The position of urban livability in urban planning (Study case: Khorramabad, Alshtar, Kohdasht cities in Lorestan province)

Subject Areas : Sustainable cities

Mohsen Rezaei ¹ , Ali Sheikh Azami ² , Majid Wali Shariat Panahi ³ , Nasrullah Fallah Tabar ⁴

1 - Ph.D. student of Geography and Urban Planning, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. *(Corresponding Author)
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Yadegar Imam Khomeini Branch, Shahr Ray, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
4 - Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Yadegar Imam Khomeini Branch, Shahr Ray, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2023-08-01 Accepted : 2024-07-06 Published : 2024-07-06

Keywords: Sustainable urban development, Urban viability, Lorestan province, Khorramabad, Kohdasht, Al-Shatar.,

Abstract :

Background and Objective: The present article is presented with the aim of investigating urban planning and its relationship with urban livability in three cities of Khorram Abad, Al-Shatar, and Kohdasht located in Lorestan province. The exploratory approach of the research is limited to the research question and seeks to answer the main question, whether the city of Khorramabad will achieve the goals of sustainable development in the future compared to the cities of Kohdasht and Al-Shatar? Material and Methodology: The research method in the present study is descriptive-analytical and exploratory, and the technique of collecting statistics and information, using library methods, using statistical tables of the results of population and housing censuses, urban master plan and field studies. Data analysis has been done using AHP hierarchical model, TOPSIS model and Geographical Information System (Arc GIS) and statistical t-test. Findings: The analysis of the data of this research or the findings of the research consists of two parts: the first part, related to the comparative study of the livability level of the cities in line with the sustainable development of the city under study, the cities of Khorram Abad, Kohdasht and Al Shatar of Lorestan province, from the point of view experts. The second part examines the economic, social and environmental viability of the three cities from the perspective of citizens. In all cases, the community exists in the three cities of Khorramabad, Kohdasht and Al-Shatar. On the other hand, due to the fact that the average of the studied samples is somewhat higher than the value or the standard value (somewhat option=¬3), Khorram Abad: (average difference = 0.456) Kohdasht: (average difference = 0.638) Al-Shatar: (average difference = 0.181). Discussion and Conclusion: Therefore, the livability level of Khorramabad, Kohdasht and Al-Shatar cities has been established at a high level in order to reach the goals of sustainable development in the future based on the balanced assessment method (BSC).

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