Analysis of the efficiency of urban areas in terms of creative city indicators. (Case study: region 1 and 6 of Mashhad Municipality)

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the situation of districts 1 and 6 of Mashhad municipality in terms of urban creativity indicators. The research method is descriptive-analytical. The research questionnaire was designed based on creativity indicators and then this questionnaire was distributed among the statistical population of the research and the information collected in SPSS software was organized. The results of research in region one showed that the human capital index with an average score of 3.52 is better than the other three indicators. Structural, cultural and social capital indicators were ranked second to fourth, respectively. Finally, the average score for the creativity index in the region was one equal to 3.04. The results in region six showed that the social capital index with an average score of 2.91 has a better situation than the other three indices. Structural, cultural and human capital indices were ranked second to fourth, respectively. Finally, the average score for the creativity index in the region was six times equal to 1.98. Based on the results of independent t-test at 99% confidence level, it can be said that there is a significant difference between zones one and six in terms of urban creativity indicators. Based on the comparison of average scores, only in terms of social capital index, region six was in a better position than region one. But in terms of the other three indicators, the situation in Region One was better.