Investigating and evaluating the sustainability of urban neighborhoods with emphasis on modern urban planning indicators (Case study of Bandar Abbas)

Subject Areas : Geography and Urban Planning

Parivash Bavaghar ¹ , marzieh mogholi ² , Mohammad Ebrahim Afifi ³

1 - Islamic Azad University, Larestan
2 - Ph.D Associate Professor and Faculty Member of Islamic Azad University, Larestan Branch,
3 - Islamic Azad University, Larestan Branch

Received: 2022-01-05 Accepted : 2022-04-23 Published : 2022-10-23

Keywords: Bandar Abbas, Sustainable development, urban neighborhoods, modern urban planning,

Abstract :

The purpose of this study is to investigate and evaluate the sustainability of Bandar Abbas neighborhoods with emphasis on modern urban planning indicators.The purpose of the present study is applied studies and its predominant approach is descriptive-analytical. Library and field methods (questionnaire) have been used to collect data.The statistical population of the study includes 152862 households living in Bandar Abbas. To determine the sample size using Cochran's formula, the sample size of 383 households was selected.Then, different dimensions of sustainable development (economic, social and environmental) were evaluated using the opinions of heads of households in different parts of Bandar Abbas.The results show that among the neighborhoods of Bandar Abbas in terms of social sustainability, Golshahr, Azadegan and Shah Hosseini neighborhoods have the best performance and posht shahr, Soro and duhezar neighborhoods have less social sustainability. Golshahr, Azadegan and Nayband have more stability and Tohid, Chahestani and Behesht Zahra neighborhoods have less economic stability than other neighborhoods. In the study of environmental indicators of sustainable development, Shah Hosseini, derakht e sabz and Golshahrz neighborhoods have the most environmental sustainability. And the neighborhoods of Nayband, Posht Shahr and Soro have the least environmental sustainability