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The purpose of this research is to evaluate the state of the Tabriz metropolis with an emphasis on the indicators of an elderly-friendly city in formal and informal settlements.

The research method is descriptive-survey, and the data were collected based on questionnaires and field studies. Cronbach's alpha method was used to evaluate the reliability of the research tool, and to determine the validity of the research, the factor analysis technique was used, using the KMO index and Bartlett's test. The statistical population with a sample size of 384 people contains residents of areas 2, 8, and 10 of the Tabriz metropolis, as well as 27 managers and experts in urban affairs. Data analysis was done in an SPSS software environment.The geographical scope of the research: The area under study is districts 2, 8, and 10 of Tabriz city.

The findings of the research showed that among the eight indicators analyzed, from the point of view of the elderly, the indicators of "public and religious buildings and places" (13/53) and " "Cultural-Recreational" (9/85) have the highest and lowest points, and from the point of view of city managers, "public and religious buildings and places" (16/52) and " "Intra-city transportation" (14/56) were ranked first and last. There is a significant difference in the indicators of the elderly-friendly city among the studied areas. Also, other research findings indicate no significant difference between the satisfaction of the elderly with life in the metropolis of Tabriz and their education.

In general, Tabriz metropolis is lower than the average index of an elderly-friendly city and is not in a favorable situation.

Traffic accidents are now a global problem that kills a large number of people every year. One of the most important points in urban furniture is the signs and traffic signs that are installed in the city, if not located and placed correctly, it will lead to many problems such as accidents, traffic, etc. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of traffic furniture location on urban accidents. Using the statistics and data obtained from the Rahvar police, we have selected the 5 most accident-prone points in the city of Tabriz, which had the highest number of deaths in three-year accidents (98-96). In the next step, using observations and field studies in relation to traffic furniture, the pathology of furniture in accident-prone areas of Tabriz has been studied. The method used in this research has been mostly based on field observation and study. By attending accident hotspots and evaluating traffic furniture and also comparing the number of fatalities caused by accidents in these areas before and after the required corrections by the Traffic and Transportation Organization of Tabriz Municipality, the desired results have been obtained. The results of the research show that the presence or absence of traffic furniture as well as their correct location is very effective in reducing or increasing human casualties in accident hotspots.

Tourism has further expanded and has become a more powerful industry in the world, whichhighly influences the economy of a country. Also, it is associated with several other sectors, such as advertising, endorsements, product placements, sponsorships, and commercial organizations. Tourism, with the rapid changes of the twentieth century, now has become one of the most important economic features among various societies. Cities are the most significant tourism destinations due to historical, cultural and shopping centers. Attendance of tourists in urban areas can contribute to the economic prosperity of a region, and this depends on several factors, one of the most important factors is the interaction between the host society and the tourists, is named as cultural intelligence, which affects the sense of loyalty of tourists for re-entry to tourism destination. Cultural intelligence can lead to effective communication between the host society and tourists and will provide an important competitive advantage for the tourism industry in the region and also it can increase desire of tourist for re-visit of region. In addition, tourists’ loyalty is “a deeply held commitment to rebuy or re-patronize a preferred product/service consistently in the future thereby causing repetitive same brand or purchasing same brand set, despite situational influences and marketing efforts having the potential to cause switching behavior.” Tourists’ loyalty also considers a vital feature for destination marketers, because it is connected to a lot of desire with less cost, which includes keeping existing visitors rather than catching new ones. Due to its high potential and various monuments, the city of Tabriz is considered as one of the favorite destinations for domestic tourists. Among the monuments of Tabriz, the Tabriz grand bazaar, which has been registered by the UNESCO, attracts an abundance of domestic tourists annually. The Bazaar of Tabriz is a historical market situated in the city center of it. It is one of the oldest bazaars in the Middle East and the largest covered bazaar in the world. So, it is important to study the cultural intelligence of Traders and shopkeepers of Tabriz bazaar and its impact on the loyalty of domestic tourists.

