Applied Research in Geographical Sciences

Applied Research in Geographical Sciences

Evaluating the efficiency of physical organization plans in the old part of Urmia

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Authors
Tayebeh Azizi
Mir Saeed Moosavi
Mahsa Faramarzi Asl
Siroos Jamali
Islamic Azad University, Tabriz Branch
Abstract
Today, the old fabric of cities has been severely dominated by unwanted developments due to increased construction and dependence on vehicles. This issue has caused many problems in urban issues. Therefore, physical reorganization plans are on the agenda as a solution to reduce these problems. Imam Street, which is located in the old part of Urmia, is one of the main and important streets of the city. One of the proposed projects in the strategic plan of the worn-out structures of Urmia city was the project of organizing and urban design of Imam Street, most of which has been implemented. The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficiency of physical organization projects in the old part of Urmia. The research method is descriptive-analytical and the obtained data were collected through a researcher-made questionnaire. In order to analyze the data, one-sample t-test in SPSS program and also structural equation modeling using AMOS software were used. The average obtained from the T-test in measuring the satisfaction of businessmen and residents located in the old part of Urmia, which was more than 3, indicates that people living in this area and market acquisition are satisfied with the results of physical organization projects.
Keywords
city
worn out area
organization plan
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Applied Research in Geographical Sciences

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Available Online from 21 March 2007