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:: Volume 11, Issue 2 (10-2022) ::
scds 2022, 11(2): 33-62 Back to browse issues page
Analysis on Mashhad Metropolis Livability with Emphasis on Culture and Social Sustainability Indicator
Mohammad Ghanbari , Mohammad Ajzae Shokuhi , Mohammad Rahim Rahnama , Omid Ali Kharazmi , Salman Al Hasan
PhD graduate of Geography and Urban Planning, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad and Head of department of Statistical observations of Mashhad Municipality
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Livable cities are places for social life, the creation of beauty, the presence of all residents in the public space without pollution and traffic. Social principles and its values have a special position in livable city. The thresholds of social satisfaction and identity values are very important in livable city. The main goal of this research is analysis on Mashhad metropolis livability with emphasis on culture and social sustainability indicator. The research method of this research is practical in terms of goal, and is descriptive – analytical in terms of methodology. Based on the GIS Software, maps related to the status of each of objective sub-indicators according to the limits of Mashhad metropolis's zones were drawn. For mental indicator, including 15 questions, questionnaire have been applied for a sample size of 402 persons in all zones of Mashhad. The results of this research show the zone Samen (13) of Mashhad metropolis is the best zone in terms of culture and social sustainability indicator, followed by zones 8. By contrast, zones 2, 4 and 7 have the worst conditions in terms of culture and social sustainability indicators.

 
Keywords: Culture and Social Sustainability, Mashhad Metropolis, Objective and Subjective Indicators, Urban livability
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Received: 2022/06/12 | Accepted: 2022/11/18 | Published: 2023/10/15
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Ghanbari M, Ajzae Shokuhi M, Rahnama M R, Kharazmi O A, Al Hasan S. Analysis on Mashhad Metropolis Livability with Emphasis on Culture and Social Sustainability Indicator. scds 2022; 11 (2) :33-62
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