Sustainable Cities in Post-Soviet Central Asia: The Case of Bishkek

Cartledge, Daniel M.

doi:10.1108/s1047-004220140000014006

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“…Seeking modernity in China is a sub-text of almost all major government initiatives that are particularly prominent in urban development because it can be obvious and fast. Contemporary modernity responds to globalization by focusing on economic structures [22] rather than the cultural or political issues in some socialist cities [23,24]. Although economic modernization can be said to focus on commercial areas, the CBD project goes far beyond these needs.…”

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Searching for the Center: A New Civic Role for the Central Business District in China

2020

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The central business district (CBD) has become the economic powerhouse of contemporary cities. China’s economic transition from world factory to a knowledge-based economy underpinned the development of hundreds of CBDs over the course of less than two decades. The plans promoted land use diversity and the incorporation of service facilities in the support of business function, but a rather different service environment emerged. Taking the Futian CBD of Shenzhen as the prototypical case, we examined the distribution, vitality, uses, and users of these facilities, which are largely built up by the private sector and without governmental support. A questionnaire sent to users and data derived from social media reveal that the vast majority of visitors of these service facilities do not work in the CBD and travel via the reformed mass transport system to this location. The high-quality public spaces and street environment, as well as the numerous service facilities, many of which are at a low economic order, attract people from all over the vast city, which homes over ten million, highlighting a new role for the CBD as a civic center. In contrast with the globalized business sought after by government and business leaders of the CBD, a new populist nexus is emerging and without significant support.

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Searching for the Center: A New Civic Role for the Central Business District in China

2020

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“…Economic sustainability: IRCs deliver the continued economic benefit sought through sustainable development, which coordinates resource use, investment trends, and the management of the environment system, representing new opportunities to improve economic growth and distribute its benefits among the society as a whole. Investment in recreation is a social and economic need on the one hand and a source of tourism development on the other, which is one of the key factors to boost local income and improve the country's image as a local and global tourist destination [19] (p. 5), [31][32][33].…”

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Integrated Recreation Cities and Sustainable Development in Saudi Arabia: Contributions, Constraints, and Policies

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Despite the importance of integrated recreation cities (IRC) to the wellbeing of individuals, families, and society, there is only one IRC which is under development in Saudi Arabia (KSA). This research aims to study the potential contributions of IRCs to sustainable development in KSA, the constraints facing them, and effectuation policies to support their applications. To achieve this goal, the research used a documentary inductive approach, which includes a review of related literature and an applied approach that includes field surveys of a random sample of 160 experts and officials. In addition to articulating the most significant contributions of IRCs and the most important constraints facing them, the research was able to provide a number of policies and measures useful in guiding the development of new IRCs in KSA and Dammam Metropolitan Area (DMA) in support of sustainable development. The contributions of this research are aligned with that put forward by the 2030 Vision of KSA, which considers the promotion of “recreational development” a necessary step to achieve environmental, economic, and social sustainability for the Saudi society.

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Green economy and food security in Africa

Osabohien,

Karakara,

Ashraf

et al. 2023

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The study is carried out with the objective of making contributions to the policy debate that is vital and relevant towards achieving sustainable development goals of ending poverty (SDG1), ensuring adequate food and nutrition (SDG2), promoting health and well-being (SDG3), ensuring sustainable management of water and sanitation (SGD6), building sustainable cities (SDG11), reducing emissions that cause climate change (SDG13), and protecting life in the ocean (SDG14) and on land (SDG15). The study used information from various data sources. This study made use of the data obtained from three main sources, notably, the FAO-Food and Agricultural Organisation, CPIA-Country Policy and Institutional Assessment and WDI-World Development Indicators to accomplish its goals. The data for the analysis cover the range of 2005 to 2020 for African countries that members of the International Development Association (37 nations). To handle the problem of endogeneity, they applied the GMMgeneralised method of moments. Findings revealed that when the economy is green, the state of food security increases. It proves that one proportionate increase in a green economy may lead to the improvement of food security in Africa by 0.24%. The findings from the GMM show that as an economy becomes greener, the condition of food insecurity reduces. In conclusion, the study submits that it is required for all relevant stakeholders to focus on policy and strategies to reach green economic growth. This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

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Sustainable Cities in Post-Soviet Central Asia: The Case of Bishkek

Cited by 3 publications

References 2 publications

Searching for the Center: A New Civic Role for the Central Business District in China

Searching for the Center: A New Civic Role for the Central Business District in China

Integrated Recreation Cities and Sustainable Development in Saudi Arabia: Contributions, Constraints, and Policies

Green economy and food security in Africa

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