TY - JOUR ID - 123093 TI - Comparative Study and Analysis of the Effects of Neighborhood Sustainability Indicators Case Study: New City of Rudian JO - Sustainable city JA - JSC LA - en SN - 2476-6631 AU - Arab Ameri,, Ruhollah AU - Arghan,, , Abbas AU - kamyabi, saeid AD - PhD Student in Geography and Urban Planning, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran AD - Associate Professor in Geography and Urban Planning, Semnan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Semnan, Iran Y1 - 2020 PY - 2020 VL - 3 IS - 3 SP - 17 EP - 32 KW - Sustainability KW - Urban planning KW - Urban Neighborhoods KW - Rudian City DO - 10.22034/jsc.2020.237816.1274 N2 - Extended Abstract Introduction The development of small cities has always been one of the major policies in the planning of developing countries. Analysis of urban neighborhoods sustainability indicators, is considered important for urban planners. In the field of urban planning, the concept of a smart sustainable city is often defined as an ideological dimension dependent on strategic directions in order to find an appropriate balance between territories and human societies through information and communication technology and behavioral changes. Sustainable development is one that can continue in the long-time without harming the environment. Sustainable urban development refers to the balance between the various urban social and environmental dimensions and their simultaneous development. Neighborhood as the most vital cell in the framework of the city, is identified by the connection and cohesion of cultural, social, economic, religious and environmental elements, which in most cases, attention to the factor of social livability is neglected with limited consideration to economic and environmental ones in it.  Urban neighborhoods always have a dynamic and evolving concept which have to adapt to professional and theoretical contexts. Neighborhood-based planning in the city of Rudian is a way to achieve the sustainability of the city. The most sustainable urban neighborhoods are ones that are formed in all aspects of sustainability based on environmental, social and economic conditions and the needs of the local community. Therefore, the issue of sustainability is one of the most important subjects in urban planning. Urban sustainable development is a more manageable and achievable concept through neighborhood sustainable development.   Methodology The present study is an applied research in terms of purpose and its method is based on descriptive-analytical. In this research, first library studies (articles, books, reports) were performed to identify dimensions and components, and then field surveys were conducted as a questionnaire in the framework of dimensions. In order to analyze the obtained data from field operations, one-sample t-test was used to measure the stability, analysis of variance was applied to compare items in the form of SPSS software and the WASPAS combined decision model was also exploited. The statistical population of the study included all people living in the city of Rudian, in 2016, from which 359 people were selected by available sampling and then, according to the proportion of the population of each neighborhood of the total population of the city, the same amount of sample has been allocated. In this study, Cronbach's alpha method was used to determine the reliability of the test. This method is used to calculate the internal consistency of a measuring instrument that evaluates various properties.   Results and discussion It can be said that there is a significant difference in stability between neighborhood areas of Rudian city in residential textures. The findings showed that only Sarghanat and Deh Bala neighborhoods are relatively stable in terms of security in Rudian and other neighborhoods are unstable. Also, all neighborhoods of Rudian city are in an unstable situation in terms of social, economic and environmental dimensions. In addition, Sarghanat and Deh Bala neighborhoods of Rudian city are physically stable and other neighborhoods are unstable in this regard.   Conclusion Environmental, social and economic issues and problems in cities emphasize the need to achieve sustainable development. But to achieve this, it is important to measure the position and distance of the city from the ideal and model of sustainable development. In the current situation, the organic balance between the social system and the physical structure of the city and the incompatibility between them caused problems. If in the past, urban units of the neighborhood type provided the possibility of belonging or dependence or conditions of connection of the individual with the living environment, in recent times urban development with latent and observed demographic, social, technical and other variables to weaken or destroy these relationships. So that in addition to poverty and deprivation in slum areas, the contexts of emotional and psychological erosion of individuals on the one hand and the reduction of spatial belongings on the other hand are intensifying every day. Based on the findings, it can be concluded that the neighborhoods of Rudian are different in terms of neighborhood sustainable development indicators. Sustainability indicators can be effective on organizing urban neighborhoods. The neighborhoods of Rudian city have significant differences in terms of population and area, and by recognizing the problems of the neighborhoods and improving them, and by strengthening the neighborhood indicators, it is possible to organize the city areas. The results of this study show that socio-physical factors play an important role in empowering the neighborhoods of Rudian, so the growth of security, services, quality of life, participation and access in these neighborhoods depends on their physical organization during which the empowerment strategy is feasible. UR - https://www.jscity.ir/article_123093.html L1 - https://www.jscity.ir/article_123093_d4c30c9833f8a239650f3867857addf4.pdf ER -