نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
1 دانشجو دکتری جغرافیا و برنامه ریزی شهری، واحد تهران شمال، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، تهران، ایران.
2 استادیار گروه جغرافیا، دانشکده فرهنگ و تمدن، واحد تهران شمال، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی ، تهران ، ایران
3 استادیار گروه شهرسازی، واحد تهران شمال، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، تهران، ایران
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نویسندگان [English]
Statement of the problem: The rapid growth of urbanization and the concentration of the population in a few urban centers are considered to be the main challenges of the urban system of Iran. Gilan province, as one of the northern regions of the country, has undergone significant spatial changes in the structure of its urban system in recent decades. The concentration of the population and economic and service activities in the city of Rasht, and in contrast, the relative stagnation of medium-sized and small cities, has led to spatial inequality and disruption in the settlement network of the province.
Objective: The present study aims to quantitatively analyze the developments in the urban system of Gilan in the period from 1365 to 1400 and to provide strategies for spatial balancing within the framework of spatial planning.
Method: The research method is of an applied-analytical type and the required data has been extracted from general population and housing censuses and official statistics. To analyze the process of concentration and balance in the urban network, quantitative models and indices including rank-size, Ginsberg, Mehta, Herfindahl-Hirschman, Moma, entropy, and urban elasticity have been used.
Findings: The results show that the structure of the urban system of Gilan in all statistical periods under study has a high tendency towards population and functional concentration in the city of Rasht, and the metropolitan model dominates the urban hierarchy of the province. Despite the relative decrease in concentration since the 1980s and the gradual growth of some intermediate cities, these cities have not yet been able to play an effective balancing role in the urban network.
Conclusion: Overall, the urban system of Gilan is still in the transition stage from concentration to relative balance. To achieve spatial stability and population balance in the province, strategies such as strengthening the economic and service functions of intermediate cities, decentralization of Rasht, creation of regional urban clusters, and development of communication infrastructure between the cities of the province are suggested.
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