Vahid Zamani; Mahmoud Mohammadi; Mahmoud Ghalehnoee
Volume 4, Issue 3 , December 2017, , Pages 63-80
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Realizing structural characteristics of the urban street network has a crucial role in understanding dynamic and transforming events in a city. One of the most effective structural characteristics of street network is street network centrality which regarding former studies has a substantial effect on ...
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Realizing structural characteristics of the urban street network has a crucial role in understanding dynamic and transforming events in a city. One of the most effective structural characteristics of street network is street network centrality which regarding former studies has a substantial effect on some events namely, distribution of activities along streets especially commercial and service activities that have a significant effect on the formation of motorized and pedestrian traffic flow throughout the city. Thus, considering street network centrality strongly improves the outcomes of urban land use and traffic planning. The current article aims at explaining the relationship between street network centrality and location selection of commercial and service activities. Firstly, it reviews key concepts related to street network centrality; specifically, focuses on metric centrality in the urban street network. Secondly, street network centrality of Qom city is modeled using Multiple Centrality Assessment (MCA) method in terms of centrality indices of intermediary, global and local closeness. Finally, datasets of street network centrality and location of activities transform to one scale unit using Kernel Density Estimation (KDE) to calculate and analyze the degree of spatial correlation between them. Correlation between mentioned variable layers is measured using Pearson’s correlation coefficient as well as spatial correlation index (SCI) which defined by the authors. Results indicate that there is a direct and high correlation between the selected street centrality indices and location selection of commercial and service activities in Qom. The highest correlation coefficients are for intermediary and local closeness centrality respectively. Global closeness centrality has the third place in terms of the correlation coefficient. As a conclusion, findings of this paper confirm that street network centrality has a significant effect on location selection of commercial and service activities in Qom city; the activities choose locations with better network centrality.
Seyyed Jafar Hejazi
Volume 5, Issue 2 , September 2018, , Pages 65-79
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Urban areas as the milestones of human societies are the engines of economic growth and social development, which ultimately lead to physical and land use changes in the cities. On the other hand, occurred changes in medical, commercial, administrative and educational land use play an effective role ...
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Urban areas as the milestones of human societies are the engines of economic growth and social development, which ultimately lead to physical and land use changes in the cities. On the other hand, occurred changes in medical, commercial, administrative and educational land use play an effective role in job creation. A study on the relationship between these changes and employment rates along with a scenario design is an important step towards more accurate urban planning. The purpose of this study was to estimate the urban employment rates resulted from land use development in Kianpars and Kianabad neighborhoods of Ahvaz city using linear regression model. To achieve the mentioned purpose, two scenarios were considered: first scenario deals with land use development based on current trend and second scenario discusses land use development management for a decade starting from 2016 to 2026. Based on aim, the research is an applied study following a descriptive-analytical method. A documentary method is used for collecting information about theoretical foundations, and linear regression and ArcGIS software are used to analyze the data. The results indicate that all areas of the Kianpars neighborhood will grow according to the first scenario in the horizon of the plan in 2016, but in the second scenario regions 22 and 35 experience non kind of growth, and regions 24 and 29 had negative growth (2%). In the neighborhood of Kianabad, regions 40, 48 and 50 will have no growths in both scenarios. In total, it can be said that one of the main causes of employment changes in the studied neighborhoods is the increase or decrease of employment-creator land uses such as medical, commercial, educational, and administrative in the studied scenarios. However, due to the evident role of land-use changes in employment-creation, enough attention should be paid to urban land-use management of areas with high levels of employment in Comprehensive and Detailed urban plans. High concentration of these types of land-uses plays an important role in attracting the population that consequently increase traffic jam; air, sound and visual pollutions. Kianpars neighborhood is a real example of such situation.
Asghar Heydari; hossein hataminejad; Fatemeh Azizi
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Urban viability is one of the basic foundations of sustainable urban development. The viability approach can be attributed to increased awareness of unstable urban life patterns, which in the long run reduces the potential of environmental resources. The term 'viability' refers to the degree to which ...
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Urban viability is one of the basic foundations of sustainable urban development. The viability approach can be attributed to increased awareness of unstable urban life patterns, which in the long run reduces the potential of environmental resources. The term 'viability' refers to the degree to which a society is provided based on the needs and capacities of its members. Therefore, the main objective of the present study is to prioritize the main components of viability in three Kish Island resorts namely: Sadaf, Me'mar and Sahar. The research method is descriptive - analytical based on preliminary data. Data collection was done by documentary and survey methods using questionnaire. Collected data was processed using SPSS and Smart PLS software. Three methods of multivariate regression analysis, stepwise analysis and PLS path analysis were used to prioritize the components and to determine their contribution and role in the viability of the study area. Based on the results of the research, the main factors affecting the viability of the three Kish camps were prioritized based on the degree of their importance as follows: services and access, social, economic, physical and environmental components, respectively. One can improve the viability of the study area by planning to enhance and organize these components based on their degree of importance.
parisa Hashempour; Ziba Sami
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Since the main basis of human behavior is formed in accordance with his living environment, people would encounter sophisticated problems if they lack enough knowledge and strategies for their housing provision. Social factors are among the effective factors of livability of residential complexes; however ...
