang, China and Kazakhstan was faster than in the other countries in the study area. Due to rapid urban expansion, the urban population density in Xinjiang, China decreased from 2000 to 2020, but rapid urban population growth was maintained. Consequently, the pressure of the urban population growth in Xinjiang, China was less than that in the other countries of Central Asia. On average, more than 35% of the urban built-up areas underwent significant greening in Xinjiang, China and more than 3.63 million residents directly benefited from the increase in urban greenness. Although the urban greenness in Xinjiang increased significantly, the overall greenness was still lower than in most cities in Central Asia. In the future, the cities in Xinjiang, China should continue to promote the construction of urban ecological civilization and strengthen their role as a link in the Belt and Road Initiative.
Keywords
urbanization; urban greenspace; urban population; Xinjiang; central asian countries
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Geography
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