Evaluation of the Novosibirsk-Khovd-Urumqi vertical axis by SWOT analysis and determination of transborder urban clusters to develop along the axis

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10.2991/978-94-6463-278-1_15How to use a DOI?

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Transportation vertical axis; SWOT analysis; Transfrontier urban cluster; Novosibirsk-Khovd-Urumqi axis; Regional cooperation

Abstract

Mongolia is not only a landlocked country located between China and Russia, but also boasts the shortest route between Asia and Europe. The main bridge connecting any country is the axis of transport infrastructure, and the main economic activities such as tourism, foreign trade, exports and imports are intensified through cities, border crossings, and free economic zones along this axis. The Novosibirsk-Khovd-Urumqi axis is one of the road corridors planned under the Russia-Mongolia-China /3 State/ Economic Corridor Program. It has the potential to serve as a sublink of the Trans-Siberian Transport Corridor in the Russian Federation and as a main corridor of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Consequently, research has been conducted along this axis. Within the framework, a SWOT analysis was conducted in the provinces along the axis, considering indicators such as geopolitical conditions, population changes, agglomeration, livestock development, agriculture development, industry development, transport logistics development, and tourism development. While the fundamental infrastructure of the axis is well established and foreign trade is conducted regularly, the timely resolution of the matter regarding future participation in Eurasian cooperation holds significant importance for the axis's continued development. Although the axis is primarily based on the road network, the significant population growth in the major cities along the axis and the connection of large areas with high population density clearly demonstrate the potential for establishing transborder urban clusters along this axis. Within the context of transborder clusters, the Ulgii-Gorno-Altaysk cluster achieved a score of 0.126, while the Khovd-Urumqi cluster received a notably favourable assessment with a score of 0.164 in the analytical hierarchy compared to other clusters. These two transborder urban clusters, it is highly plausible to support population concentration along the Western Vertical Axis and expedite social and economic development.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Altanbagana Myagmarsuren
AU  - Urantamir Gankhuyag
AU  - Tseyenkhand Punsagtsogvoo
AU  - Nandin-Erdene Amartuvshin
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/10/29
TI  - Evaluation of the Novosibirsk-Khovd-Urumqi vertical axis by SWOT analysis and determination of transborder urban clusters to develop along the axis
BT  - Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (EST 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 148
EP  - 159
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-278-1_15
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-278-1_15
ID  - Myagmarsuren2023
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