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Since the main basis of human behavior is formed in accordance with his living environment, people would encounter sophisticated problems if they lack enough knowledge and strategies for their housing provision. Social factors are among the effective factors of livability of residential complexes; however the reduction of social interactions in such complexes is considered as a serious problem. The present study poses a main question: how does the architectural form influence the realization of social livability in residential complexes? Aseman Tabriz, Shahid Chamran and Imam residential complexes are chosen as case studies to answer this question. This study is a quantitative-qualitative research carried out by a descriptive-analytical method. The information is collected through documentary and field methods (i.e. observations, interviews and questionnaires). The sample of the present study included 300 people who were selected based on Cochran formula. Also, data analysis was completed using SPSS software version 20. The present paper studied and analyzed the relationships of effective components upon livability of residential complexes. The results suggest that the components of social capital and security have more impacts on the livability of residential complexes; and ultimately, the architectural body affects the social livability in residential complexes.
Hasan Houshyar; Reza Ghaderi
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The present study focuses on evaluating the quality of residential spaces in Oshnaviyeh, a town located in West Azarbaijan province. Also, individual’s satisfaction of their residential space quality as well as effective indices on housing quality and housing environment are evaluated. Based on ...
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The present study focuses on evaluating the quality of residential spaces in Oshnaviyeh, a town located in West Azarbaijan province. Also, individual’s satisfaction of their residential space quality as well as effective indices on housing quality and housing environment are evaluated. Based on aim, the present study followed an applicable method; and based on its nature a descriptive-analytical one. For data collection, both documentary and field techniques were applied including interview, observation and questionnaire. A descriptive method was used for conceptual framework and theoretical basis, too. The sample size according to the population of Oshnaviyeh is 375 cases, which have been randomly surveyed at the neighborhood level. SPSS and ArcGIS are two applied software in the present study. An examination of six factors in detail showed different results, but the overall results of the research based on the combined indices indicated that: of 12 neighborhoods of Oshnaviyeh, residents of 3 neighborhoods (namely, 1, 2, and 12) have a high satisfactory level against the quality of residential spaces. The satisfaction level for one neighborhood (11) was moderated and, all other residents (including neighborhoods 3 to 10) were dissatisfied with the quality of their residential spaces. Finally, some practical suggestions have been made to reach the full satisfaction of residential spaces of Oshnaviyeh by its residents.
Asghar Norouzi
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Human societies have historically been at risk and have always suffered harmful effects. Environmental hazards are increasingly occurring with growing diversity and extent of damage, especially in rural areas. Some factors such as closely related to the environment, deprivation, lack of awareness, and ...
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Human societies have historically been at risk and have always suffered harmful effects. Environmental hazards are increasingly occurring with growing diversity and extent of damage, especially in rural areas. Some factors such as closely related to the environment, deprivation, lack of awareness, and preparedness increase the vulnerability of rural areas. However, environmental hazards are inevitable phenomena and their only solution is to deal with and manage them. One of the approaches to dealing with environmental hazards and crises is resilience. The study area of the present study is exposed to different types of hazards and is in high vulnerability condition and it is necessary to measure its resilience. The present study is an applied one and its purpose is to investigate and explain the resilience of rural settlements in Boldaji district of Borujen county. The research method is descriptive-analytical and survey-based. Required data were collected using documentary and surveys at household level. The sample size was estimated to be 329 households according to the Cochran formula of 2276 families. Questionnaires were completed by simple random sampling. The results showed that the mean level of resilience in the social and physical dimensions were 3.45 and 3.23, respectively, considered as "desirable" level, in the economic dimension with a mean of 3.01 was an "average" level, and in the management dimension with a mean of 2.85 was a "undesirable" level. In addition, among the different villages, Avargan has the highest level of resilience and the lowest levels belong to Sultanabad and Aliabad. Overall, the resilience status in 21 percent of the villages was "appropriate", in 50 percent "moderate" and in about 29 percent "inappropriate".
Teimour Amar
Volume 2, Issue 4 , December 2015, , Pages 60-72
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The main challenges of rural sustainable development in Iran can be categorized in five groups of economical, management and programming, environmental, social, and physical factors. Physical changes of rural Iran, and accordingly rural Guilan can be viewed through two perspectives. A significant part ...
