Subject: Silk Road Rehabilitation
From: ferghana-valley@solar.cini.utk.edu (by way of Ferghana Valley Development Programme (fvdp@elcat.osh.su)
Date: Wed Apr 07 1999 - 08:34:47 EDT
To: <FERGHANA-VALLEY@solar.cini.utk.edu>
Cc: <abdu@napst.td.silk.org>
Subject: Fw: Silk Road Rehabilitation - a chance for remote mountain areas
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 10:54:56 +0400
From: Yuri Badenkov <baden@l-card.ru>
Dear collegues,
I am a new member of the Ferghana Valley Discussion List. But I know the
area more than 35 years. I am a mountain project leader in the Institute of
Geography, Russian Academy of Science. My academic research is oriented on
sustainable mountain development issues in context of Chapter 13 (Fragile
ecosystems: sustainable mountain development) of Agenda 21. Many times I
crossed Ferghana valley from West to East and from South to North. One of
the most interesting travel I did in British Expedition "Marco Polo" at
1987. It was a "scout" jorney on UNESCO Silk Road Project.
I would propose one topic for discussion: Transport infrastructure
development in Ferghana Valley - the road of integration in Central Asia.
I believe, that the following themes would be interesting and practically
significant:
- Rehabilitation role of the market sities along Ferghana Valley
(Hujant, Kokand, Andizhan, Osh) - "Caravan Sarai models".
- Ferghana Valley Charter - Fergana Valley Convention (?) - legal
aspects of regional cooperation and development (inter-governmental
Agreement for sustainable Development in Fergana Valley).
- Ferghana Valley - Mountain Areas of Pamiro-Alai and Tien-Shan:
interaction system.
I'm interesting for Uzbekistan-Kyrgyzstan-China Project: Ferghana
Valley-Osh-Saritash-Kashgar Road. May be somebody knows details of this
outstanding Project?
I'd like to use a chance to send my greetings to many old friends from
Central Asia and Ferghana Valley, particularly. As well as to my friends in
London, Washington D.C. and Germany. Indeed, a very warm regards to Bakit
Beshimov - hope to see you soon in Bishkek.
Best regards, Yuri
Dr. Yuri P.Badenkov
Institute of Geography,
Russian Academy of Science
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