Determining and analyzing the spatial and activity structural problems of cities based on the problem-finding-problem-solving approach (Case of study: District 7 of Isfahan city)

Authors

1 PhD candidate of urban planning, Department of Urban Planning, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Isfahan Art University, Isfahan, Iran

2 associate professor at urban planning department, faculty of architecture and urban planning, art university of Isfahan

3 P.h.D candidate in urban planning

Abstract
The expansion of urbanization and changes in the way of life in the 20th century have made citizens face many problems. Based on this, finding suitable solutions to analyze problems can play an important role in the continuation of the city's dynamism and development. District 7 of Isfahan, as one of the districts of this metropolis, is facing serious problems in its spatial and activity structure, which has led to dissatisfaction and migration of local residents. Based on this, identifying the problems of the spatial and activity structure of the region based on the problem-finding-problem-solving approach is considered as the main goal of this article, and it is obtained from 4 paths of spatial structure analysis, analysis of extraterritorial programs, social audits and interviews with officials. In this regard, the current research was carried out with a descriptive-analytical method and collected the required data with a library-field method. The data related to the theoretical foundations and identification of problems in the documents are collected by the library method and the data of spatial and activity structure problems by the field method and the completion of 139 questionnaires among the residents and conducting 10 interviews with the officials. The results of the research show that the most important problems in this region include unplanned development, conversion of agricultural land to residential, development of activities beyond the level of the region, accumulation of disturbing uses, lack of surface and per capita service spaces, and their inappropriate distribution, high-rise construction, traffic problems, drought The destruction of agricultural land and material, the low income of the municipality, the lack of coordination of the municipal management institutions, the lack of responsiveness of the municipality to the wishes and needs of the people, the low sense of belonging and the level of participation.

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