Analyzing Factors Underlining the Organization of Worn-Out and Ineffective Textures in the Outskirts of Zahedan City

جغرافیاوتوسعه ناحیه ای

Article 6, Volume 22, Issue 3 - Serial Number 48, September 2024, Pages 167-202   

Document Type: Research-Case Study

DOI: 10.22067/jgrd.2024.86072.1381

Authors

Safoora Abkhesht¹; Masoumeh Hafez Rezazadeh^{* 2}; Mahmoud Reza Anvari²

¹PhD student in Geography and Urban Planning, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran

²Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Zahedan Branch,Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran

Abstract

Unbridled spatial expansion, lack of planning and the inflow of immigrants to Zahedan has given rise to the expansion of peripheral textures in the vicinity of the city. Like other major cities in Iran, Zahedan struggles with the problems caused by worn-out textures. A key factor in reducing the problems associated with these textures is to identify factors affecting the organization of worn-out textures in this city. Therefore, the current research aims to identify the marginal and worn-out neighborhoods of the city and examine the factors affecting the organization of worn-out and marginal textures in the outskirts of Zahedan. This is an applied study that adopts a descriptive-analytical method. The statistical population consisted of the local people and the residents of worn-out textures of Zahedan city, of whom a sample of 280 people was selected through simple random sampling by Cochran's formula. Data collection was conducted using a questionnaire (quantitative items on a Likert scale) and interviews. A descriptive-analytical method and GIS were used to investigate the condition of worn-out textures in Zahedan. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was employed to identify the factors and drivers behind the organization of worn-out texture in Zahedan. The results suggest that Shirabad, Karim Abad, Karkhane Namak and Poshte Garage, Babayan, Murad Qoli and Chali Abad are the main neighborhoods home to worn-out and inefficient textures in Zahedan. The results of the SEM on factors and drivers behind the organization of worn-out texture also revealed that the economic factor with an impact factor of 0.71 had the greatest impact on the organization of these textures in Zahedan followed by urban infrastructure facilities, services, and facilities with an impact factor of 0.67, social and cultural factor with an impact factor of 0.61, physical and environmental factor with an impact factor of 0.59 and the policy of renovating worn-out fabrics with an impact factor of 0.47, respectively.
 
 

Keywords

Organization; Worn-out Texture; Factors and Drivers; Structural Equation Model; Zahedan

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