Investigating The Role of the Northern Intermediate cities of Fars in Regional Balance by Using The Social Network Analyse
Subject Areas : Urban Management Studiesزهرا سادات (سعیده) زرآبادی 1 , گلنار فرزام 2
1 - ندارد
2 - مسئول مکاتبات
Keywords: Inremediate city, Region, development, Social Network Analysis,
Abstract :
Introduction and the purpose: Pattern of population distribution in under development countries indicates an unbalance in population establishment network and productivity in the use of regional capabilities and resources. In recent decades this unbalance has increased .Depending on its political, social and economic condition and situations each country in a way has tried to alleviate this problem. But most of these programs in this regard have failed. In recent years we see that the distribution of population in residency areas is both unbalanced and unorganized. Fars regional province is also one of those that is dealing with this main urban problem. Since all ease facilities and high level services and social and economic services have gathered in Shiraz city its population is increasing every day. On the other hand the population of smaller and intermediate cities is decreasing. Therefore it is imperative that plans to be made so that these smaller cities get more help and attention. These plans would prevent the occurrence of the main urban problem. It is believed that intermediate cities would transfer population and improve urban development. The aim of this research is studying the role of intermediate cities in north of Fars regional state in creating regional population balance in that provincial state. It also analyzed the strong and the weak properties of these cities in this regard. It studied how it is possible to develop such points so that the main urban problem would be prevented there. Method: it is a descriptive -analytical method used in this research. It has studied the role the cities in north of Fars regional province in developing and balancing that regional population using Social Network Analysis method. It has studied the role of these intermediate cites: Abadeh, Eghlid, Kazeroon, Marvdasht, Bavanat ,Estahbanat, Neyriz, Noor Abad, Sepidan in creating this so-called balance. These mentioned cities have more than forty five thousand people resident in each. Conclusion: the result of this research using Social Network Analysis after careful studying and analyzing the mentioned intermediate cities showed the amount of share of urban services that each of these cites use. It showed how to improve these regional cities in case there are some shortage of services there. This way each of these cities can keep their amount of population at the same number preventing population migration to the main city of Shiraz. So a balance of population takes place in that region.
