Decision analysis of transportation corridors to access seaports from the Uzbekistan perspective

Geo Journal. 2023. Vol. 88. P. 5537–5554.

Ahmed W., Ali S., Perkov T., Ismailov A.

Transboundary regional infrastructure development projects are prone to multiple and multilevel challenges and risks due to the involvement of the multiple heterogeneous and diverse nature of stakeholders. It is necessary to look deeply to avoid any discrepancy in timely and sustainable construction and development of the projects of transboundary nature which involve multiple and diverse stakeholders. The study serves this purpose. The study uses the Graph Model of Conflict Resolution method used to conclude the most suitable and agreed-upon Transboundary Transportation Project based on the preferences of the most relevant stakeholders. The findings of the conflict analysis provide valuable insights for governments and policymakers involved in developing and implementing transboundary transport corridors as part of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation project. To strategize effectively in transboundary regional development initiatives, relevant stakeholders must be involved, and their preferences must be considered. This decision analysis adds to theory and practice by giving critical recommendations for the practical and long-term completion of such initiatives.

Keywords: Central Asia, Decision analysis, Uzbekistan, Managing logistics, Transboundary transportation, Transpiration corridor