Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Geography, law & Social Sciences Faculty, Payame Noor University, Tehran. Iran
3 M.A in Geography and Urban Planning, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Housing is one of the most important tools for achieving a suitable level of welfare and the largest investment of any household. In this regard, this research aims to evaluate the quantitative and qualitative indicators of housing in IsfahanCity,using a descriptive-analytical and comparative method and through VICOR, TOPSIS and integration methods for housing leveling and planning in Isfahan City. o collect information and data, the results of the general population and housing census of Iran in 2006, 2011, and2016, as well as the statistical yearbook in2023 were used. In evaluating and analyzing the status of existing indicators in Isfahan using the VIKOR method, it was determined that zones 5 and 6 are in an excellent state; zones 1, 3, 4, and 7 are in a good condition; zones9, 12, and 13 are moderate condition; and zones2, 8, 10, 11, 14, and15 are in a weak condition. The findings of theTOPSIS research also showed that zones5 and 6 are in an excellent state in terms of quantitative and qualitative housing indicators in Isfahan; zones3, 4, 7, and13 are in a good condition; zones 2, 8, and 9 are in an moderate condition; and zones 1, 10, 11, 12, 14, and 15 are in a weak condition.Also, the final ranking, which was done by merging theTOPSIS and VICOR methods, showed that regions 6, 5, 7 ranked first to third; regions13, 3 and 4 ranked fourth to sixth; regions1, 2, 9, 12, 8, 11, 10, 15 and 14 ranked seventh to fifteenth, respectively.
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