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The main challenges of rural sustainable development in Iran can be categorized in five groups of economical, management and programming, environmental, social, and physical factors. Physical changes of rural Iran, and accordingly rural Guilan can be viewed through two perspectives. A significant part of changes are related to government attempts regarding the preparing and implementing the physical projects. The other part is related to rural society itself and its organic characteristics that are formed during the ages. The mentioned changes have created other massive changes in functions of rural settlements such as alterations in agriculture system, relations between settlements, urban-rural interactions, and changes of form and pattern of housing. The important point is the impact of geographic conditions on all kind of changes with their spatial appearances. The present study applies a qualitative method to answer the following two questions: first, how can physical changes of rural settlements create barriers for sustainable development? And second, what are the strategic prefrences of physical development for rural Guilan? Findings of the present study show that main physical challenges of rural Guilan during the last three decades are: 30% reduction of agricultural lands which is resulted in 40% rise in number of urban settlements, higher rates of vulnerability against natural hazards, and changes in rural settlements functions. There have been many valuable attempts to materialize the physical development in rural areas during the last thirty years; however, the lack of a strategic planning method has blocked the formulation of a proper pattern of physical development in Guilan province.
Mohamad rahim Rahnama; Mostafa Amirfakhriyan
Volume 1, Issue 3 , September 2013, , Pages 61-74
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Objective: The main objective of this study is the analysis of urban areas access to health facilities. Its basis is to identify areas with poor access. And position of any area to access health care services should be identified. In this study in the first stage the spatial database of the health services ...
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Objective: The main objective of this study is the analysis of urban areas access to health facilities. Its basis is to identify areas with poor access. And position of any area to access health care services should be identified. In this study in the first stage the spatial database of the health services in software ARC-GIS (including 6 major with about 4528 lots) was formed. Then use the models to “two-step floating catchment area”, status in-dicators to each of the spaces of the city of Mashhad access areas were determined. Then using the software «spss» and the “two-step cluster analysis” method, areas of the city of Mashhad was classified according to the index access. The results of this analysis indicate a lack of conformity between the spatial distribution of population and distribution of health services. Central city has the best access to health services and the surrounding ar-eas have to be weakest. Also Mashhad city be classified into two clusters. The first cluster is with an average index access of 3.24 and includes to 2.3% in urban areas (areas have access to excellent condition).The second cluster included 97.7% city areas with a mean index of 0.061 to compared to the first cluster does not show the proper position. Graphs produced by the evaluation of model showed that the most important indicator of the first cluster to second cluster is the index access to pharmacy. Emergency access has the least role in this classification. In Mashhad city Health Services is a single center. So create a new core functionality in various sectors of health care is essential. For this purpose min-imum of two core functions of health care is essential in Mashhad city
mohammad mehdi Taghi zadeh; hossein kiumarsi
Volume 1, Issue 1 , January 2013, , Pages 63-74
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Current drought events and extreme extraction of underground water during the last few years have led to considerable reduction of underground water levels in many parts of Iran. The problem is more tangible in semi-arid areas where the lives of flora and fauna are closely related to the underground ...
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Current drought events and extreme extraction of underground water during the last few years have led to considerable reduction of underground water levels in many parts of Iran. The problem is more tangible in semi-arid areas where the lives of flora and fauna are closely related to the underground waters. Namdan plain located in Fars province is a fertile agriculture area which encounters the reduction of underground water levels due to high extraction and consumption of such waters. The rate of reduction is different according to different parts of the study area. Therefore, identification of areas with high reduction rates is a clear necessity in order to make any rational decisions for improving the underground water resources. The present study has applied GIS to zoning the area into three parts namely permitted, provisioned, and prohibited in terms of underground water extraction. The zoning classification was based on annual monitoring and interpolation of changes occurred in water levels of wells in the study area during 1997 to 2011. The results show that there is a direct relation between the location of deep wells and spatial distribution of prohibited and provisioned areas of underground water extraction. Spatially there were1131 (87%) deep wells out of 1311 in the mentioned zones which attracts the serious attentions of authorities to act more controls on the extraction of underground water in the study area.
houshmand Ataei; Sadat Hashemi nasab
Volume 1, Issue 2 , April 2013, , Pages 65-80
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The study of atmospheric and climatic conditions as effective factors on human’s life, comfort and health has resulted in a new scientific branch called human bioclimeteorology or human biometeorology which deals with effects of climatic and atmospheric condition on people. So today, it is important ...
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The study of atmospheric and climatic conditions as effective factors on human’s life, comfort and health has resulted in a new scientific branch called human bioclimeteorology or human biometeorology which deals with effects of climatic and atmospheric condition on people. So today, it is important to study and identify climatic limitations and threatening hazards and being informed of covert attractions and potentials in geographical properties in Yazd Province during different months due to profitability in different urban and provincial plans. So regionalization and potential evaluation of human bioclimatic with climatic factors in different courses and sites can lead us to achieve comfortable environment that results in pleasant or fairly pleasant human’s livelihood and biological activities.
The 19-years data (1991-2009) of 5 synoptic stations and 6 climatologic stations and average of maximum and minimum temperature in Fahrenheit, average of maximum and minimum relative humidity in percentage, average of sunshine hours (real and possible) , and average of wind speed in m/s, for chronological and locality analysis and to provide map of human bioclimatic regions of Yazd Province are applied based on Terjung index. Following analysis of factor and computing comfort and wind-child coefficient of regions were determined using Autocad map software based on altitudinal gradient and the output was transmitted to Arcmap and finally it was turned into map.
