Evaluation of social indicators of a healthy city with a comparative approach of new and old urban fabric (Case study: Naeen city)

Sajadi Naini, Bahareh; Majedi, Hamid; Zarabadi, Zahra Saadat Saeede

doi:10.22034/ijumes.2024.2046786.1272

Evaluation of social indicators of a healthy city with a comparative approach of new and old urban fabric (Case study: Naeen city)

Document Type : Case Study

Authors

Bahareh Sajadi Naini ¹

Hamid Majedi ²

Zahra Saadat Saeede Zarabadi ³

¹ Ph.D. student, Department of Urban Planning, Faculty of Civil, Art and Architecture, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

² Professor, Department of Urban Planning, Faculty of Civil, Art and Architecture, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

³ Assosiated Professor, Department of Urban Planning, Faculty of Civil, Art and Architecture, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

10.22034/ijumes.2024.2046786.1272

Abstract

Many Iranian cities are facing social and economic inequalities due to the destruction of the urban environment, and accordingly, the old urban contexts have lost their original identity. The purpose of this research is to evaluate the social indicators of a healthy city in the new and old contexts of the city of Naeen. The type of the present research is descriptive-analytical and applied in purpose. The research paradigm is also interpretive and the data collection method is documentary and library. The present research method was based on content analysis. First, 27 factors were extracted in the effectiveness of the social index with the healthy city approach in the sample. This was done using the fuzzy Delphi method in three rounds using a questionnaire and using the Google Pot tool using 15 elites. Finally, 12 indicators were confirmed in the final round, and then the population, education, and social participation indicators were finalized with an average score of 4.44, 4.45, and 4.54, respectively. In the next stage, each of the indicators was evaluated in the old and new context of Naeen using a qualitative questionnaire. The findings indicate that the new context had a higher score in the population and education index with a score of 35.71 and 33.74, but the old context had a higher score in the social participation index with a score of 33.33. The conclusion is that the new context, with an average score of 33.12412, is a healthier context.

Graphical Abstract

Evaluation of social indicators of a healthy city with a comparative approach of new and old urban fabric (Case study: Naeen city)

Highlights

The study evaluates social indicators of Naein city in both its new and old contexts, concluding that the new context is healthier.
Twelve final indicators were confirmed, including population, education, and social participation, each receiving significant scores.
Results indicate higher scores in the new context for population and education, while the old context scored higher in social participation.
Based on the findings, the new context, with an overall higher score, is considered a healthier environment.

Keywords

Urban environment

old fabric

new fabric

migration

social index

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