Urbanization and sustainability under transitional economies: a synthesis for Asian Russia

Fan, Peilei; Chen, Jiquan; Ouyang, Zutao; Groisman, P. Y.; Loboda, Tatiana V.; Gutman, Graciela E.; Prishchepov, Alexander V.; Kvashnina, Anna; Messina, Joseph P.; Moore, Nathan; Myint, Soe W.; Qi, Jiaguo

doi:10.1088/1748-9326/aadbf8

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“…Second, the capital cities of Hohhot and Ulaanbaatar expanded their urban areas at either the same or a slower pace than their respective jurisdictions. From 1990 to 2014, Ulaanbaatar and Hohhot expanded their urban areas by 1.2 and 1.6 times, respectively (Fan et al 2016(Fan et al , 2018a. Third, while IM and MG differ in terms of the hierarchical structure of their cities, both of their capital cities have substantially higher levels of economic development than their respective regions.…”

Section: Consequences Of Rapid Urbanization In Transitional Economiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Similar to other SES across the globe, the functions and dynamics of the SES on the Plateau are affected by multiple contingent drivers (Turner et al 2016) including population, economy, market globalization, global to regional climatic changes, and the emergence of online information exchange , Allington et al 2018, Fan et al 2018a. Several major geopolitical shifts-e.g.…”

Section: Social-ecological Systems (Ses) On the Mongolian Plateaumentioning

confidence: 99%

“…From 1990 to 2014, IM expanded its urban area by 1.8 times, yielding an annual growth rate of 6.1%. In contrast, MG expanded its urban area by 1.2 times, yielding a much lower annual growth rate of 1.8% (Fan et al 2016(Fan et al , 2018a(Fan et al , 2018b. Second, the capital cities of Hohhot and Ulaanbaatar expanded their urban areas at either the same or a slower pace than their respective jurisdictions.…”

Section: Consequences Of Rapid Urbanization In Transitional Economiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Prospects for the sustainability of social-ecological systems (SES) on the Mongolian plateau: five critical issues

Chen

John

Sun

et al. 2018

Environ. Res. Lett.

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The Mongolian Plateau hosts two different governments: the Mongolian People's Republic and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, a provincial-level government of the People's Republic of China. The divergence between these governments has widened in the past century, mostly due to a series of institutional changes that generated different socioeconomic and demographic trajectories. Due to its high latitude and altitude, the Plateau has been highly sensitive to the rapid changes in global and regional climates that have altered the spatial and temporal distributions of energy and water. Based on a recent workshop to synthesize findings on the sustainability of the Plateau amidst socioeconomic and environmental change, we identify five critical issues facing the social-ecological systems (SES): (1) divergent and uncertain changes in social and ecological characteristics; (2) declining prevalence of nomadism;(3) consequences of rapid urbanization in transitional economies; (4) the unsustainability of large-scale afforestation efforts in the semi-arid and arid areas of Inner Mongolia; and (5) the role of institutional changes in shaping the SES on the Plateau. We emphasize that lessons learned in Inner Mongolia are valuable, but may not always apply to Mongolia. National land management policies and regulations have long-term effects on the sustainability of SES; climate change adaptation policies and practices must be tuned to local conditions and should be central to decision-making on natural resource management and socioeconomic development pathways.

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Section: Consequences Of Rapid Urbanization In Transitional Economiesmentioning

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Section: Social-ecological Systems (Ses) On the Mongolian Plateaumentioning

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Section: Consequences Of Rapid Urbanization In Transitional Economiesmentioning

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Prospects for the sustainability of social-ecological systems (SES) on the Mongolian plateau: five critical issues

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“…The capital of the country, Moscow, is experiencing the new urban expansion program [22]. Green building concept is one of the most crucial features of this sustainable expansion.…”

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Green certified shopping malls undertaken by foreign contractors in Russia: A comparative qualitative study

Bayhan¹,

Polat²

2019

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In recent years, environmental issues have become one of the main concerns of the construction sector. Green buildings are recognized as an important step towards these issues by construction professionals. However, this situation creates new challenges for companies providing contracting services in foreign countries. Today, designing and constructing projects that comply with the requirements of green building certification systems increase the prestige and profit of both the project owner and the contractor. In this study, the green building certification process of two shopping mall projects, which were certified with the Ecostandard green certification system in the Moscow city held by foreign contractors, is investigated. A comparative qualitative case study methodology has been employed to gain a better understanding of the critical success factors of the certification process. A novel SWOT analysis framework is used to comprehensively understand the differences between these two shopping mall projects. The lack of systems for ecological management, outdoor lighting and minimize light pollution, renewable energy sources, material and waste management have been found as the major weaknesses of these projects. On the other hand, architectural planning and design solutions, site selection, infrastructure, and landscaping have been found as strengths. Also, semi-structured interviews were conducted to put forward opportunities and threats. The outcomes of this study are expected to guide construction professionals in the new construction certification process of mall projects. Moreover, the proposed outcomes can be employed to investigate residential or commercial buildings with green certification built by foreign contractors in the future.

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“…Zhu et al (2018) investigated the influences of urbanization and income on CO 2 emissions in the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) and observed a significantly negative influence of urbanization on CO 2 emissions. Fan et al (2018) explored the relationship between urbanization and sustainability in Asian Russia from 1990 to 2014 and found a generally positive trend of urbanization during the study period.…”

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Comprehensive assessment of the coupling coordination degree between urbanization and ecological environment in the Siberian and Far East Federal Districts, Russia from 2005 to 2017

Zheng

Boldanov

et al. 2020

PeerJ

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The urbanization growth in the 20th and 21st centuries has led to a series of unprecedented problems in the ecological environment. Based on constructing an integrated urbanization-ecological environment index system, this article conducts a comprehensive evaluation of the coupling coordination degree between urbanization and the ecological environment and uncovers its spatiotemporal variation characteristics in the Siberian and Far East Federal Districts, Russia from 2005 to 2017. The coupling coordination of urbanization and the ecological environment in the Siberian and Far East Federal Districts improve from slightly unbalanced development stage to barely balanced development stage from 2005 to 2017. In 2017, more than half regions achieved the barely balanced development of urbanization and the ecological environment. However, the most desirable development stage, the superior balanced development stage, is never achieved in the Siberian and Far East Federal Districts during the study period. The spatial pattern of the coupling coordination degree of urbanization and the ecological environment in the Siberian and Far East Federal District gradually changes from “dumbbell” to “high-north low-south”. The south part of the Siberian and Far East Federal Districts should be paid more attention in the future urban development process. This research will provide support in the future coordination of urban development in the Siberian and Far East Federal Districts.

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Urbanization and sustainability under transitional economies: a synthesis for Asian Russia

Cited by 19 publications

References 55 publications

Prospects for the sustainability of social-ecological systems (SES) on the Mongolian plateau: five critical issues

Prospects for the sustainability of social-ecological systems (SES) on the Mongolian plateau: five critical issues

Green certified shopping malls undertaken by foreign contractors in Russia: A comparative qualitative study

Comprehensive assessment of the coupling coordination degree between urbanization and ecological environment in the Siberian and Far East Federal Districts, Russia from 2005 to 2017

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