Issues of the Impact of the Migration Processes on Urban Settlement in the Nakhchivan Economic Region

Aliyeva, T. (2022). Issues of the Impact of the Migration Processes on Urban Settlement in the Nakhchivan Economic Region. Географія та туризм, (69), 50–56. https://doi.org/10.17721/2308-135x.2022.69.50-56

Purpose. The main purpose of the research work is to study the migration processes in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, especially the progress of migration in urban settlements, how it changes in different administrative regionsç and the factors affecting it. Methods. While carrying out the research work, the data of the demography department of the Nakhchivan State Statistics Committee and using relevant literature materials, the effect of the migration process on urban settlement and demographic processes were used. The research work was prepared based on the mathematical-analytical, historical-comparative methods. Results. In the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, the occupation policy of the 1980s, and later the difficulties of the crisis period, lowered the Living Standard Index and led to the acceleration of migration. Due to the socio-economic situation, the population left the villages and a small part concentrated in the cities. Each factor affecting the intensity and direction of migration determines the attractiveness coefficient of the area. Based on the statistical data for 2021, when we calculate the attractiveness coefficient of the cities in the Nakhchivan economic region, it is evident that the most attractiveness coefficient falls to the city of Nakhchivan. Scientific innovations. In the article, for the first time, how migration processes change in the urban settlements of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, the factors affecting this change and ways to eliminate them are studied. Practical significance. The results obtained from the article can be used in the regulation of migration processes in the Republic of Azerbaijan and its various regions.