Spatial analysis of Urban Smart Growth in Ilam City

Due to the rapid development of cities and the scarcity of urban land in recent years, the urban planners have always been looking for a solution that, in addition to preserving agricultural land in suburbs, would regulate urban spatial distribution so that all urban dwellers can take advantage of urban services. Smart urban growth is one of the most important strategies for the interior development, which has attracted the attention. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to spatially analyze the indices of smart urban growth in Ilam City. The research method is analytical-descriptive and the data is gathered by field study and library method. According to AutoCAD maps, detailed urban plan of all four districts of Ilam City are determined and 35 indices of smart urban growth are evaluated. To analyze the data, ANP network analysis is integrated with GIS maps. The results show that the development of the city of Ilam in the 1950s with an area of about 102 hectares reached an area of 2,460 hectares in the 2010s. This development is uneven, heterogeneous, dispersed, and without regard to the spatial distribution of urban utilities. The spatial distribution of smart urban growth indicators is not the same in the city, and district 1 of the urban area with a score of .144 is more consistent with smart urban growth indicators. According to the experts, the physical index has played the most important role in explaining the smart urban growth of the city of Ilam