Investigating the relationship between urban historical landscape approach and urban livability

The present article is "Study of the relationship between urban historical landscape approach and urban livability"." Viability is equivalent to the achievement of good urban planning quality or stable location. The term viability refers to degree of meeting society requirements based on people’s needs and capacity in that society. Environmental pollution with external sources, ethnicity, reducing social capital, reducing sense of belonging to location, being surrounded by mountains, speculation, lack of viable land in Ilam city have faced it with challenges. This study aims at recognizing effective factors on Ilam viability. Research method in this study is survey. Sampling and data gathering is done through questioner and interviewing. Statistical population is all eighteen-year-old an over Ilam citizens and according to Cochran formula 383 people have been selected as sample size. In theoretical elements of the research, approaches of urban geography, urban economy, urban planning, and urban sociology have been used. The research findings showed that average economical viability satisfaction is (49.1), average social viability satisfaction is (55), and average environmental viability satisfaction is (32.66). All research hypotheses except the hypothesis of the relationship between integrity and environmental viability have been confirmed.