In results, there were two warm and cold climatic seasons and also two transition seasons in Yazd Province. During each of these seasons the number of Bioclimatic types of the province would change due to the rule of macro-climatic phenomena on the country’s atmosphere. In this Bioclimatic calendar warm and cold seasons are those in which the climax of temperature properties (increasing or decreasing) will be observed. While transition season is called to the period in which a season is altering to another season. Not only the transition season is not belong to warm or cold seasons but also it possesses pleasant and in some regions, relatively pleasant conditions.
Rahmatolllah Bahrami
Volume 4, Issue 4 , March 2018, , Pages 66-77
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This is more than three decades that directorial rural plan is applied in rural areas of Iran aiming at renewing and conducting the expansion of villages in terms of social, economical and physical dimensions. The mentioned plan tries to design a spatial landscape for the village as well as an extent ...
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This is more than three decades that directorial rural plan is applied in rural areas of Iran aiming at renewing and conducting the expansion of villages in terms of social, economical and physical dimensions. The mentioned plan tries to design a spatial landscape for the village as well as an extent in which public and government services are distributed optimally. It also provides required conditions for rural population sustainability. The aim of present study is evaluating the economic, physical, social, and ecological dimensions of executing rural directorial plan in rural district of Neggel, Sanandaj. The applied method is a descriptive one by which 27 indices are evaluated. The sample includes 308 households selected based on Cochran method. To show the significance level, Chi-Square test is applied and for ranking and classification, Friedman test and HAP technique are applied respectively. From a physical view, the results indicate that conducting rural directorial plan has played a rather successful role in improvement of internal road and street network of villages, reducing the levels of pollution, enhancing sanitary conditions and garbage removal of villages. However, from a spatial view, it seems that the mentioned plans are not successful in terms of access to services such as renewing residential buildings, sport and recreational services. So, to enhance the functionality of rural directorial plans it is necessary to correct the regulations, coordination between involved organizations and increasing budgets and credits for implementation of the plans.
Hassan Feridonzadeh; Golnaz Keshavarz; Fahimeh Yari
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The present study is aimed to provide a model based on which one can maintain the cultural dimension and identity during urban development. A model based on which, one can derive the criteria and identity components for landscape aesthetics. If the aesthetics resulting from the cultural symbol in the ...
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The present study is aimed to provide a model based on which one can maintain the cultural dimension and identity during urban development. A model based on which, one can derive the criteria and identity components for landscape aesthetics. If the aesthetics resulting from the cultural symbol in the aesthetics of the city’s landscape development is applied, the city’s cultural and ethnic dimensions are preserved, thus making each city a unique example with unique attractions. The landscape can be the richest historical document of every city showing its cultural structure. A large part of urban symbols has cultural function. The ethnic cultural symbol is a subset of urban semiotics that can provide the cultural story of an ethnicity in a city to the audience. The lack of management and planning of cultural codes of cities in the form of cultural markings influenced by geography and ethnicity have led to the breakdown of the cultural messages of the landscapes. How to preserve the cultural identity of urban landscapes with regard to ethnic characteristics is the main question of this research that. In other words, can the identity and cultural landscape of the cities be maintained through cultural aesthetics of the symbol? The methodology of this research is qualitative that examines the cultural symbol in the case of Baluch-resident city. Based on a documentary and observation method, required concepts and references were collected and the validity of the proposed hypothesis was examined using the method of inference. For the case study of the adaptation of aesthetics of the cultural symbol, the cities affected by the Baluch ethnicity with their cultural landscape were taken into consideration. The main reason for this choice was: making an effort to preserve the cultural identity of cities in Baluchestan region due to their rich and prevalent ethnic identity during their urbanization development. The findings of the present study showed that the visual aesthetics components hidden in the Baluch folk handicrafts are manifested in the form of warm colors; from the wonderful orange to the red spectrum, geometric forms with sharp edges and mostly triangular forms, dense and prolific texture, complete abstraction and evasion from figuratism. Such components can be sought in terms of color, form, texture, as well as the amount of abstraction or realism in the visual elements of the architecture and urbanization of the Baluchistan cities in Iran
ValiAllah Rabeefar
Volume 4, Issue 1 , June 2017, , Pages 71-90
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Rural Housing As one The most important Basic needs of villagers, From the beginning The date of settlement To the present Important role The living conditions They have played And every day Its importance is increasing. The most important element Village is that in sustainable development of rural ...
