Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 Professor, Department of Geography, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.
2 Research Assistant, Department of Geography, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.
Abstract
The main goal of this research is to evaluate the realization of urban prosperity indicators in Khoy City from the residents' perspective. The current research is applied from the point of view of objective and from the point of view of descriptive-analytical method. In this research, information was collected in the library and the field. The statistical population of this research is the residents of Khoy City. The sample size was calculated using Cochran's formula, 383, which was randomly distributed in the city of Khoy. The professors of geography and urban planning have confirmed the validity of the questionnaires. The reliability of the questionnaires has been confirmed by Cronbach's alpha test with a total value of 0.862. To analyze the collected data, GIS, SPSS, and researcher-made models have been used. This model evaluates the current situation by clustering the dimensions of city prosperity. Finally, DEMATEL's multi-indicator decision-making model has been used to evaluate the internal communication of the dimensions of city prosperity. The results of this research show that according to the results of the realization model of urban prosperity indicators, Khoi is in the medium cluster with a value of 67.7, which indicates that according to the opinion of the residents of this city, the measures taken in the fields of productivity, infrastructure development, quality of life, equality and social participation, environmental sustainability and urban governance have not led to the realization of the indicators of urban prosperity in this city. According to the results of the DEMATEL model, the dimension of infrastructure development with the value (D) of 8.332 is the most effective, and the dimension of quality of life with the value of (R) of 8.526 and the value of (D+R) of 16.520 as the most influential dimension has the most relationship with other dimensions.
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