Investigating the role of social ecology in worn-out urban textures of the central core in Ilam City

The current study tries to investigate the role of social ecology in the worn-out urban textures of the central core in Ilam City. One of the main problems in Iran is the fatigue of urban textures. The worn-out urban textures, of any kind, are considered as challenges for the life of the city and whatever is left in the abandoned worn-out textures will not only precipitate in those areas but also it will spread to the entire city and will be reflect on the perspective of the city. The case study is the central district of Ilam City which is one the oldest areas. The method is descriptive-analytical. The statistical population includes all the residents in the worn-out textures of the central zone in Ilam City, which is13365 people. Moreover, the statistical sample of the study is 371 people by the use of Cochran’s formula and by the Simple Random Sampling Method. The data gathering tool was a questionnaire made by the researcher whose validity was confirmed by different academic experts and its reliability was confirmed using Cronbach’s Alpha, which was 0.83. The results of the study show that all the hypotheses of the study are confirmed. This means that the economic, social, and cultural state of the residents of the central area of Ilam City affect the fatigue and inefficiency of this area.