Levels of metropolitan areas of Tehran in terms of sustainable development indicators Using factor analysis and cluster analysis

The aim of this paper is to determine the level of Tehran metropolitan areas in terms of sustainable development indicators using factor analysis and cluster analysis. The research method is descriptive-analytic and quantitative models have been used. To understand the levels of access to the 22 areas of Tehran, using statistics and census data of 2011, 47 indicators have been used in economic, social and cultural infrastructure and housing, and the results have been obtained using the model The factor analysis has been evaluated and finally, cluster analysis has been used to divide the regions into homogeneous groups. For evaluation of data, Excel software and SPSS software were used, and ArcGIS 10 software was used to draw maps. The ranking of Tehran's 22 districts based on the level of welfare and utilization of urban facilities and services indicates inequality and a significant difference between the physical expansion of the city and economic, social and cultural development in the capital. Since the facilities and services in the areas of Tehran have not been distributed in a coordinated manner. Zone 6 is the most developed and the 20 and 22 regions are the most deprived.