ASSESSMENT OF THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT QUALITY IN LARGE CITIES OF KAZAKHSTAN: SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL ASPECTS
ОЦЕНКА КАЧЕСТВА ГОРОДСКОЙ СРЕДЫ В КРУПНЫХ ГОРОДАХ КАЗАХСТАНА: СОЦИАЛЬНО-ЭКОЛОГИЧЕСКИЕ АСПЕКТЫ
Koldobskaia N.A. Jumagulova A.E.
2025State University of Education
Geographical Environment and Living Systems
2025#2025Issue 3101 - 119 pp.
Aim. Development of the urban environment quality index and its calculation for cities of Kazakhstan with a population of more than 250 thousand people. Methodology. Study of the conceptual framework on urban environment and its quality, search and analysis of scientific articles and books, as well as existing methods for calculating urban environment quality and quality of life indices. Development of an index, collection and design of a database for major cities in Kazakhstan. A database was compiled based on 18 indicators divided into 4 blocks: environmental friendliness, safety, comfort and accessibility, housing conditions and improvement. Based on the data obtained, a general rating of urban environment quality was compiled, the results were verified, and suggestions were made to improve the quality of urban environment. Results. The urban environment quality index has been developed and calculated for 14 major cities in Kazakhstan. Based on the results obtained, a ranking of cities was compiled based on the quality of the urban environment, with recommendations for improving its quality. Research implications. The paper considers concepts and terms, examines existing methods and indexes related to the quality of the urban environment. A content analysis of publications on the quality of the urban environment has been carried out. A system of indicators and a methodology for assessing the quality of the urban environment have been developed. The calculation of the indicators is based on the processing and interpretation of the data obtained on the quality of the urban environment. Based on the results of the assessment, the main problems in cities affecting the quality of the urban environment have been identified and proposals have been developed to minimize them with recommendations for the application of successful practices.
assessment methodology , Central Asia , city rating , comfort of the urban environment , urban ecology , urban space
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Department of Economic and Social Geography of Russia, Faculty of Geography, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow, Russian Federation
Shenzhen MSU-BIT University, Faculty of Geography, Shenzhen, China
Astana, Kazakhstan
Department of Economic and Social Geography of Russia
Shenzhen MSU-BIT University
Astana
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