Almaty as the center of the emerging agglomeration: state and development opportunities

The article examines the role and importance of the urbanization process in the formation of world agglomeration associations. The need to take into account the specific conditions for its social and economic development in the formation of agglomerations in Kazakhstan is underlined. The validity of the main directions of positioning of the city of Almaty is analyzed. Using statistical indicators, the role of the city as one of the factors contributing to the country’s socio-economic development and rational spatial settlement and the reduction of territorial heterogeneity in the development of its regions is emphasized. Positive and negative trends accompanying agglomeration processes are presented. The main thing is that conditions are created for raising the level and quality of life of the population of this agglomeration association as a result of the emergence of new infrastructure facilities and new transport complexes, logistics centers, information nodes, etc. that exist for small settlements. This will reduce the dynamics of migration processes, as a result of which there is an outflow of highly educated capital and qualified personnel from underdeveloped regions. This means that in order to attract foreign tourists, it is necessary to form an appropriate strategy for the industry development, improve the material and technical, information and advertising base, the quality of services provided, and much more. However, each of these agglomerations will be positioned in accordance with their regional specialization, their role in the development of the country, the level of qualification of the available labor resources and other important indicators. Given the multifunctional and diversified nature of agglomeration associations, it is important in their formation to correctly identify the top priorities for the further development of these agglomerations.

агломерация, демографическая емкость, инфраструктурный эффект, город-ядро, логистика, межмуниципальное сотрудничество, позиционирование, agglomeration, demographic capacity, infrastructure effect, core city, logistics, intermunicipal cooperation, positioning, агломерация, демографиялық сыйымдылық, инфрақұрылымдық әсері, ядро қалашығы, логистика, муниципаларалық ынтымақтастық, болмысы

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