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Rural Housing As one The most important Basic needs of villagers, From the beginning The date of settlement To the present Important role The living conditions They have played And every day Its importance is increasing. The most important element Village is that in sustainable development of rural Attention to Its sustainability the most important principle it is known. The present paper the aim Stability analysis and explanation of the Physical structure – Space Rural Housing of Zanjan ProvinceBy using Method of AHP model and software the subset Including EC, EXT_AHP and GIS software has been made. Sustainability Assessment Criteria and indicators Physical – space Rural Housing of Zanjan In the four stages hierarchically has been done: 1 - Determine the criteria and sub criteria in the stability Physical – space of Rural Housing. 2 - Determination priority (importance) criteria in the stability Physical – space of Rural Housing. 3 - Determination of sub Stability analysis Criteria Physical – space of Rural Housing. 4 - The final analysis the stability Physical – space of Rural Housing. Research study Descriptive – analytic And research Applied Approach, it is both quantitatively and qualitatively. For data collection Method Library Studies and The field has been used. Library Studies In the field Collect statistics, documents and theories is done. And field studies As well as survey Order to view the current situation, Data collected in villages, Questionnaires distributed And Interview the statistical population has been. Research findings based on AHP the AHP-GIS software environment indicate the situation Undesirable of Indicators Physical – Space of the Rural Housing Zanjan province Based on the principles has been sustainable rural development And show 50 percent of the rural housing In terms of Physical structure – Space in the county Ayjrvd, Mahneshan and Khodabande And 40% Rural housing the county of Zanjan, Khoramdeh, Tarom and abhar has been unstable.
Hashem Dadashpoor; Mojtaba Refieian; Nariman Jahanzad
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There exist three major approaches to land use: economic-oriented approach, an egalitarian approach, and sustainable development. In recent few decades, sustainable development theory and subsequently the ecological approach has become the dominant paradigm in the land use planning thought. In this approach, ...
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There exist three major approaches to land use: economic-oriented approach, an egalitarian approach, and sustainable development. In recent few decades, sustainable development theory and subsequently the ecological approach has become the dominant paradigm in the land use planning thought. In this approach, land use planning is a reasonable use of land which is based on the maintenance of green lands and environment generally. In Mashhad metropolitan area in recent years, the uncontrolled growth of urban settlements has led to the deterioration of agricultural lands and pastures. So, in this study, it is attempted firstly to determine an optimal ecological land-use pattern on the basis of the ecological approach. Secondly, the pattern was compared to the existing land-use situation. For this purpose, Makhdum’s method was applied and data were processed using the AHP model in ArcGIS 9.3. For this purpose, twelve natural criteria were chosen, and based on Saati’s table we assigned weights to them. Then, based on the mentioned twelve criteria, twelve suitability maps were generated. Finally, using mathematical overlaying, the layers were merged together and the final optimal pattern was introduced. The results of the present study indicated that the existing land-use situation is not in accordance with the optimal land use pattern and this could lead to irreparable environmental, economic and sociological damages. Thus, it is necessary to remind that planning authorities should think about controlling the growth of the city and consider some arrangements for urban development and management of the region.
Rostam Saberifar
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Older adults’ quality of life is closely associated with the characteristics of the urban environment, and the design of inclusive and supportive urban spaces—particularly in Iranian metropolises—constitutes a major challenge for urban planning. This study conducts a spatial-analytical ...
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Older adults’ quality of life is closely associated with the characteristics of the urban environment, and the design of inclusive and supportive urban spaces—particularly in Iranian metropolises—constitutes a major challenge for urban planning. This study conducts a spatial-analytical evaluation of age-friendly cities using a geospatial approach, through a comparative analysis of Tehran, Mashhad, Isfahan, and Shiraz. Adopting a mixed-method, data-driven framework, the research integrates older adults’ lived experiences with geospatial analysis. Data were collected through KoBo Toolbox and GPS-based location tracking, and subsequently operationalized using the AF_Score as a perceptual-quantitative index to enable spatial analysis and the identification of “places,” “anti-places,” and overlapping zones. The findings reveal that the quality of age-friendliness is spatially uneven across the four cities. Shiraz demonstrates the highest proportion of positive clusters and spatial continuity; Tehran exhibits a relatively coherent pattern; Mashhad is characterized by concentrated anti-place clusters; and Isfahan appears to be in a transitional state. A strong correlation (r = 0.82) between older adults’ perceptions and spatial zoning confirms that lived experience reflects the actual spatial organization of the city. Further analysis of infrastructural and social participation domains indicates that public spaces and pedestrian-oriented pathways are key components in fostering active aging and sustained urban presence. The innovation of this research operates at three levels: (1) theoretically linking the age-friendly city framework with spatial justice and lived experience; (2) employing participatory data from older adults combined with hotspot analysis to simultaneously assess intensity, extent, and spatial significance; and (3) proposing an operational spatial framework for identifying and prioritizing evidence-based urban interventions. The results suggest that large-scale indicator-based approaches fail to capture micro-spatial variations and the heterogeneity of aging experiences. Therefore, urban decision-making should be grounded in fine-grained, participatory geospatial analysis. This study provides a practical guide for policymakers and urban planners to enhance older adults’ quality of life and to foster more inclusive and age-friendly urban environments.
Habib Jabbari; Amir Sameni; Mohsen Ebrahimi Khosafi
Volume 4, Issue 2 , September 2017, , Pages 75-92
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Achieving development in any society in the first stage requires national intention and will for development and definition of development paradigm that according to society circumstances, and in second stage depend on being a development road map that introduce the development capabilities and opportunities ...
