Evaluation and Analysis of Components Affecting the Environmental Quality of Newly Established Urban Neighborhoods (Case Study: Manzaria and Boram Pahneh Neighborhoods of Shahrekord)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 PhD of Geography and Urban Planning, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Planning and Environmental Sciences, University of Tabriz, Iran.

2 Professor of Geography and Urban Planning, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Planning and Environmental Sciences, University of Tabriz, Iran.

3 Associate Professor of Geography and Urban Planning, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Planning and Environmental Sciences, University of Tabriz, Iran.

Abstract

The uncontrolled development of cities in recent years has led to a lack of attention to the quality of the human environment and design for human societies, resulting in scattered urban growth and the formation of new neighborhoods in many Third World cities; Therefore, the present study, which is of a developmental-applied nature and descriptive-analytical method, has been carried out with the aim of evaluating the effective components on the environmental quality of the newly established neighborhoods of Manzaria and Shahrekord. The required data were collected using library studies and field surveys at the household level and the sample size was estimated to be 315 households according to the Cochran's formula. Using quantitative and statistical methods such as multiple regression, structural equations and fuzzy multivariate analysis in GIS environment, the degree of environmental quality and prioritization of effective components in the target areas are investigated. 54 quality indicators of urban environment have been studied in the form of 4 physical, economic, social and environmental indicators. In LISREL software, explicit indicators were prioritized and summarized based on the degree of importance and effectiveness, and a fuzzy logic model in GIS format was used to prepare effective indicators. The results show that there is a significant difference between the two neighborhoods in terms of environmental quality indicators; Thus, Manzaria neighborhood has a low environmental quality and Boram Pahneh neighborhood has a high environmental quality; In terms of having environmental quality indicators, priority in Manzaria neighborhood, physical, environmental, social and economic indicators with 0.511, 0.456, 0.287 and 0.266 percent, respectively, and Baram Pahneh neighborhood Order of priority, physical, social, environmental and economic indices with 0.548, 0.306, 0.294 and 0.278 percent have the most role in the environmental quality of Shahrekord, which indicates the importance of the physical dimension compared to other dimensions.

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Geography and Territorial Spatial Arrangement
Volume 13, Issue 47
June 2023
Pages 1-30

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  • Receive Date: 20 February 2022
  • Revise Date: 21 November 2022
  • Accept Date: 25 December 2022

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