Motaleate Shahri

Urban Economy

Avoiding the Bazar: an analysis of spatial and non-spatial attractions affecting the establishment of activities on the edge of the street (case study: clothing retail activity in Kazeroon city)

Gholamreza Moradi; Enayat Mirzaei

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 29 December 2023

https://doi.org/10.22034/urbs.2023.139696.4963

Abstract

In the planning system and urban economic studies, it is very important to identify the distribution, location patterns and configuration of various activities in the context of the city and organize them from the socio-economic, traffic, environmental, etc. perspective. In this context, the present ... Read More In the planning system and urban economic studies, it is very important to identify the distribution, location patterns and configuration of various activities in the context of the city and organize them from the socio-economic, traffic, environmental, etc. perspective. In this context, the present study tries to analyze the location selection of clothing retail stores in Kazerun with a qualitative approach. The mentioned stores in Kazerun city have been located in the central market (Bazaar) and shopping centers connected to it for a long time based on agglomeration economies. But in recent years, these stores have chosen the street instead of the central market and using the benefits of agglomeration. Considering the importance and influential dimensions of this behavior change, the purpose of this research is to identify the reasons for clothing stores to stay away from the central market, their distribution pattern and location criteria in the city. In this regard, spatial and non-spatial factors and attractions affecting the establishment of clothing stores in the city of Kazerun on the edge of the street have been analyzed. The method of data collection was interviews with sellers and its analysis was done with the help of MAX QDA software and content analysis method. The results of the research show that street shops due to Bazar activity time limits, easier access, available parking, the impact of social networks, the impact of events such as the Covid-19 virus, the area and size of the shops, the atmosphere and personal reasons, the presence or Lack of empty shops, space for decoration and rent, they have preferred the street instead of the Bazar (Cluster of clothing stores). On the other hand, their location criteria on the strip of street respectively, include the presence of parking spaces for customers, dynamic and active streets, good visibility, proximity to activity attraction centers, size and length of shops, ownership and type of contract, proximity to competitors, proximity to complementary stores and cost which is provided by spatial analysis.

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Incorporating Emergency Response Consideration and Invironmental Impact Assessment to Determin Optimal Location of Urban Facilities and Services

V D; Z Y; E S

Volume 3, Issue 10 , May 2014, , Pages 37-48

Abstract

This research aims to deal with problems of material recovery facility (MRF) site selection. Since the right choice of a location will improve its performance, making a random choice will negatively affect public health and environment. This has led to a reconsideration of decision making methods. In ... Read More This research aims to deal with problems of material recovery facility (MRF) site selection. Since the right choice of a location will improve its performance, making a random choice will negatively affect public health and environment. This has led to a reconsideration of decision making methods. In this study, taking into account environmental concerns and the necessity of emergency preparation, the optimum location for the establishment of MRF in district 9 of the Municipality of Tehran was searched for using a combination of group decision making, multi criteria decision making, environmental impact assessment (EIA) techniques accompanied by emergency response planning (ERP) principles. To gain an all- inclusive perspective, the implemented decision making process of this study consisted of a two-stage analysis, beginning with an initial GIS based site screening using Delphi and fuzzy Delphi guided by a panel of experts in the site selection process followed by a pair-wise assessment of the suitability of five candidate sites applying fuzzy analytical hierarchy process (FAHP). Since the conventional decision making methods are incapable of handling uncertainty and vagueness involving the mapping of preferences to an exact number or ratio, this study applied fuzzy logic to overcome this problem. The proposed approach employed triangular fuzzy numbers to deal with the imprecision inherent to the process of subjective judgment. Fuzzy logic is a powerful mathematical tool for modeling uncertain industrial, environmental and social systems, and is a facilitator for common sense reasoning in decision making. Modeling using fuzzy sets has proven to be an effective way for formulating decision making problems where the information available is subjective and imprecise. In this research, information used in the FAHP was obtained from environmental impact assessment of MRF and principles of emergency response planning. The first stage analysis was successful in preliminary site screening leading to exclude the impermissible areas while retaining sufficient areas for further simultaneous evaluation. In the remaining regions, during second stage analysis, the FAHP method incorporated the information provided by EIA and ERP studies leading to fulfill the ranking of the five alternatives. The results indicated that “alternative A2”, the farthest proposed site from adjacent neighborhoods, is the most suitable site for MRF with a potential value of 0.33. The remaining alternatives are A3, A4, A5, and A1, with decreasing potential values of 0.27, 0.21, 0.11 and 0.08, respectively. Compared to other alternatives, A2 is more capable of meeting environmental, social and economic criteria due to its great distance from neighbors. This will mitigate the risk of emergency cases expansion into the neighborhoods. The other strength is that, A2 is close to Fatih highway and this facilitates access to the emergency response services. Thus, Delphi and fuzzy Delphi offered the means to identify five potential MRF sites based on well defined criteria, which were later ranked according to the preferences provided by environmental impact assessment and emergency response planning studies. FAHP offered the capacity to incorporate EIA findings and ERP principles in site selection which is critical in minimization of the negative effects of projects on public health and the environment. The proposed procedure was eventually proved useful in the case study identifying favorable areas for the establishment of material recovery facility. Moreover, research findings show that the proposed framework may aid in recognizing the pros and cons of potential areas for the localization of MRF sites in any urban region.

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Avoiding the Bazar: an analysis of spatial and non-spatial attractions affecting the establishment of activities on the edge of the street (case study: clothing retail activity in Kazeroon city)

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Incorporating Emergency Response Consideration and Invironmental Impact Assessment to Determin Optimal Location of Urban Facilities and Services

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