Evaluation of detailed plan of Ardabil city based on integrated method

Subject Areas : Urban and Regional Planning Studies

Mohammad Hassan Yazdani ¹ , Fatemeh Zadvali ²

1 - Professor Department of Geography & urban Planning ,University of Mohaghegh Ardebili , Ardebil, Iran
2 - Postdoctoral Researcher of Geography and Urban Planning, Mohagheg Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran.

Received: 2021-12-14 Accepted : 2023-04-09 Published : 2024-05-21

Keywords: Ardabil, PESTLE Model, Detailed design, integrated method, partial least squares (PLS),

Abstract :

Introduction: Today, several urban development plans are prepared and implemented in order to overcome the problems and achieve the development and sustainability of cities. Projects that seem to have many problems in content and implementation and it is necessary to provide realistic, flexible and executable plans by quantitative-qualitative evaluation and identifying the weaknesses of these plans.Goal: The present study is the evaluation of the detailed plan of Ardabil city based on the integrated method.Methodology: The present research is of user type and descriptive-analytical method. The statistical population of this study is 10 experts and managers of Ardabil urban areas as well as members of the city council who have been selected using the snowball method. The main method of this research is the combination of "process preparation and implementation process" and "plan / process / results" in which PLS, SSIM and PESTLE models have been used.Geographical area of research: The geographical area of this research is the city of Ardabil.Results and discussion: Findings show that in the criterion of adaptation of managerial weakness, lack of proper organization and lack of adequate budget allocation by the government are the reasons for the lack of per capita land use. The horizontal growth of the city has the least impact. In terms of relationship, the twenty goals of the plan are more in line with demographic and social goals, and part of it is related to mismanagement. In terms of external cohesion, according to the researches, most of the proposed densities have not been achieved. The criterion of financial and human resources has not been successful due to the unstable economic conditions of Ardabil Municipality. The failure of the criterion for participation in the implementation of the plan and planning is due to the belief of some experts that people do not interfere in the plan due to lack of scientific expertise and skills. Regarding the criteria for using the program, it can be said that this criterion has not been met at all and the problems of Ardabil TV and urban landscape have been one of its consequences.