فهرست مطالب h.r. joodaki

The deteriorated areas of cities, caused by their physical, economic, and social characteristics results in decay and separation from other metropolitan areas. The aim of this study was to assess the indicators of urban livability in the historical areas of Kermanshah City.

This is an applied study that was conducted in 2023-2024 in Kermanshah City. After preparing a list of factors, a questionnaire with 38 questions was prepared and evaluated by the expert community. After content validity assessment and the removal of duplicate questions based on expert opinions, the questionnaire items were reduced to 32. The research population in the next stage included all residents of the historical fabric of Kermanshah City (n=378). Statistical analysis was performed using the t-test method and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP).

The social, cultural, economic, and managerial aspects of urban livability in the historical fabric of Kermanshah City were in unfavorable condition, while the environmental condition was desirable, and the physical condition was in an average conditions. The AHP technique provided the highest weight to the economic index and the lowest weight to the managerial index.

Among the indices of urban livability, the economic index had the highest level of importance and priority.

Livability, as one of the main goals of urban construction and development, has attracted the attention of urban planning and geography. This study aimed to investigate the quality of urban livability in District 22 of Tehran City, Iran.

In this descriptive study in 2022, 4 areas of District 22 in Tehran were ranked to evaluate urban livability. 600 citizens (150 people in each Area) and 70 experts, selected randomly, participated in the study. 18 indicators were selected from four economic, environmental, sociocultural and urban infrastructure and services dimensions. Respondents' opinions were collected through field studies. While the information about the distribution of the healthcare centers, police stations, education centers, and fire stations was received from the Statistic Center of Iran, Tehran. Data was analyzed in ArcGIS 10.8.2 and Expert Choice 11 software using the Shannon Entropy method and the AHP model.

Areas 2 and 1 in Tehran were the most livable, while Areas 3 and 1 were the least. Sociocultural and economic dimensions were the least desirable items in District 22 of Tehran. While the environmental and infrastructure dimensions were relatively more favorable than other investigated dimensions in this district of Tehran.

The urban livability rate in District 22 of Tehran is 57.42%, representing the average level.