The statistical population of this study is incoming tourists and visitors to the Tabriz bazaar and the sample size was selected by the Cochran formula (384). For collecting data and information the questionnaire was used. Data analysis was done by SPSS and AMOS. Also, correlation and structural equations were used to investigate the relationship between variables and test the hypotheses of the research.Results and discussion General characteristics of the respondents indicate that out of 384 respondents, 51% were male and 49% female. Of the total respondents 65 people were younger than 20, 264 people were between 20 – 45 years old, 43 people were between 45 – 65 years old, and 12 people were over 65 years old.

showed that cultural intelligence and motivation of cultural intelligence have positive impact on the loyalty of domestic tourists. So that with the increase of one unit of cultural intelligence motivation, the loyalty of domestic tourists increased about 0/699 units, while the increasing of one unit of cultural intelligence of traders and shopkeepers of Tabriz bazaar caused 1/420 units increasing of domestic tourists’ loyalty. Also, the variables of cultural intelligence strategy, cultural intelligence knowledge and cultural intelligence behavior negatively influenced the loyalty of domestic tourists. The increase of one unit of cultural intelligence strategy of traders and shopkeepers of Tabriz bazaar caused to loyalty of domestic tourists decrease about 0/057 units, and increase of one unit of knowledge of cultural intelligence of traders and shopkeepers caused a decrease of 0/207 units of loyalty of domestic tourists and increase of one unit of cultural intelligence behavior of the traders and shopkeepers caused to loyalty of domestic tourists decrease about 0/076 unit.

This study was going to find the relationship between cultural intelligence variables, cultural intelligence strategy, cultural intelligence knowledge, cultural intelligence motivation, and cultural intelligence behavior of Tabriz bazaar traders and shopkeepers on loyalty of domestic tourists. Based on the literature, some hypotheses have been written and by using of structural equation modeling the results have shown that this research can be acceptable. The results show that cultural intelligence in the statistical community is admitted by tourists at an acceptable level and tourists' loyalty to the tourism destination and their desire to travel to this city is high so that the cultural intelligence of the Tabriz bazaar traders and shopkeepers effectively and positively affects the loyalty of the domestic tourists. Among the dimensions of cultural intelligence, the motivational dimension and the knowledge dimension were the most and least effective ones, respectively. Based on the research findings, in order to increase the loyalty of domestic tourists, it is suggested to strengthen the motivational dimension of cultural intelligence.

 Putting police stations out of the area's optimum location makes the guarded area less secure and prone to crime, and unlike police presence, greatly reducing the risk of insecurity and insecurity. The subject of the present study is spatial-place analysis of the police stations in Tabriz and to provide an optimal model to improve the quality of service and speed up the process of police presence in the face of various crimes. This research is done by using descriptive and analytical method and by using Network Analytical Process (ANP) in Geographic Information System (GIS). Four general indices and fifteen sub-criteria were used for spatial-place evaluation of police stations, which were weighted and prioritized by experts in Super Decision software. The final results from the combination of standardized maps and weighted survey criteria were that out of the twelve police stations in Tabriz, eight police stations were located in best location and the three police stations were located in a good location. A convenient location and a police stations are also in a medium-value location. Next, in order to determine the optimal locations for the four police stations ideally distant, software outputs were used and adapted to the actual city conditions and all of them were suggested as suitable locations.

The purpose of this article is to present strategies and guidelines for the development of Sistan and Baluchistan’s border areas. This research was done through the descriptive-analytic method, and it was intended to serve as an applied research. The documents and data collection was done by field study, and by library method. It was prepared in the format of a questionnaire, which was conducted by 20 experts. The models used in this study were SWOT-ANP and SWOT- AHP hybrid models, and they were done because of the capabilities evaluation and limitations of the border area preparation in order to develop it. To do this, the SWOT technique used to identify the strengths and weaknesses (internal factors), opportunities and threats (external factors). To take the best strategy, AHP models were used to weight the series of internal and external factors (SO, WO, ST, and WT). The research findings showed that in the SWOT-AHP model, Research findings show that the model, SWOT- AHP aggressive strategy, competitive (SO) with a score of 0.708 as the main strategy and Reload strategies (WO) with a score of 0.625 was chosen as an alternative strategy.