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Achieving development in any society in the first stage requires national intention and will for development and definition of development paradigm that according to society circumstances, and in second stage depend on being a development road map that introduce the development capabilities and opportunities to develop on one hand, And current and future issues and challenges on the other hand, Be able to utilizes previous experiences, shows to the society the most optimal path of development. This paper that according to the issue design, research purposes and nature, considered as a basic research that in which the content analysis method and utilizing documentary studies and analysis of secondary data is used. The results showed that country while owning capabilities and significant advantage, faced with two categories of fundamental issues and challenges that be classified in both structural and contextual challenges and transition from the current situation to the desired state will be possible through exposure to the country's development planning is based on spatial planning. At the end in order to providing the National spatial planning document based on the sixth development plan should be done in 1396, to explain the questions and uncertainties, expectations and essential consideration have been done.
Alireza Mohammadi; Sepideh Noori; Elahe Pishgar
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The aim of the present study is to analyze the spatial distribution and to show the spatial patterns of advanced producer services (APS) in Ardabil; one of the middle-sized cities in Iran. Sample of the study comprises 2100 activity units in four groups of advanced services, including banking and financial ...
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The aim of the present study is to analyze the spatial distribution and to show the spatial patterns of advanced producer services (APS) in Ardabil; one of the middle-sized cities in Iran. Sample of the study comprises 2100 activity units in four groups of advanced services, including banking and financial services, healthcare and remedial, real estate, and insurance services. Documentary and field methods are applied for collecting and processing the data. Spatial statistical techniques such as Kernel Density, Average Nearest Neighbor, the local Moran statistics, Cluster and Outlier spatial analysis, Hot Spots and Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) methods have been used in GIS environment for data analysis, density estimation, distribution pattern analysis and conceptualization of spatial relationships. The results show that, insurance and real estate consulting services are enjoying the highest levels of coverage around the city. The highest densities of ASPs belong to center and south parts of the city. The spatial pattern of the advanced services is spread in type. Spatial pattern and spatial distribution of insurance services and real estate consulting are dispersed around the city, but the spatial pattern of banking, health and remedial services are clustered. The gravity or central point of advanced services locates at the geographical center of the city and the movement path of the advanced services follows a north-south route. There is a significant relationship between population density and some kinds of advanced services. Finally, some recommendations are presented based on the findings of the study.
Kiomars Khodapanah; Arasto Yari; Saadi Mohammadi
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Rural tourism has become increasingly important in the 21st century, attracting substantial attention in both academic research and policy discussions. Beyond meeting the needs of visitors, it contributes to significant social and economic changes in host communities. This study focuses on developing ...
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Rural tourism has become increasingly important in the 21st century, attracting substantial attention in both academic research and policy discussions. Beyond meeting the needs of visitors, it contributes to significant social and economic changes in host communities. This study focuses on developing strategies to enhance spatial competitiveness and support sustainable rural tourism in selected tourism villages of Nir County. The research adopts an applied, descriptive-analytical approach, collecting data through a purposive survey of 20 experts and practitioners. To identify key strategies, the study applied the meta- SWOT technique, which allowed for assessing the relative advantages of each village within the competitive regional context and prioritizing sustainable development goals. The findings highlight that the provision of permanent and temporary accommodations, utilization of hot springs and mineral resources, and improvements in communication infrastructure were the most influential factors. Among the competing villages, Koor Abbasloo demonstrated the highest capacity to attract tourists and a notable relative advantage (value = 2.76) over Qarah Shiran. Critical development strategies include enhancing transportation networks, improving access to nearby urban centers, raising local livelihoods, diversifying tourism activities, and leveraging natural and cultural resources. The results indicate that considering both internal capacities and external environmental factors simultaneously can strengthen competitive positioning and promote the sustainable development of rural tourism across the four target villages.
Azadeh Gharaye; Esfandiyar Zebardast; Hamid Majedi
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Social sustainability is a subject that has attracted the attentions of researchers since the early years of 21st century. Social, economic, and ecological sustainability are considered as the three components of urban sustainable development. On the other hand, the urban form, as an important component ...
