Journal of Geographical Sciences ›› 2018, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (7): 919-936.doi: 10.1007/s11442-018-1513-x
• Special Issue: Geopolitical Environment Simulation on the Belt and Road Region • Previous Articles Next Articles
Haimeng LIU1,2(), Chuanglin FANG1,2,3,*(
), Yi MIAO4, Haitao MA1, Qiang ZHANG1, Qiang ZHOU1,2
Received:
2017-09-10
Online:
2018-07-20
Published:
2018-12-28
Contact:
Chuanglin FANG
E-mail:haimengliu@163.com;fangcl@igsnrr.ac.cn
About author:
Author: Liu Haimeng (1989-), PhD, specialized in urban geography, regional planning, and coupled human and natural systems. E-mail:
Supported by:
Haimeng LIU, Chuanglin FANG, Yi MIAO, Haitao MA, Qiang ZHANG, Qiang ZHOU. Spatio-temporal evolution of population and urbanization in the countries along the Belt and Road 1950-2050[J].Journal of Geographical Sciences, 2018, 28(7): 919-936.
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Table 1
Major countries in the Belt and Road"
Region | Countries | Number |
---|---|---|
China-Mongolia-Russia | China, Mongolia, Russia | 3 |
Southeast Asia | Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines, Brunei, East Timor | 11 |
South Asia | India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan | 8 |
West Asia | Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cyprus | 19 |
Central Asia | Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan | 5 |
Europe | Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Albania, Macedonia, Greece, Italy, Germany, Netherlands | 24 |
North Africa | Egypt, Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia | 5 |
Table 2
Results of cluster analysis of population and urbanization of Belt and Road countries"
Group | Country names | International distribution and features |
---|---|---|
1 | Armenia, Montenegro, Poland, Czech Republic, Italy Austria, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Belarus, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Russia, Germany, Greece, Netherlands, Lebanon | Countries are mainly European and mainly located in the northwest part of the study area. They have relatively high urban populations, low population growth rates, high population densities and average total populations. |
2 | Slovakia, Macedonia, Thailand, Slovenia, Albania, Moldova, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, Georgia | Countries are mainly in Europe, with a small number located on the east coast of the Black Sea and in SE Asia. They have similar features to the first group, but low urban populations as a percentage of their totals and relatively small populations. |
3 | Tunisia, Cyprus, Morocco, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Indonesia | Countries are mainly in Central Asia and North Africa, with one located in the Malay islands. They have relatively high population growth rates and average urban population levels. |
4 | Kuwait, Oman, Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Mongolia, Malaysia, Algeria, Iran, Brunei, Turkey, Jordan, Libya, Israel, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, UAE | Countries are mainly in West Asia and North Africa. They have relatively high urban population levels, population densities, net migration rates and population growth rates. |
5 | Singapore | Located on the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula. It has very high urban population, population density and net migration rate. |
6 | China, India | Located in East Asia and South Asia, respectively. They have very large total populations, high population densities and high outward migration. |
7 | Nepal, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Uzbekistan, Bhutan, Myanmar, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, Yemen, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Timor-Leste, Egypt, Philippines, Pakistan, Maldives | Scattered distribution. Relatively low population densities, urban populations and net migration rates, but relatively high population growth. |
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