Journal of Urban Studies on Space and Place

Assessment and analysis of the level of development and land use in urban areas in Region 15 of Isfahan city from the perspective of a healthy city

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Farshad Tahmasebizadeh 1
Shiva Bonyadi 2
Saadat Gholipur 3
Nazanin Mohamadian 4

1 Lecturer of Urbanism, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Art University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.

2 Urbanism Engineering, Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism, Islamic Azad University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.

3 Urban Planning and Urban Development Manager, Kut Abdollah Municipality, Khuzestan, Iran.

4 Master of Urban Design, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22034/jspr.2024.2019858.1053
Abstract
Urban land use is the central core of urban planning and the axis of sustainable urban development. Evaluating and analyzing urban land uses based on optimal ecological patterns and standards in urban communities is an undeniable necessity. This research aims to quantitatively assess and analyze the level of land use development in the current situation within Region 15 of Isfahan City from the perspective of a healthy city. Region 15 of Isfahan was annexed to the city of Isfahan in the year 2013 and differs in terms of land use development compared to other areas of the city.
In line with the objective, this research is both applied and descriptive-case study and analytical. Data collection utilized document analysis and questionnaires, while data analysis employed the standards of a healthy city, the Location Quotient (LQ) coefficient model, and a one-sample t-test. The research findings indicate that the development status of land uses in services such as commercial, educational, health, parks and green spaces, sports, cultural, and religious sectors within Region 15 of Isfahan, in comparison to the per capita benchmarks of healthy cities, the provincial standards of the Supreme Council of Urban Planning and Architecture, the proposed benchmarks of the Isfahan detailed plan revision, and the current overall benchmarks of Isfahan city is undesirable and inappropriate. Additionally, the t-test analysis reveals that the accessibility status concerning the indicators of a healthy city from the citizens' perspective is also unfavorable. These results suggest that Region 15 of Isfahan requires enhancement in development indicators concerning the basic urban life needs in land use.

Keywords

Land use
Healthy city
Location Quotient model
Region 15 Isfahan

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