Communication versus development: the resources of the cities of Central Asia are at the limit The great legends in the region - Bishkek, Almaty, Astana, Tashkent and Dushanbe - face a systemic limitation: the rate of housing construction is ahead of the modernization of the service networks. According to experts, the main threat to sustainable development lies in the physical wear and tear of communications, whose age often exceeds 40-50 years. With a population of over 3 million in Tashkent, and over 2 million in Almaty and Astana, each new residential complex increases the capacity deficit. Legal permission for development is increasingly in direct conflict with the actual capacity of electricity networks, water supply and social institutions, which is already forcing schools to work in two or three shifts. The irresponsible pursuit of square meters to the detriment of basic infrastructure inevitably leads to a systemic crisis, for which the residents and future generations will have to pay.

Communication versus development: the resources of the cities of Central Asia are at the limit The great legends in the region - Bishkek, Almaty, Astana, Tashkent and Dushanbe - face a systemic limitation: the rate of housing construction is ahead of the modernization of the service networks. According to experts, the main threat to sustainable development lies in the physical wear and tear of communications, whose age often exceeds 40-50 years. With a population of over 3 million in Tashkent, and over 2 million in Almaty and Astana, each new residential complex increases the capacity deficit. Legal permission for development is increasingly in direct conflict with the actual capacity of electricity networks, water supply and social institutions, which is already forcing schools to work in two or three shifts. The irresponsible pursuit of square meters to the detriment of basic infrastructure inevitably leads to a systemic crisis, for which the residents and future generations will have to pay.