| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT | 第5-6页 |
| ABSTRACT | 第6页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 第7-11页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ-INTRODUCTION | 第11-16页 |
| 1.1 Research background and meaning | 第11-12页 |
| 1.2 Research questions and objectives | 第12-13页 |
| 1.3 Research methodology | 第13-15页 |
| 1.3.1 Data sources and collection method | 第13-14页 |
| 1.3.2 Theoretical basis for study | 第14页 |
| 1.3.3 Quantitative and qualitative data analysis | 第14-15页 |
| 1.4 Potential scientific novelty | 第15-16页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ-HISTORY OF THE ARAL SEA DISASTER | 第16-21页 |
| 2.1 Trigger point of the problem | 第16-17页 |
| 2.2 Similar past experiences of the region | 第17-18页 |
| 2.3 The Soviet Union's policy of irrigation | 第18-21页 |
| Chapter Ⅲ-LITERATURE REVIEW AND THEORETICALFRAMEWORK | 第21-29页 |
| 3.1 Description of the Aral Sea disaster by world scientists | 第21页 |
| 3.2 Uzbekistan's role in dealing with the problem after its independence | 第21-24页 |
| 3.3 Decisions to eliminate the ecological disaster | 第24-25页 |
| 3.4 Hope for the return to well-being | 第25-26页 |
| 3.5 Theoretical Framework | 第26-29页 |
| 3.5.1 Regional cooperation theory | 第26-27页 |
| 3.5.2 Tragedy of commons | 第27-28页 |
| 3.5.3 Adaptive management theory | 第28-29页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ-REASONS OF THE FAILURES OF PREVIOUS ACTIONSTOWARDS SOLVING THE PROBLEM | 第29-36页 |
| 4.1 Main reasons of failures of previous actions and researches | 第29-32页 |
| 4.2 Effectiveness of previous efforts | 第32-33页 |
| 4.3 Actions of International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) | 第33-36页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ-THE EFFORTS OF THE NEW GOVERNMENT OFUZBEKISTAN IN SOLVING THE PROBLEM | 第36-45页 |
| 5.1 In what degree is the current government dealing with this problem? | 第36-37页 |
| 5.2 What measures are being carried out nowadays? | 第37-40页 |
| 5.3 Negative effects of the problem | 第40-42页 |
| 5.4 Evaluation of the efforts of the new government in mitigating the negativeimpacts of the problem | 第42-45页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅵ-EXPECTATIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE | 第45-52页 |
| 6.1 Scenarios for the future of the Aral Sea | 第45-46页 |
| 6.2 Reflection of the current situation in the Aral Sea | 第46-48页 |
| 6.3 Regional cooperation and good neighbourhood with bordering countries | 第48-50页 |
| 6.4 Further expectations | 第50-52页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅶ-A LESSON FOR THE WHOLE WORLD | 第52-63页 |
| 7.1 Results of Data Analysis | 第52-53页 |
| 7.2 Valuable lessons for the other parts of the world facing similar problems | 第53-59页 |
| 7.3 Conclusion and Prosperous | 第59-63页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第63-66页 |
| APPENDICES | 第66-67页 |
