Modeling land use patterns using with clue-s model (Case study of Meshkinshahr City)

Subject Areas : Urban and Regional Planning Studies

fereydon Babaee ¹ , noraldin azimi ² , iraj hosseini ³

1 - استادیار دانشگاه محقق اردبیلی، گروه جغرافیا، اردبیل، ایران
2 - استادیار دانشگاه گیلان، گروه شهرسازی، رشت، ایران
3 - کارشناس ‌ارشد جغرافیا و برنامه‌ریزی ‌شهری، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی ‌واحد رشت، رشت،ایران

Received: 2010-11-08 Accepted : 2011-06-15 Published : 2011-05-22

Keywords: Modeling, land use changes, Clue-S Model and Meshkinshahr,

Abstract :

Introduction   Issue of land use focuses on prospective application pattern of land in every city and covers various types of applications such as residential, commercial, industrial, health, educational, administrative and recreational, which all have been effective on development trend of Meshkinshahr over the past years. Regarding the importance and role of land use system in urban planning, this research attempts to modeling land use pattern for Meshkinshahr using Clue-S in 1402 horizon aiming to develop the city within spatial-physical scale, prepare maps and analyze predictable patterns in various scales.     Research Methodology   In this study, primarily identified the factors which effective on land use changes and then used historical, descriptive methods as well as conducted interview with inhabitants and local authorities, associated organization in Meshkinshahr city such as housing and urban planning organization, municipality and consultant engineers of detailed and descriptive plan. Firstly the framework of Clue-S, its components and application were recognized. Secondly, model factor was recognized and actually, this study would be meaningless without extracting factors effective on land use changes in Meshkinshahr City. Thirdly, the characteristic data and parameters of Clue-S model were collected. Fourthly, the necessary factors effective on system that dictates the changes of land use in Meshkinshahr were identified using logistic regression model. Then, demand and constraint models were defined within the Clue-S model used in this study and finally, some scenarios for Clue-S Model were offered revealing the potential land use patterns.