Urbanized trends in Uzbekistan at the end of the XX-Early XXI Centuries

The article analyzes the main trends in the development of urbanization in Uzbekistan in the Soviet and post-Soviet periods on the basis of various, primarily, analytical and statistical sources. An important place in the work is occupied by the analysis of urbanism through the prism of industrialization in the republic. The characteristic problems and contradictions of the development of cities of Uzbekistan, especially in the era of independence, are considered. At the same time, the location of cities and industrial facilities in the republic was largely aimed at serving the needs of the single national economic complex. The one-sided development of industrialization has affected twice the share of the extractive sector in the total industrial output than the manufacturing industry, which was significantly lower than the average union indicators. During the transition period, the differentiation of the regions in terms of socio-economic development deepened in the country, the gap in the level and quality of life of the rural and urban population widened, the problems of small and medium-sized cities were revealed. Thus, urbanization and the formation of agglomerations surrounded by megalopolises affect the territorial distribution of industrial enterprises and transport infrastructure facilities.

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