期刊名称：Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering
印刷版ISSN：1982-3932
电子版ISSN：1982-3932
出版年度：2013
卷号：7
期号：1
页码：15-23
语种：English
出版社：Universidade Federal da Paraíba
其他摘要：Rapid pace of urbanization which has affected third world countries is a by-product of the post-1945 period. In most developing countries like Iran, spatial population distribution is not balanced, leading to the deficiencies in services, hygiene, formation of slums, and etc. To balance those patterns in the country, different strategies have been applied, one of which is the construction of new cities. This study aims to examine the role of new cities in balancing spatial population distribution in Tehran province. For this purpose, first, the changes in the population of Iran and its urban mechanisms are studied; then, the performances of new towns in previous decades are examined. To analyze data and investigate the role of new cities, entropy coefficient model was used. The results showed that new towns of Tehran have not affected population overflow and deconcentration successfully; as a result, urban officials need to revise construction policies in those cities.
关键词：New towns; urban systems; population; decentralization; the coefficient of entropy; Iran
其他关键词：New towns; urban systems; population; decentralization; the coefficient of entropy; Iran.
