Investigation and evaluation of land use in Iranian cities (Case example of the 12th city district of Isfahan)

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Document Type : Science - Research

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1 Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, University of Police Sciences and Islamic Azad University, Yadgar Imam Khomeini (RA), Shahr Ray, Tehran, Iran.

2 PhD student in Geography and Urban Planning, Islamic Azad University, Yadgar Imam Khomeini Branch (RA), Shahr Ray, Iran.

3 Lecture, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

the present research aimed to quantitatively and qualitatively evaluate the number of 23 types of land uses in the 12th district of Isfahan city. For this purpose, multi-source geographic data was considered for quantitative and qualitative method technique. The research was applied-developmental in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in nature. Documentary and library methods have been used in data collection. And in data analysis, evaluation matrices, spatial coefficients model, standard indicators approved by the Supreme Council of Urban Planning and Architecture have been used through analytical tools of SPSS and GIS software. The results showed that the uses of urban, regional and neighborhood services including cultural use, green space, tourism and catering, social services, health and treatment and education are less than the per capita standard approved by the Supreme Council of Urban Planning and Architecture. Also, the analysis of the location coefficient showed that this area is in a disproportionate situation compared to the existing average of Isfahan city in terms of users of urban services and basic services. In the qualitative evaluation, some urban uses were not in a good condition due to their location in the inefficient context of informal and heterogeneous settlements.

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Journal of Urban Ecology Researches

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Available Online from 23 December 2024

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  • Receive Date: 02 December 2023
  • Revise Date: 26 May 2024
  • Accept Date: 08 December 2024

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