Geography and Natural Resources

APPLICATION OPPORTUNITIES OF THE CLUSTER MODEL IN THE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS INDUSTRY: IN THE CONTEXT OF THE INDUSTRIAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE BAKU AND ABSHERON-KHIZI ECONOMIC REGIONS

N.A. Pashayev, N.K. Abdullayeva

Institute of Geography named after academician H.A. Aliyev, Ministry of Science and Education. Baku, Azerbaijan

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DOI: 10.59423/gnr.2025.42.54.008

Abstract

The article provides a scientific analysis of the necessity of applying the cluster model in the spatial organization and development of the construction materials industry within the Baku and Absheron–Khizi economic regions, which are among the leading industrial centers of the Republic. The study focuses on identifying the formation and development opportunities of construction materials clusters in the Garadagh administrative district of the Baku economic region and the city of Sumgayit in the Absheron–Khizi economic region. The research results reveal that strengthening mutual integration and cooperation among industrial enterprises, research institutions, service sectors, and other related structures plays a crucial role in enhancing the efficiency of the construction materials industry. The analysis of international cluster practices in the construction materials sector indicates that the Garadagh district and the city of Sumgayit in the Absheron region possess the highest industrial potential for establishing such a cluster model.

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Accepted for publication: June 10, 2025

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N.A. Pashayev, N.K. Abdullayeva – Applicatıon opportunities of the cluster model in the construction materials industry: in the context of the industrial geography of the Baku and Absheron-Khizi economic regions.  Geography and Natural Resources, №1 (23), 2025, pp. 53-61.