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Social sustainability is a subject that has attracted the attentions of researchers since the early years of 21st century. Social, economic, and ecological sustainability are considered as the three components of urban sustainable development. On the other hand, the urban form, as an important component of the city comprises communication networks, public transportation systems, pedestrian and bicycle accesses, spatial structures, spatial distribution of activities, housing and settlement size, natural phenomena and non-spatial aspects which all are important for studying and analyzing a city from different viewpoints. Considering the interdependence of the components of this concept with different dimensions of the city, its role on different aspects of sustainability, including social sustainability, would be indisputable. The emergence of urban sustainable development concept pushed the international NGOs and planners to introduce new frameworks for redesigning and reorganizing of cities in order to achieve the sustainability. A critical review of these approaches suggests a disagreement upon the most desirable form of urban sustainability. Social sustainability, due to its intangible nature as well as its focus of mankind and his interactions is subject for such contradictions. The present study was seeking to explain the relationships between the components of urban form and social sustainability in 22 districts of Tehran using a descriptive-analytic research method. Quantitative models such as factor analysis and linear regression as well as resident’s questionnaire (2200 questionnaires were completed among 22 districts of the city) and SPSS software helped the researchers to navigate this route. The findings of the present research showed that there is a significant relationship between the main factors of urban form and the factor of combined social sustainability indicators in all 22 districts of Tehran. Social sustainability indicators included citizen’s access to local services, social security, participation rates in social and group activities, interaction with other residents or social groups, residence satisfaction, and access to affordable housing for citizens. It was also determined that districts 5 and 6 had the highest scores in terms of social sustainability in Tehran.
Amin Faal Jalali; Maryam Ghasemi
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One of the main and important tasks of planners in rural areas is to allocate land for various uses according to the role and function and the impact of each use on the others. In fact, the ultimate goal of land use planning is to create a kind of environmental balance and social justice in the process ...
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One of the main and important tasks of planners in rural areas is to allocate land for various uses according to the role and function and the impact of each use on the others. In fact, the ultimate goal of land use planning is to create a kind of environmental balance and social justice in the process of development of residential areas. Land use planning should address quality objectives such as security, adaptability, landscape and sense of dependence on the environment. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the compatibility of rural land-uses in tourism destinations in terms of public safety, landscape, comfort and convenience. The research method is descriptive and analytical. In this study, eight tourist destinations in Binaloud county were selected and the degree of adaptation was divided into three matrices: 1- Comfort and convenience, 2- Public safety 3- Landscape and view between 49 land-uses among rural experts and the studied villages in a range categorized from fully compatible to completely incompatible. The results showed that all the studied villages are in a comparable situation in terms of adaptability. In the public safety matrix, religious use with an average of 4.16 is in the first place and historical use with an average of 3.25 is in the last place. In the landscape and perspective matrix, religious use with an average of 3.73 ranks first and industrial-workshop use with 1.35 is in the last ranking. In the comfort and convenience matrix, the use of access network and passages with an average of 4.26 is in the first place and the historical use with an average of 3.10 is in the last place. In general, in terms of compatibility, educational land-use with 3.82 is in the first place, and historical use with 3.25 is in the last place.
ahmad hami; Saadi Faraji; Farzin Emami; Zanyar Samadi Todar
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The present research examines the motivations and recreational activities of people in urban-regional parks of Tabriz. This study was conducted in 4 parks (Shams, Golestan, Qonakhlar Baghi, Mirdamad) out of 8 existing regional parks, and face-to-face interviews were conducted with 120 visitors about ...
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The present research examines the motivations and recreational activities of people in urban-regional parks of Tabriz. This study was conducted in 4 parks (Shams, Golestan, Qonakhlar Baghi, Mirdamad) out of 8 existing regional parks, and face-to-face interviews were conducted with 120 visitors about their most important motivation for coming to the park and doing the activities. The results of the research showed that having fun, being with family, getting rid of stress, and walking were the most important motivations for people to go to regional parks. Also, the most important activities of the respondents, in order of priority, included morning sports, landscape photography, and group sports. Chi-square test was used to know the relationship between different types of activities with the mentioned parks, and the result of the analysis showed that Golestan Park is more suitable for sedentary activities such as mental games, Mirdamad Park for active activities such as Amusement park and morning sports, Qonakhlar Baghi Park were suitable places for family activities and finally Shams Park for social activities such as gathering with friends. Applying the findings of this research allows landscape designers and city managers to plan and design parks based on citizens' priorities. This work can be effective in increasing the efficiency of parks and encouraging people to go to parks.
Asyeh Namazi; Sayed Ahmad Hosseini; Vahid Gholami
Volume 5, Issue 2 , September 2018, , Pages 80-92
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A review of current global developments suggests that the city and urbanization have fundamentally experienced some qualitative and quantitative changes. One of the most important consequences of such changes during the recent decades is the disturbance of service system’s distribution and their ...
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A review of current global developments suggests that the city and urbanization have fundamentally experienced some qualitative and quantitative changes. One of the most important consequences of such changes during the recent decades is the disturbance of service system’s distribution and their concentration in a particular location. The proper management of the growing need for sport will never be possible without having enough information, tools, and modern methods in different levels of neighborhood, district, region and city. Easy and quick access to sport services, cost saving and optimal allocation of resources require scientific methods and related criteria to support the management of cities. Accordingly, the present study evaluates the spatial pattern and presents an optimal model for locating sports centers in Tehran. The research method is a combination of descriptive and analytical methods and its type is applicable. To analyze the data ArcGIS and Super Decisions software are applied. Also, Average Nearest Neighbors index, ANP model and fuzzy logic are used for analyzing the data related to locating sport spaces. The results of this study showed that according to the cluster pattern of the distribution of sports spaces in Tehran and also the lower per capita sport spaces of this city than the minimum number of inhabitants, access to these centers is not suitable in the current situation. The results of the fuzzy model showed that the situation in the central regions of Tehran is more inferior in this regard.
