Investigation and evaluation of smart urban growth indicators in cities (Case study: Saravan city)
Subject Areas : Urban Futurologyabdolsalam sepahian 1 , Sima Firouzi Rad 2
1 - PhD Student in Geography and Urban Planning, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran
2 - PhD Student in Geography and Urban Planning, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran
Keywords: Index, Smart Growth, Saravan city, physical-social dimensions,
Abstract :
AbstractThe Smart Growth Approach is the second wave of growth management programs supported by many fans and serves as a set of goals and standards in local land use planning. The purpose of this research is to study and evaluate the indicators of smart urban growth in Saravan. The research method in the present study is descriptive-analytical and in terms of purpose is a type of applied research. Data collection required for this research has been done through library studies and field surveys. The statistical population was 60014 and the sample size was 355 based on Cochran's formula. Also, data analysis was performed using SPSS software (one-sample t-test and multivariate regression). The findings indicated that the physical, socio-economic and accessibility dimensions were below normal or unfavorable levels and the environmental dimension was relatively normal. The results showed that the socio-economic dimension has the highest factor load in intelligent growth in Saravan, the amount of factor load or beta coefficient for the dimension was 0.76 at a significant level of 0.000. Then, the physical dimension (P = 0.000, β = 0.69), the environmental dimension (P = 0.000, β = 0.66), and the access dimension with a beta coefficient of 0.47 and a significance level of 000 / 0 had a direct and significant impact on smart urban growth in Saravan.
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