Applied Research in Geographical Sciences

Applied Research in Geographical Sciences

Assessing the resilience of coastal cities with emphasis on the role of tourism Case study: West coastal cities of Mazandaran province

Authors
zinat ranjbar 1
pari Shokri Firoozjah 2
gholamreza janbaz ghobadi 3
1 PhD student in Geography and Urban Planning, Islamic Azad University, Noor, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Islamic Azad University, Noor, Iran
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the status of urban resilience in the coastal cities of western Mazandaran province in peak travel conditions. Therefore, in terms of the nature of a descriptive-analytical research, in terms of purpose, it is an applied-developmental research based on survey and field methods. The method of collecting research data was based on the library method, documentation and field survey method (questionnaire tool). The study area is the western coastal cities of Mazandaran province (Noor, Nowshahr, Chalous, Tonekabon and Ramsar). One-way t-test was used to evaluate the status of urban resilience and its various dimensions. The sample cities are then compared and ranked with the Idas multi-criteria decision-making method based on the status of urban resilience and its dimensions. Excel, Spss and GIS software were used in the research stages. The final findings of the study, according to the general result of one-way t-test for the set of urban resilience dimensions, indicate poor resilience of coastal cities in the west of Mazandaran province in peak travel conditions. Also, according to the results of the Idas technique, out of five cities studied, three cities are in weak groups, ie "low resilience status and non-resilience". Therefore, the situation of urban resilience in the western coastal cities of Mazandaran province can be assessed as weak and undesirable based on the indicators of this study.
Keywords
Resilience
coastal cities
Mazandaran
tourism
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