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  1 - An Analysis of the Spatial Structure of Cities from the Perspective of Spatial Balance in the Distribution of Functions and the Formation of Multi-Core Pattern (Case Study: Tabriz City)
  Ahmad Asadi Mohsen Ahadnejad Reveshty Hossein Tahmasebi Moghaddam
  10.30495/ijaud.2023.75129.1703
  The multi-core spatial structure is one of the important and basic topics in urban planning studies, which is considered both as a framework for evaluating urban development and as a basic spatial development goal. Considering the importance of the multi-core spatial st More

  The multi-core spatial structure is one of the important and basic topics in urban planning studies, which is considered both as a framework for evaluating urban development and as a basic spatial development goal. Considering the importance of the multi-core spatial structure pattern, especially for large cities with high populations and diverse and complex activities, the present study aims to evaluate the spatial structure of Tabriz city from the perspective of multi-core pattern development based on the spatial distribution of functions and population across the city. The present study employs a Quantitative Correlational Research method. The documentary method is used for data collection, and various techniques such as mean center, standard deviational ellipse, kernel density estimation, location quotient (L.Q.), nearest neighbor index, and geographically weighted regression are applied for data analysis. The study examines six functions: religious, educational, commercial, healthcare, industrial, and administrative. The findings suggest that the spatial distribution of functional cores, except for industrial and commercial functions, exhibits a single-core spatial structure in the city center. Also, the results indicate that the correlation between functional cores and the population of Tabriz city, based on the spatial regression test, is moderate. Accordingly, an imbalance in the distribution of functional cores in Tabriz City is evident. Therefore, Tabriz is located in a single-core state, and due to the increase in the distribution of administrative and medical functions in the eastern and industries in the western, it can become a multi-core model. Manuscript profile
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  2 - Evaluation of urban spatial structure from the perspective of multi-core model development (case study: Tabriz metropolis)
  Jafar Mehranpour Mohammadreza Pourmohammadi Shahrivar Rostaei
  Introduction The spatial structure of the city appears in different ways under the influence of social, economic, political, physical, technological, and administrative forces, and the two patterns of single-core and multi-core are among the most visible of these struct More

  Introduction The spatial structure of the city appears in different ways under the influence of social, economic, political, physical, technological, and administrative forces, and the two patterns of single-core and multi-core are among the most visible of these structures. In the meantime, the spatial structure and multi-core urban development due to the number of centers can form relatively uniform, balanced and homogeneous structures on the city level and distribute activities and population in a suitable way. GoalConsidering the importance of the multi-core spatial structure model, especially for large cities with high population and diverse and complex activities, the aim of the present research is to evaluate the spatial structure of Tabriz metropolis from the perspective of the development of the multi-core model.Methodology The research method in the current research is quantitative with an analytical-exploratory nature, in order to analyze information was used in the function distribution section, the spatial coefficient (LQ) model method and weighted geographic regression, and in the population growth section, the growth rate method. Geographical area of research The geographical scope of the research includes Tabriz metropolis. Results and discussion The findings of the research show that the spatial structure of Tabriz metropolis can be seen in a bipolar way and the central area (area 8) and the east of the city (area 2 and a part of area 1) have occupied most of the functions. However, due to the expansion of functions in the north of the city and with proper planning and proportional distribution of functions in other areas (south and west), it is possible to provide the preparations for the spatial structure and multi-core urban development in Tabriz metropolis. Conclusion The results indicate that centrifugation is quite evident in Tabriz metropolis and new population nuclei are increasing in the eastern, northern and western parts. Manuscript profile