Behrouz Mohammadi Yeganeh; Mehdi Cheraghi; Leila Eslami
Volume 4, Issue 3 , December 2017, , Pages 81-98
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The sense of security is one of the important factors in the dynamics and healthiness of the living environment which is necessary to be considered at the process of planning, designing and managing of human settlements. During the last decades, the implementation of various programs and actions has ...
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The sense of security is one of the important factors in the dynamics and healthiness of the living environment which is necessary to be considered at the process of planning, designing and managing of human settlements. During the last decades, the implementation of various programs and actions has provided the context for transformations in rural areas. Among these programs was the grant of housing-strengthening credits in rural areas. The present study investigates the effects of such credits on the sense of security of rural households. Based on the type, the present study is an applied research and according to the nature of research it is a descriptive-analytic study. The applied method for data collection was a combination of documentary and field study (questionnaire and interview). The statistical sample of the study is 811 households recipients of credits for the period of 2005 to2015 inthe rural district of Mojezat located at Zanjan county. Based on Cochran formula, 231 households were selected as samples to be interviewed. Both descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation) and inferential statistics (paired t-test and Wilcoxon test) were applied to analyze the data. Findings of the research show that there is a significant relationship between the sense of security of rural households and its dimensions before and after receiving the housing-strengthening credits. The sense of security increased after receiving the credits (t-test:-42.365), and had the most impact on the sense of financial security (t-test: -44.282). Findings also indicate that other sense of security indicators are improved after receiving such credits.
Ahmad Shahivandi; Hojat Sheikhi
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Decreasing the vulnerability of urban land uses which leads to the reduction of damages is considered as the most important goals that urban planners and managers have attempted to implement it in cities. It would be possible through applying new approaches of crisis management such as passive defense ...
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Decreasing the vulnerability of urban land uses which leads to the reduction of damages is considered as the most important goals that urban planners and managers have attempted to implement it in cities. It would be possible through applying new approaches of crisis management such as passive defense that can be effective in creating urban environments. The present research is aimed to study the vulnerability of Hamedan city based on the principles of passive defense. The study is an applied research based on its purposes and it is analytical-descriptive one in terms of nature. Data analysis was done based on passive defense framework. For data analysis, 9 main land uses and 23 subsidiary land uses are compared and scored using Super Decision software. By evaluating criteria and sub-criteria to which the closeness-farness from the main criteria or density-dispersion towards them are important, the distance was calculated in ArcGIS environment. Following the afore-mentioned procedures, Hamedan city is classified in 5 categories (i.e. very high, high, medium, low and very low) in terms of vulnerability. The most important risk factors of Hamedan city can be mentioned as: high population density in some neighborhoods around the first ring of Hamadan, the construction density in neighborhoods around Sepah square, Khezr and places around Rajaee Street, the fine-grainedness of residential units, the lack of open spaces and green spaces in the old neighborhoods of Hamedan and the concentration and centralization of official buildings in several parts of the city.
Narges Golestani; Hossein Rahimi
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Typically, the effects of various factors affecting the city's economy are reflected in the price of land and housing. In recent years, the role of rent-seeking and stock-exchange in the volatility and price fluctuations of the land and housing markets of Iranian cities, including Mashhad's metropolis, ...
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Typically, the effects of various factors affecting the city's economy are reflected in the price of land and housing. In recent years, the role of rent-seeking and stock-exchange in the volatility and price fluctuations of the land and housing markets of Iranian cities, including Mashhad's metropolis, has been far greater than the effects of inflation. It is important to identify the factors affecting the cost of housing and subsequently the factors affecting the formation of the stock market in this sector. Many people believe that the role of real estate consultants is unparalleled in creating price fluctuations and unusual housing speculation. This paper, while examining the factors affecting real estate stock exchange, examines the role of real estate firms in the expansion of the land and urban housing stock market from the perspective of real estate consultants themselves through a specific case study of District 12 of Mashhad. The research method in this article is descriptive-analytical and the statistical population includes real estate consultants working in the district 12 of Mashhad. Field information was collected through interview and questionnaire. The research findings and hypotheses were analyzed using one-sample t-test and Pearson correlation test in SPSS software. Based on the available information and the correlation coefficient obtained from the Pearson test for the owner's policy component and the t-test obtained from the one-sample t-test for the two components of the real estate agency and the municipal organization, it was identified that the real estate agencies do not play a significant role in the valuation and stock market of urban land and housing and are solely responsible for bringing the applicant and supplier together as mediators. Also, no significant relationship was found between owner policies and stock market expansion. However, there was a significant relationship between the impact of municipal organization on the pricing of urban land and housing in the sample group with the statistical population. This indicates the involvement of municipality as a public entity in the stock exchange of land and housing in the city.
