Document Type : Research
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1 Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
2 PhD in Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
Abstract
The influx of immigrant populations into large cities and the need to meet the needs of the urban population have guided urban sprawl toward the periphery of cities at the risk of threatening the privacy and boundaries of the city, thereby leading to the destruction of the natural ecosystem in the vicinity of cities. This is while many lands within the cities have fallen behind the development process, contributing to the inefficiency of the central areas of the cities. Therefore, the main goal of the present study is to investigate and evaluate the development of urban areas in Ardabil. This study explores this issue with an analytical approach to the development of urban areas in Ardabil using statistical-spatial methods. This is a descriptive-analytical study that adopts a quantitative-spatial approach. The research method employed in this study combines document analysis and library research. In the analytical section, by considering the indicators of development in urban areas in terms of 10 target indicators, the feasibility of development in urban areas of Ardabil is examined and evaluated on a case-by-case basis. In the present study, to evaluate urban land patterns with emphasis on incremental development in Ardabil city, Geographic Information System (GIS) software and Overlay Function Analysis of Weighted Overlay and ANP types have been used. The results suggest that District 1 of Ardabil city, due to its worn-out texture and District 4 of Ardabil due to its impoverished neighborhoods with worn-out texture and poorly-constructed buildings, have the greatest potential for incremental development. Also, the application of incremental development policies by urban planners can help hinder land waste, spatial regulation, and renovation of old and informal urban textures.
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