Evolution of urban system in Mazandaran province during 1956-2011

Journal Title: International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 4, Issue 8

Abstract

studying urban system in Iran is known as urban network. Urban planning should be done with corporation of geographers, urban sociologists, economists, planners and architects to be in the best manner. Obviously, entering different specializations in studying of urban system provides looking at its concepts from various aspects. There for identifying this field and finding out its general rules has become more available. However, due to its multi–dimensional nature, the only successful ones were familiar with social and economic sciences as well as spatial and positional perception of the issue. In this study, using common models and techniques in analysis of urban system such as the Zipf'srank-sizepattern, primate city indicators and concentrationin7 censuses at 1956-2011, the population distribution of Mazandaran province has been investigated. The results show that the rank-sizepattern of Mazandaran's cities in1956-1971tended to change from binary pattern to Theorical (lognormal) pattern in the next years. The findings also indicate that Mazandaran province has not been suffered by primate cityphenomenon, which are suffered most of Iran's provinces.

Authors and Affiliations

Shima Dadfar| Master of Regional Planning, Art and Architect Department, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, dadfar.ur@gmail.com, Naser Azimi| Assistant Professor, Art and Architect Department, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch

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Shima Dadfar, Naser Azimi (2013). Evolution of urban system in Mazandaran province during 1956-2011. International Research Journal of Applied and Basic Sciences, 4(8), 2236-2245. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-5601