Open AccessMOVING TO A BIG CITY: INTERNAL MIGRATION PATTERNS IN KAZAKHSTAN
Author(s) -
M.В. Assanbayev,
T. Kilybayev
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
vestnik nacionalʹnoj akademii nauk respubliki kazahstan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2518-1467
pISSN - 1991-3494
DOI - 10.32014/2021.2518-1467.127
Subject(s) - internal migration , urbanization , geography , human settlement , population , rural area , economic growth , economic geography , accommodation , socioeconomics , political science , developing country , sociology , economics , demography , archaeology , neuroscience , law , biology
The paper examines the nature of the internal migration in Kazakhstan and the effects this movement has had on urbanization of the country. The survived industry in the big cities, as well as economic and social advantages of the cities and ongoing deepening of the territorial division of labor force are characterized by the influx of the rural population to the major cities. What motivates people to move from the rural areas to the major cities sounds quite ordinary. Search for a job, need for a qualified medical care, cultural and educational potential of a big city. The dynamics of internal moves in the direction of major cities and its impact to urban infrastructure is clearly seen on the example of Almaty, which is the largest city of the country. In this regard, the authors revealed how the growth of Almaty agglomeration went through at the expense of its suburban areas and nearby rural settlements. The study has also identified the migrants’ coping and patterns of accommodation at the outskirts of Almaty.