• Journal of Geographical Sciences
  • Vol. 30, Issue 11, 1723 (2020)
Xinhuan ZHANG1、3, Wenqiang XU1、2、3、*, Xinyi XIANG4, Zhiping ZHANG1、3, and Mingjie CUI1、3
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Desert and Oasis Ecology, Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography, CAS, Urumqi 830011, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of GIS & RS Application Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Urumqi 830011, China
  • 3University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 4School of Geographical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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    DOI: 10.1007/s11442-020-1809-5 Cite this Article
    Xinhuan ZHANG, Wenqiang XU, Xinyi XIANG, Zhiping ZHANG, Mingjie CUI. Mechanism of interaction between urbanization and resource environment in Central Asia[J]. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2020, 30(11): 1723 Copy Citation Text show less
    Frame of interactions between urbanization and the resource environment based on process- effect-mechanism
    Fig. 1. Frame of interactions between urbanization and the resource environment based on process- effect-mechanism
    Trends of population urbanization in Central Asia (1960-2017)
    Fig. 2. Trends of population urbanization in Central Asia (1960-2017)
    Land cover structure in the neighborhood of major cities in Central Asia (2015)Note: In 2019, the Kazakhstan capital Astana was renamed Nursultan.
    Fig. 3. Land cover structure in the neighborhood of major cities in Central Asia (2015)Note: In 2019, the Kazakhstan capital Astana was renamed Nursultan.
    Land use variation index in 100-km circle of major cities in Central Asia (1990‒2015)
    Fig. 4. Land use variation index in 100-km circle of major cities in Central Asia (1990‒2015)
    Variations in urban land compactness in 47 major cities
    Fig. 5. Variations in urban land compactness in 47 major cities
    Relationship between urbanization rate and natural water intake in every state in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
    Fig. 6. Relationship between urbanization rate and natural water intake in every state in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
    Relationship between urbanization rate and structure of water consumption in every state in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
    Fig. 7. Relationship between urbanization rate and structure of water consumption in every state in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
    The spatial evolution of the relationship between urbanization and the resource environment in different periods in Central Asia (sketch map)
    Fig. 8. The spatial evolution of the relationship between urbanization and the resource environment in different periods in Central Asia (sketch map)
    Factors influencing the relationship between urbanization and the resource environment in different periods in Central Asia
    Fig. 9. Factors influencing the relationship between urbanization and the resource environment in different periods in Central Asia
    CountryPopulation(103)Population density(persons/km2)Urbanization rate(%)GDP(106 USD)GDP per capita(USD)
    Kazakhstan18037.786.6857.341628879030
    Uzbekistan32387.2076.1350.55496771534
    Tajikistan8921.3464.2826.987146801
    Turkmenistan5758.0812.2551.15379266587
    Kyrgyzstan6198.2032.3236.1475651220
    Table 1.

    Overview of the economic and social data for Central Asia (2017)

    Xinhuan ZHANG, Wenqiang XU, Xinyi XIANG, Zhiping ZHANG, Mingjie CUI. Mechanism of interaction between urbanization and resource environment in Central Asia[J]. Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2020, 30(11): 1723
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