جغرافیای اجتماعی شهری (Sep 2018)

Spatial analysis of social indicators resilience of urban areas in four districts of the Kerman city

  • Mohsen Kamandari,
  • Mohahmmad Ajza Shokohi,
  • Mohammad Rahnama

DOI
https://doi.org/10.22103/JUSG.2019.1970
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 2
pp. 69 – 85

Abstract

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Objective: The "resilient city pattern" has been proposed as a new strategy to reduce urban vulnerability to scientific circles. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the social resilience indicators in four areas of Kerman. Methods: The research methodology of this research is descriptive-analytic and the type of target is among applied research. Regarding the subject matter of the research and the study area, the method of data collection was survey (survey), systematic random sampling and data collection using a questionnaire The statistical population of the citizens of Kerman city and the sample of the selected sample from the Cochran formula is 428 questionnaires. Data analysis was performed using VIKOR technique and SPSS software. Results:The results of the research, according to the vikor method, indicate that the urban areas of Kerman are in a different position in terms of urban alleviation indicators, so that the two areas of the city with Q (0) in total of the indicators assessed are more favorable More than other areas. Then the area of three cities with the Q (0.370) ranked second and then the area of one city with the Q (0.852) ranked third, in the end of the four district of the city according to the social resilience index with Q (1) In other words, it is in an unfavorable position to other parts of the city. In the following, the findings of the mean indicate that it is important that the total knowledge index with average (2.6) has a better status than all other indicators in Kerman. And then, the knowledge, skills and social capital index with the mean total (2.4), (2.3), (2.1) in the next rank and finally the attitude index with an average of (1.8) is ranked fifth in the ratio of the other indicators. Conclusion: Therefore, taking into account the above results, it can be said that the indicators of social resilience in the regions of Kerman are not suitable and more than half of the areas in Kerman against natural disasters such as earthquakes, according to the indicators of social resilience, are unsatisfactory.

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