Document Type : Original Article
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1 Ph.D. Student of Architecture, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Tabriz University Autonomous Campus, Tabriz, Iran.
2 Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Tabriz University, Tabriz, Iran.
3 Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Planning and Environmental Sciences, University of Tabriz
Abstract
The spatial structure of the city includes the population distribution pattern and functions that are systematically connected through communication networks. In this regard, in order to reduce the imbalances in the spatial structure of the city, it is necessary to examine the spatial distribution of functions as well as the temporal patterns and population mobility related to these functions. Considering the importance of the subject, the aim of the current research is to examine the structure and functional cores of Tabriz metropolis from the perspective of spatial, temporal and human mobility patterns. The research method in the present research is descriptive-analytical with causal-correlation nature, in order to analyze the information was used in the density and spatial distribution of functional cores, the Kernel density estimation method and in the spatial relations of functions, Moran's index. The findings of the research show that based on the value of Moran's index for functional cores i.e. 0.317598 at the 99% confidence level and the value of the z-score index i.e. 15.000557, it can be said that the dispersion of functional cores is in clustering mode. Also, based on the results, it can be said that Tabriz metropolis is in a mononuclear state (city center) and due to the increase in the distribution of administrative, therapeutic and recreational functions in the eastern regions and industries in the western regions, the ability to transform into a multi-nuclear development pattern in the structure It has its own space. Time patterns and human mobility also confirm the single core of the city in the central part and the formation of sub-cores around the city. Therefore, rethinking the spatial distribution of functions with their optimal placement is an inevitable necessity in the spatial structure of Tabriz metropolis.
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