Geography and Natural Resources

ASSESSMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY OF DEMOGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENT OF MOUNTAIN AREAS (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE UPLAND SHIRVAN ECONOMIC REGION)

R.N.Karimov

 

Institute of Geography named after acad. H.A.Aliyev of ANAS,

AZ1148, Baku, Azerbaijan

[email protected]

 

A b s t r a c t

The paper deals with the study of the sustainability of demographic deve­lopment and processes going in mountain areas of Azerbaijan on the example of its Upland Shirvan region. This mountain region for long has been known as one of lagging economic regions of Azerbaijan, having the lowest ur­ba­ni­za­tion rate and problem of out-migration. The demographic situation re­gar­ding many settlements of the region is not satisfactory at modern times as well. Upland Shirvan still faces continuous out-migration of the population. This process is observed both in cities and the countryside. Sustainability of de­mo­graphic development is challenged while tens of settlements here have faced depopulation.

This study aims at assessing the sustainability of demographic develop­ment of the region of Upland Shirvan, based on the analysis of geographical features of resettlement, formation and distribution of settlements and village groups, population growth, migration and socioeconomic factors. The work de­fines tendencies going by the population growth and makes attempt to iden­tify the risk of further depopulation of settlements in the region.  

Keywords: Shirvan, upland, rural agglomeration, sustainable, settlement,  demographic, migration

 

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Publication Date : January 27, 2020

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