Evaluation and Explanation of Components Affecting Urban Viability: A Case Study on Sari City

Document Type : Articles from PhD & Master Dissertations

Authors

1 Postgraduate of Urban and Rural Planning, Faculty of Social Sciences, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran.

2 Professor of Geography and Urban and Rural Planning, Faculty of Social Sciences, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran

3 Associate Professor of Geography and Urban Planning, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

One of the most practical strategies in the field of urban planning is the need to pay attention to the viability of urban areas. Living in urban areas means desirable and optimal housing for all people living in a particular place. However, the expansion of urban settlements on the one hand and the lack of differences between new and old links in urban areas on the other hand, have caused many problems, the solution of which depends on identifying the influential components in the process of urbanization. Accordingly, the present study has been conducted with the aim of evaluating and explaining the components affecting urban livability in Sari. The method used in this research is descriptive-analytical. The required data were collected using a questionnaire and with the logic of cluster and random sampling from the residents of 20 districts of Sari, with a quota of 20 samples in each area and a total of 400 samples. Findings show that among the indicators of biodegradability, in the social index, the component of "sense of belonging to the city of Sari", in the environmental index, the component of "the status of green space and urban facilities and equipment", and in the economic index, the component of "housing status" among other components with a significance level of 99% are above the average level (Sig = 0.000= 0.05). According to the research findings, it can be said that strengthening urban livability in Sari City depends on improving the economic, social and environmental indicators, creating green space and welfare facilities and organizing the urban population towards areas prone to growth.

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Urban Structure and Function Studies
Volume 9, Issue 32
August 2022
Pages 137-163

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  • Receive Date: 26 December 2021
  • Revise Date: 19 February 2022
  • Accept Date: 28 August 2022

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