تحليلي بر تحقق شهر زيست پذير؛ مطالعه موردي شهر فولادشهر

Fundamental transformations of the past century, particularly the Industrial Revolution, have profoundly altered the spatial an‎d functional structure of cities an‎d reshaped the trajectory of urban development. Despite their economic an‎d technological achievements, these transformations have given rise to extensive an‎d complex consequences, manifested in social inequalities, environmental crises, an‎d challenges related to public health an‎d urban livability. A livable city, as one of the key concepts in contemporary urban planning, emphasizes enhancing the quality of life of citizens through simultaneous attention to physical, economic, social, ecological, an‎d managerial dimensions. Fooladshahr, as a planned city that in recent years has been influenced by spatial expansion an‎d man‎datory housing policies, faces diverse challenges an‎d capacities in achieving urban livability. This study is developmental in purpose an‎d descriptive–analytical in methodology. Urban livability indicators were extracted based on a combination of theoretical foundations an‎d empirical studies, converted into operational indicators, an‎d used to design the questionnaire. The study population consisted of 384 citizens selec‎ted using Cochran’s method an‎d 70 experts(30) an‎d urban officials (40) selec‎ted through snowball sampling. Data were analyzed using cluster analysis an‎d the SWOT model. The results of cluster analysis indicated that livability in Fooladshahr is unevenly distributed; districts A an‎d B were eva‎luated as affluent, district C as semi-affluent, an‎d district E (Mehr Housing) as deprived. Furthermore, the SWOT analysis, with scores of strengths (4/42) an‎d opportunities (4/58) compared to weaknesses (2/10) an‎d threats (2/02), highlights the existence of significant capacities for enhancing urban livability alongside infrastructural, managerial, an‎d spatial challenges. Ultimately, this study demonstrates that achieving a livable city in Fooladshahr is relatively feasible, an‎d through adopting targeted strategies in infrastructure development, housing policy reform, urban management improvement, an‎d spatial justice promotion, sustainable enhancement of urban quality of life can be achieved.

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