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SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHICAL INDICATORS OF AN ELECTRONIC ATLAS OF SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGIONS OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

Gulnara Nyussupova

Abstract

The research is based on the materials of the scientific project, whose goal is to develop and create an electronic atlas of socio-demographic development of the Republic of Kazakhstan using GIS technologies. Atlas maps was created based on spatial geodatabase of social and demographical indicators of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Currently, an electronic atlas of the socio-demographic development of the regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan consists of two blocks of indicators: social and demographic. The social block of indicators consists of the following sub-blocks: health care, education and science, living standards, culture, housing, labor and social security, tourism, offense, totally about 300 primary and estimated indicators. The demographic block of indicators consists of sub-blocks: population size, population structure, marriages and divorces, population natural movement, infant and maternal mortality, life expectancy, migration, population settlement and urbanization, totally 200 primary and estimated indicators. The aim is to study the problems and prospects of socio-demographical development of the quality of life of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The main content of project is to develop an atlas information system of the socio-demographic development based on the created spatial database of demographic and social indicators of human development in the Kazakhstan using GIS technologies. Data source and Methods: comparative geographical, cartographic, dynamics statistic methods, GIS. Results: Geodata base of the socio-demographical indicators of the quality of life of population will allow to monitor, manage and forecast of socio-demographic development of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The Atlas was created for 14 regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan and 2 cities ? Astana and Almaty for 1991-2016 years in Kazakh, Russian and English languages. Conclusions: All thematic and integral socio-demographic maps of the atlas are presented in the dynamics for 1991-2016. In addition the atlas contains statistical and analytical materials on socio-demographic issues. The electronic atlas is addressed to researchers, managers, teachers and students, as well as to all who are interested in the socio-demographic problems of the Republic of Kazakhstan and its regions.

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