Urbani izziv Volume 33, No. 1, June 2022
: 70-81
(Articles)
UDK: 711.434:502.131.1(574)
doi: 10.5379/urbani-izziv-en-2022-33-01-01
Author
Gulnara Nyussupova
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Faculty of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Department of Geography, Land Management, and Cadastre, Almaty, Kazakhstan
gulnara.nyusupova@kaznu.kz
Laura Kenespayeva
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Faculty of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Department of Geography, Land Management, and Cadastre, Almaty, Kazakhstan
laura.kenespaeva81@gmail.com
Damira Tazhiyeva
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Faculty of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Department of Geography, Land Management, and Cadastre, Almaty, Kazakhstan
damira.tazhiyeva@gmail.com
Madiyar Kadylbekov
Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Faculty of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Department of Geography, Land Management, and Cadastre, Almaty, Kazakhstan
madiar_kadilbekov@inbox.ru
Title
Sustainable urban development assessment:
Large cities in Kazakhstan
Abstract
Measuring the comparative level of urban sustainability
is an important part of creating a sustainable urban future. This article assesses the sustainable development of
the seventeen largest cities in Kazakhstan for 2007–2019
using a geodatabase on a GIS platform. The results show
that none of the cities have reached a level of sustainability greater than or equal to a sustainable urban development index (SUDI) of 0.750, and no cities have an
unsustainable level of development with a SUDI below
0.300. Therefore, all seventeen cities are classified as moderately sustainable. In future studies, the authors will look
for ways to further improve the system for assessing the
sustainability of cities in Kazakhstan.
Key Words
sustainable urban development, geodatabase, sustainable development indicators, sustainable urban development index, Kazakhstan