Evaluation and analysis of livability components in the eight regions of Ahvaz

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Mohammad Davodi ¹ , َAhmad Khademolseiny ² , hamid saberi ³ , Amir Gandomkar ⁴ , Hojat Mahkouii ⁵

1 - Department of Geography,, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran
2 - Department of Geography, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran
3 - Department of Geography, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran
4 - Department of Geography, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabd, Iran
5 - Department of Geography, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran

Received: 2020-10-21 Accepted : 2021-02-14 Published : 2021-04-21

Keywords: Ranking, livability, seven regions of Ahvaz City, Monicipality,

Abstract :

The decline in the quality of urban life due to the formation and occurrence of complex problems in various economic, social, environmental, physical and institutional dimensions, has made it necessary to use the model of good urban management with the aim of improving livability. The purpose of this study is to evaluate and analyze the components of livability in the seven regions of Ahvaz. This research was applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey in terms of method.In order to collect research data, two methods of documentary analysis and survey were used. The research tools were questionnaires and interviews with experts. The statistical population of the study was about 200 experts in Ahvaz, of which 62 were selected as the sample size. One-sample t-test was used for analysis.The results of quantitative data analysis showed that the average of the total urban environment index in Ahvaz is 1.86, urban history is 1.9, urban management is 1.92, services of the Minister of Urban Infrastructure are 2.20 and Economy is 1.76 in the city. Ahvaz, the situation of services and infrastructure index is better than other indices and the economy index is worse than other indices.

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