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Reconstruct the land-use evolution and metropolitan expansion of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, across three benchmark periods between 1990 and 2025.

September 18, 2026CitiesOpen Access

State-coordinated metropolitan expansion and land-use change in Tashkent, 1990–2025

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YAYoung‐Jin Ahn HKHwahwan Kim ZJZuhriddin Juraev

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Geospatial analysis reveals state-coordinated metropolitan expansion and agricultural decline in post-Soviet Tashkent, highlighting the governing role of strategic planning in urban development.

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Reconstruct the land-use evolution and metropolitan expansion of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, across three benchmark periods between 1990 and 2025.
Analyzed urban spatial transformations across three benchmark years: 1990 (late Soviet era), 2010 (market transition), and 2025 (contemporary expansion).
Integrated archival cartography, satellite imagery, and open geospatial data within a Geographic Information System (GIS) analytical framework.
Identified three distinct developmental phases: a compact, functionally zoned Soviet city in 1990, a market-influenced transitional landscape in 2010, and state-coordinated peripheral expansion by 2025.
Documented substantial expansion across residential, commercial, and transport land uses alongside widespread declines in peri-urban agricultural land.
Demonstrated that urban expansion was driven by institutional restructuring and strategic administrative boundary changes—such as the New Tashkent City project—rather than a linear market transition.

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Ahn et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aad0bb6de0393d728b8a151 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2026.107584

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September 18, 2026CitiesOpen Access

State-coordinated metropolitan expansion and land-use change in Tashkent, 1990–2025

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YAYoung‐Jin Ahn HKHwahwan Kim ZJZuhriddin Juraev

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Overview

Geospatial analysis reveals state-coordinated metropolitan expansion and agricultural decline in post-Soviet Tashkent, highlighting the governing role of strategic planning in urban development.

Key Points

Reconstruct the land-use evolution and metropolitan expansion of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, across three benchmark periods between 1990 and 2025.
Analyzed urban spatial transformations across three benchmark years: 1990 (late Soviet era), 2010 (market transition), and 2025 (contemporary expansion).
Integrated archival cartography, satellite imagery, and open geospatial data within a Geographic Information System (GIS) analytical framework.
Identified three distinct developmental phases: a compact, functionally zoned Soviet city in 1990, a market-influenced transitional landscape in 2010, and state-coordinated peripheral expansion by 2025.
Documented substantial expansion across residential, commercial, and transport land uses alongside widespread declines in peri-urban agricultural land.
Demonstrated that urban expansion was driven by institutional restructuring and strategic administrative boundary changes—such as the New Tashkent City project—rather than a linear market transition.

Cite This Study

Ahn et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aad0bb6de0393d728b8a151 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2026.107584

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