Evaluation and measurement of urban prosperity indicators in Ardabil

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dariuosh jahani ¹ , Hossein Nazmfar ² , Mohammad tagi Masoomi ³ , Rasoul Samadzadeh ⁴

1 - PhD student in Geography and Urban Planning, Ardabil branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran.
2 - Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Mohaghegh Ardabili University, Ardabil, Iran.
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran.
4 - Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran.

Received: 2021-03-18 Accepted : 2021-09-21 Published : 2023-01-21

Keywords: evaluation, Ardabil, Urban Prosperity, Prometheus Model,

Abstract :

The expansion of urbanization and the specific issues and problems of urban life, it is necessary to pay attention to the comprehensive and beneficial strategies for optimization the life of the inhabitants of the cities. In this regard, the concept of urban prosperity is considered as a broad conceptual framework in the field of human and social welfare development measurement, which includes 5 dimensions of productivity, quality of life, infrastructure, social justice and environmental sustainability. The main purpose of this study is to evaluate urban prosperity in the four regions of Ardabil. This research is applied theory in terms of purpose, and analytical description in terms of nature and method. To achieve the research goal, the 5 main criteria of urban prosperity index are used in the form of 55 sub-criteria. The information and data required in this research have been collected using library resources and statistics of 2016. For analysis, first the data is standardized and then the network analysis process (ANP) is used to weight each of the indicators. Finally, using the Prometheus model, urban prosperity has been scored for each of the four districts of Ardabil. Research results shows districts 1 and 2 of Ardabil city are relatively weak and districts 3 and 4 are weak in terms of having urban prosperity index. Also, due to the concentration of facilities in the central parts of the city, from the rate of urban prosperity decreases from the city center to the outskirts in all areas. the ranking of the regions shows that regions 1 and 4 have the highest and lowest urban prosperity by scores of 50.20 and 49.77, respectively.

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