Urban 'Novostroiki' Settlements in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic : Issues and Options
The primary purpose of this study was to profile residents and living conditions in novostroiki, or the rapidly growing areas of new self-built construction ringing Bishkek where more than one fourth of city residents now live, in order to identify...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2017
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/407091486366790842/Urban-Novostroiki-settlements-in-Bishkek-Kyrgyz-Republic http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26064 |
| Summary: | The primary purpose of this study was to
profile residents and living conditions in novostroiki, or
the rapidly growing areas of new self-built construction
ringing Bishkek where more than one fourth of city residents
now live, in order to identify the major problems and areas
for potential future Bank and donor engagement. The study
findings are based on analysis of results from a survey of
493 households in nine novostroiki established from
1989-1991, as well as focus group findings, a study of the
institutional framework, and a study of sanitation. In
interpreting the survey results, it is important to keep in
mind that households in more recently established
novostroiki face more difficulties than older novostroiki
where residents have had more time to address their
problems. The major findings are: Novostroiki are a large
and growing problem for Bishkek: novostroiki growth has
resumed in recent years and is unlikely to stop; Novostroiki
residents are more diverse than most people think. Incomes
and living conditions vary greatly among novostroiki, as do
access to, and quality of, basic infrastructure, health and
educational establishments. Primarily rural migrants,
novostroiki residents build their own houses with the help
of the community (ashar); and better off novostroiki
residents live in superior houses and have access to more services. |
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