Analysis of Spatial Patterns of Concentration of Extra Urban Functions in Tehran Metropolis

Document Type : Original Article

Author
Navid Ahangari
Ph.D. in Geography and Urban Planning, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Geographical Sciences, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/usd.2025.2013309.1143
Abstract
Urban functions refer to a set of actual urban space uses that not only describe the configuration of the physical environment but also reflect social and economic spatial patterns of human activities at a general level, influencing many urban processes. Therefore, this research aims to analyze the spatial patterns of suburban functions concentration in the Tehran metropolis. The research method is cognitive in terms of objective, applied in terms of nature, and descriptive-analytical in terms of type. Data collection involves library research, fieldwork, and secondary analysis methods. Suburban functions include urban facilities, industrial-workshop, transport-storage, services-commercial, leisure-tourism, cultural-historical, and administrative-political, based on the LBCS system. Spatial statistics (average nearest neighbor distance and directional distribution) were used for data analysis. The research results in the spatial distribution section indicate that the concentration of overall suburban functions in the areas of Tehran city has clustered distribution, considering the nearest neighbor index (0.408) and its Z score (-212.91). Additionally, based on directional distribution, the concentration of overall suburban functions is in the central regions of Tehran and distributed in the west-east direction. Therefore, a balance in the spatial distribution of the concentration of overall suburban functions in the areas of Tehran city is not observed, and it is expected that there is a significant difference in the level of areas in terms of the presence of these suburban functions.

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