Assessment of urban areas sustainability, Case study: Kermanshah, Iran

Subject Areas : Sustainable Development

Somayeh Zinatizadeh ¹ , Aeizh Azmi ² , Seyed Masoud Monavari ³ , Soheil Sobhanardakani ⁴

1 - PhD in Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Department of Environment, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor of Geography and Rural Planning, Razi University, Department of Geography, Kermanshah, Iran. *(Corresponding Author(
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran.
4 - Associate Professor, Department of Environment, Faculty of Basic Sciences, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran

Received: 2016-09-13 Accepted : 2018-09-29 Published : 2020-10-22

Keywords: Shannon's entropy, Sustainable development, Kermanshah,

Abstract :

Background and Objective: sustainable development is the balance between various economic, social and environmental aspects which aims at improving the quality of human life. The aim of this study is to evaluate the six different areas of Kermanshah city based on urban sustainable development indicators. Method: The research is applied and its method is descriptive-analytical. The level of development of different areas of Kermanshah has been studied using three methods, SAW, ELECTRE and TOPSIS in conjunction with Shannon's entropy and enjoying 44 effective indices in sustainable urban development as well as ELECTRE, TOPSIS, Excel, Shannon's entropy, SPSS soft wares. Findings: The results of this study indicate that in all three methods, 1 and 4 districts showed a higher stability. While areas 2 and 3 had an average sustainability and areas 5 and 6 showed less sustainability. Friedman's test results show that there is no significant difference among the three models in ranking the urban areas. Discussion and Conclusion: Given the results of this study, the level of urban services and amenities is not the same in different areas. So establishing a harmonious relationship among the six areas of Kermanshah to achieve sustainable development seems necessary.

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