Analysis of the levels of development of the space economy and its spatial effects in the surrounding areas of Sanandaj

This is a case study on the villages around Sanandaj. Due to the spatial and space continuity to Sanandaj, these villages face challenges and issues that are not so severe in other villages around. The present study is a descriptive-analytic survey with an emphasis on its applicability aspect. It tries to investigate the levels of development of the space economy and its spatial effects in surrounding areas of Sanandaj by using multi-criteria decision-making (Fuzzy-Topsis) FTOPSIS, semi-structured interview and researcher-made questionnaire as well as the information taken from Iran and Sanandaj statistics centers. The statistical population of this study is the council members and village authorities of 24 villages in the surrounding areas of Sanandaj which were selected by the whole number method and the total number chosen was 96 people. The results of the study showed that the levels of development of the space economy in the studied area follow an unbalanced pattern, such that some villages, Bábariz, Arndan, Asawlle and Dushan have the highest scores. Also, the analysis of the spatial effects of changes in the economy of space at the level of the studied area indicates the growth and increase of construction, the destruction of natural landscapes and the increase in land prices, the reduction of agricultural crops and the growth and increase of illegal infrastructures and construction.