Land use change model for the city of Babol from 1982 to 1998

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Article 3, Volume 5, Issue 2 - Serial Number 9, December 2007   

Document Type: scientific-research article

DOI: 10.22067/geography.v5i9.4237

Authors

Baratali Khakpour^* ; Sa’dollah Velayati; Sayyed Ghasem Kianejad

Abstract

models of living in cities needs planning for land use. Those who have planned for the cities have studied land use to present a model for the construction of cities. Change of land use, is the main concern today. The factors which affect the change in land use can be divided into three main groups: legal factors, economical factors and population. Out of these three factors, population has been the most important one and the other two factors have been under its influence. Population has actually created many problems for the cities. Population factor has also affected the city of Babol during the last two decades so that the city has had the greatest physical growth than the other cities in the province. This article presents a complete study the features that have affected the change in land use in the city of Babol.

Keywords: City, city expansion and development, immigration, housing, laws and regulations.