Review and Prioritization of Urban Areas with Emphasis on the Impact of Free Trade- Industrial Zones on the Development of Social Indicators (Case Study: Chabahar City)
Subject Areas : Urban Futurology
Abdolmajid
Mihankhah
1
(PhD student of geography and urban planning, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran.)
masomeh
rezazadeh
2
(Assistant Professor of geography and urban planning, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran.)
mahmoodreza
anvari
3
(Assistant Professor of geography and urban planning, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran.)
Keywords: Social Development, Chabahar, Commercial-industrial Free Zones, Welfare and Social Security,
Abstract :
AbstractToday, continuous measurement and evaluation of changes and social consequences resulting from the activities of free industrial and commercial zones in the surrounding population centers, especially in developing countries, is an unavoidable necessity in reducing negative social consequences as obstacles in realizing social stability and The security of these activities. Therefore, the purpose of the current research is to evaluate the effects of commercial-industrial free zones on the development of social indicators (welfare and security) in Chabahar city. The current research is an applied research according to its purpose, a descriptive and non-experimental research according to the method of data collection, and finally, according to the method of execution, it is a survey type. In order to conduct this research, two documentary and field methods have been used to prepare information and analyze and integrate them. The data collection tool of this research is a questionnaire (made by the researcher). The dimensions and indicators examined in this research include two dimensions of security and social welfare and 13 indicators. The statistical population of this research includes the residents of the four districts of Chabahar city (106,739 people), the sample size was calculated using Cochran's formula and the number of (382) people was determined with an error of (0.05). SPSS software was used to analyze the data. The results of Spearman's correlation test showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between the variable (commercial-industrial free zone) and dimensions (social welfare and social security) at the 99% confidence level. The results of the regression analysis showed in a step-by-step manner that 95% of the changes in the dependent variable (social welfare and social security) are explained by the independent variable (commercial-industrial free zone).
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