Document Type : Article extracted from dissertations

Authors

1 MA in Geography and Urban Planning, Mahshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mahshahr , Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Mahshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mahshahr, Iran

Abstract

Background and Aim: Considering the importance of urban prosperity, the purpose of this study is to investigate the distribution of urban prosperity indicators and prioritize these indicators in the five areas of Mahshahr port.
Methods: The research method used in this research is theorical-applied with a main descriptive-analytical approach and the five areas of Mahshahr port have been studied on a case-by-case basis. Using the theoretical foundations of the research and the research background, the research variables were prepared. Then a questionnaire was designed that includes 6 indicators and 21 criteria and 63 sub-criteria. Then the designed questionnaire was distributed among the statistical population and its results were analyzed using t-test and analysis of variance and Scheffe test.
Findings and Conclusion: At the beginning, the differences between the groups and the means were studied as raw data, the results of which showed that the indicators have a high level of significance (Sig) for the urban prosperity of the regions. Then, the fuzzy AHP method was used to weight the criteria. The results showed that the productivity index with a weight of 0.203 is in the first rank and then the quality of life index with a rank of 0.195 is in the second rank and infrastructure with a weight of 0.187 is in the third rank. In the next step, the use of TOPSIS and Waspas methods and finally the Copeland integration model were prioritized. The results showed that the three-urban area of Mahshahr port has the highest rate and the first priority in terms of urban prosperity indicators, and the last area is allocated to region one.

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