Document Type : Independent Research Articles
Authors
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PhD of Geography and Urban Planning, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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Associate Professor of Geography and Urban Planning, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran
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MA Student in Geography and Urban Planning, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract
The spatial structure of cities is how to establish a set of physical and functional elements in relation to transportation axes, urban form and population. In the course of urban development, there have been extensive changes in their spatial structure leading to occasional spatial balances between the urban functions and population, as well as polarization and spatial inequality. Considering the importance of this subject, the purpose of this study is to rethink the spatial structure of Tabriz Metropolis from the perspective of the distribution of functional cores in relation to population in 10 districts. The research method in the present study is descriptive-analytical with causal-correlation nature. Documentary technique has been used for data collection and average center, standard deviation ellipse, kernel density estimate, nearest neighbor index and geographical weight regression have been used for analysis. It is noteworthy that in this study, educational, commercial, medical, cultural, industrial, green space, recreational-tourism and administrative functions have been found. The results showed that the spatial distribution of the functional cores had a single-core spatial structure in the city center, except for the industrial, commercial and recreational-tourist functions. On the other hand, the correlation between the functional cores and the population of Tabriz Metropolis was average (59%) based on the spatial regression test. Thus, it was found that there was an imbalance in the distribution of the functional cores in Tabriz Metropolis and the most optimal correlation between the functional cores of the metropolis and population also belonged to Districts 2, 8, 3 and 4.
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