Journal of Geographical Sciences, Volume. 30, Issue 11, 1761(2020)

Comprehensive urbanization level and its dynamic factors for five Central Asian countries

Haitao MA1...2,* and Zhan SUN12 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Regional Sustainable Development Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, Beijing 100101, China
  • 2College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Figures & Tables(12)
    Locations of the five Central Asian countries
    Evolution of the comprehensive urbanization level of the five Central Asian countries during 1991-2017
    Spatial distribution of the comprehensive urbanization level of the five Central Asian countries
    Evolution of four urbanization subsystems of the five Central Asian countries during 1991-2017
    Urbanization dynamic mechanism of Central Asian countries based on internal and external forces
    • Table 1.

      Main economic and social indicators of the five Central Asian countries in 2018

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      Table 1.

      Main economic and social indicators of the five Central Asian countries in 2018

      Independence timeCountry area(×104 km2)Total population(×104 persons)Urbanizationrate (%)Population density (persons/km2)GDP(×108 USD)Per capita GDP (USD/person)
      Kazakhstan1991-12272.491827.6557.436.771705.399331.05
      Uzbekistan1991-0844.743295.5450.4877.47505.001532.37
      Turkmenistan1992-0148.81585.0951.5912.45407.616966.64
      Tajikistan1991-0914.14910.0825.2365.5775.23826.62
      Kyrgyzstan1991-0820.00631.5839.1032.9380.931281.36
      Central Asia-400.177249.9448.1618.472774.163826.45
    • Table 2.

      Comprehensive urbanization evaluation index system of the five Central Asian countries

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      Table 2.

      Comprehensive urbanization evaluation index system of the five Central Asian countries

      Target layerSubsystemWeightEvaluation indicatorsUnitWeight
      Comprehensive urbanization levelDemographic urbanization0.278Urban population proportion%0.091
      Urban population growth rate%0.070
      Non-agricultural employment proportion%0.117
      Economic urbanization0.284Per capita GDPUSD/person0.095
      Per capita industrial output valueUSD/person0.089
      Non-agricultural output ratio%0.100
      Social urbanization0.216Per capita medical expenditureUSD/person0.090
      Per capita public education spendingUSD/person0.061
      Internet coverage rate%0.065
      Spatial urbanization0.222Land urbanization rate%0.085
      Urban built-up areakm20.051
      Urban road network densitykm/km20.086
    • Table 3.

      Explanatory variables of urbanization dynamics in the five Central Asian countries

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      Table 3.

      Explanatory variables of urbanization dynamics in the five Central Asian countries

      TypesDynamic indicator (abbreviation)UnitExplanation
      Internal dynamicsUrban per capita income (UPI)USD per personUrban income pulls
      Per capita agricultural output (PAO)USD per personRural income thrust
      Government final consumption (GFC)10,000 USDGovernment administrative motivation
      Total market capitalization (TMC)10,000 USDMarket economy motivation
      External dynamicsActually utilized foreign capital (AFC)10,000 USDExternal investment motivation
      Total merchandise trade (TMT)10,000 USDExternal trade motivation
      Bidirectional dynamicsRailway construction length (RCL)kmExternal transportation facilities motivation
      Railway freight volume (RFV)10,000 tonne × kmInternal and external logistics connection
    • Table 4.

      Data cointegration test results

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      Table 4.

      Data cointegration test results

      Test methodItemsT-statisticP-value
      Kao testModified Dickey-Fuller-2.76500.0028
      Dickey-Fuller-2.10390.0077
      Augmented Dickey-Fuller-2.61770.0045
      Unadjusted modified Dickey-Fuller-2.67680.0037
      Unadjusted Dickey-Fuller-2.07640.0189
      Pedroni testModified Phillips-Perron1.83990.0329
      Phillips-Perron-2.31750.0102
      Augmented Dickey-Fuller-2.06850.0193
    • Table 5.

      Test results of model assumptions

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      Table 5.

      Test results of model assumptions

      Test methodAssumptionF-statisticP-valueTest result
      F testHybrid model88.540.0000Fixed-effect model
      Hausman testRandom-effects model230.350.0000Fixed-effect model
    • Table 6.

      Coefficient estimation results of the fixed-effect model

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      Table 6.

      Coefficient estimation results of the fixed-effect model

      TypesVariableCoefficientT-statisticP-value
      Internal dynamicUrban per capita income (UPI)0.28135.180.000
      Per capita agricultural output (PAO)-0.2218-7.430.000
      Government final consumption (GFC)0.23484.300.000
      Total market capitalization (TMC)0.06122.450.016
      External dynamicActually utilized foreign capital (AFC)0.08062.110.017
      Total merchandise trade (TMT)0.09372.270.007
      Bidirectional dynamicRailway construction length (RCL)0.56654.940.000
      Railway freight volume (RFV)0.08872.880.005
      -Constant term-13.64932-15.890.000
    • Table 7.

      Overall estimation of the fixed-effect model

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      Table 7.

      Overall estimation of the fixed-effect model

      F-statisticR2-withinR2-betweenR2-overallP-value (F)
      207.250.92180.83860.73650.0000
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    Paper Information

    Received: Mar. 18, 2020

    Accepted: Jul. 21, 2020

    Published Online: May. 7, 2021

    The Author Email: MA Haitao (maht@igsnrr.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s11442-020-1811-y

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