Farhad Azizpour; Roghayyeh Shamsi
Volume 23, Issue 89 , May 2014, , Pages 106-112
Abstract
Factors of the natural-ecologic, social, economic, historical and political environment affects formation, establishment and organization of rural environments. Thus, the present article seeks to clarify the influence of natural elements (natural-ecologic environments) in transformability of spatial ...
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Factors of the natural-ecologic, social, economic, historical and political environment affects formation, establishment and organization of rural environments. Thus, the present article seeks to clarify the influence of natural elements (natural-ecologic environments) in transformability of spatial organization in 11 rural districts of Lavasan-e Kuchak village. Descriptive-analytic methods and secondary-research methods are used for collecting information. Moreover, models like Gatman institutional measurement, value of centrality, total minimum distance, number of direct links, number of communicative nodes and demographic capacity are also considered. Results indicate that natural elements, especially topography, water resources and slope have influenced the position of rural settlements. This has resulted in the spatial organization of the study area possessing a two-level hierarchical structure. Moreover, based on the results it is suggested to form spatial organization of the area with three rural areas of Afje, Kantiya and Bujan villages and a rural complex of Lavasan city.
Alireza Sheykholeslami; Masum Dusti; Maryam Beyranvandzadeh; Ebrahim Rostam Gurani
Volume 22, SEPEHR , July 2013, , Pages 2-6
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For various reasons, including industrial revolution, socioeconomic, cultural and political dependence,modernism, unmethodical following of Western models, etc., The spatial organization of our country's settlements has undergone a number of complex, sweeping changes so that in a few decades, its formerly ...
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For various reasons, including industrial revolution, socioeconomic, cultural and political dependence,modernism, unmethodical following of Western models, etc., The spatial organization of our country's settlements has undergone a number of complex, sweeping changes so that in a few decades, its formerly traditional state with certain rules has become polarized, multiple, unbalanced, inefficient, heterogeneous, and backward. This research was conducted with the aim of analyzing the spatial organization of North Khorasan Province.Using the models of entropy coefficient, stratigraphical, urban first and Arthur Smilies model,it investigates and analyzes the urban system of North Khorasan province during the last decade. The results of the research show that the urban network of the province is relatively orderly, due to the sovereignty of the middle and small cities in the province.
Seyyed Ramin Ghaffari; Zahra Ghasemi; Mahdi Heydaryan
Volume 20, Issue 80 , February 2012, , Pages 84-87
Abstract
In recent years, various philosophical, political, social and economic schools have had a clear and profound influence on the geographic debate and have created new ideas. Radicalism is also one of these schools that was able to provide a deconstructive approach to solve as much as possible the problems ...
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In recent years, various philosophical, political, social and economic schools have had a clear and profound influence on the geographic debate and have created new ideas. Radicalism is also one of these schools that was able to provide a deconstructive approach to solve as much as possible the problems that space had to deal with, and to eliminate many of the established trends in geography. It is within this approach that radical geographers consider geographic space to be a historical-socio-political category that has been inscribed in nature. But what is most apparent in this school is the exploitation of Marxist and socialist ideologies. This article seeks to answer the question whether the legitimacy of radicalism in geography is due to its opposition to the views and frameworks that shape the geographic space for the benefit of the owners of power and capital or merely a paradigm that challenges the space perspective. To reach this goal, the author has tried to collect and analyze the issues using the documentary research method and referring to library resources. By studying the foundations of radicalism and its different perspectives, it clarifies the extent to which this school has been influenced by other ideologies as well as its impact on geographic studies, and discusses the various spaces that the advocates of this school have introduced in geography.
