Mansoor Azizi; Ali Movahed; Farzaneh Sasanpoor; Nemat Kordeh
Volume 23, SEPEHR , July 2014, , Pages 60-69
Abstract
Poverty is one of the most important issues of the world and an important internal problem of all societies of the world, no matter poor or rich. According to the statistics, poor communities in Asia, Africa and Latin America form 60 percent of world population, while possessing only 12 percent of the ...
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Poverty is one of the most important issues of the world and an important internal problem of all societies of the world, no matter poor or rich. According to the statistics, poor communities in Asia, Africa and Latin America form 60 percent of world population, while possessing only 12 percent of the world income. Moreover, the issue of poverty is even present in rich communities as an acute social and economic issue. Poverty has always been a global issue, but it has gained more importance in the finishing years of the 70th decade and especially beginning years of 80th decade. Because in these years and after the acceptance of structural reform program, liberation and privatization in many countries of the world, poverty and supporting vulnerable groups gained more attention. Poverty and poverty alleviation are a global issue which include Iran. Many scholars believe that implementing economic plans affect low-income groups and increase poverty. Therefore, we seek to investigate poverty in Mahabad city and its influence on the city and urban management and provide necessary solutions. The study applies descriptive-analytic research method and questionnaires. Results indicate that a significant number of residents in Mahabad have an inappropriate economic situation. According to the research results, unemployment dilemma, limited manufacturing potential, weak economic foundations are some of the issues which have resulted in distorted distribution of resources and growth in poverty level in Mahabad and thus have increased social inequalities.
Ali Movahhed (Translator)
Volume 13, Issue 52 , February 2004, , Pages 50-52
Abstract
In Japan, where the earthquake occurs frequently, natural disasters are important in urban planning. However, it is clear that the cities of Japan, with the exception of a few, have not been designed without providing any clear picture of urban safety definition based on previous studies on natural hazards. ...
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In Japan, where the earthquake occurs frequently, natural disasters are important in urban planning. However, it is clear that the cities of Japan, with the exception of a few, have not been designed without providing any clear picture of urban safety definition based on previous studies on natural hazards. For the Japanese people who are plagued by many earthquakes throughout history, it is necessary to provide an image of the future of the city's form in terms of urban safety. On the other hand, recent computer technology has been able to improve the real-time control system after the Northridge earthquake in 1994 and that of Kobe in 1995. In this paper, a method of analyzing and designing a city based on urban safety perspective is emphasized. This method is called the MUSE, based on the Lynch’s 1961 theory of urban appearance, and some of the city's physical elements are defined as part of an organic system. Using the 3D Arc / View analysis, we can easily simulate the city in a visual fashion, and this is the action that took a long way to go through by the previous models. The authors have created vulnerable functions. (Moreau and Yamazaki, 1999) and proposed a method for assessing the risk of building collapse. (Moreau and Yamazaki, 2000). The use of these methods of urban safety assessments with MUSE is useful for risk assessment system. However, combination of MUSE with recent technology will be realized in the future.