Investigating and Analyzing the Process of Urban System Developments Case Study: Kermanshah Province

In the country after the land reforms and development plans and policies adopted there have been significant changes in the urban systems that have led to the widening gap between the major cities and the provincial capitals. The existence of such a rift has caused problems and problems at the district and city level. The purpose of this study was to investigate the urban system developments in the war-torn areas of the west of the country in Kermanshah province. The research method was descriptive-analytical, using census data from 55 to 95 from the statistics center for quantitative data and using expert opinions for qualitative data of the research. Information analysis methods are urban planning models and techniques and the Surah method. The results show that Kermanshah and Islamabad West as the first and second cities in the hierarchy of cities in the province during these years. The cities of Qasr-e Shirin and Sar-e-Pol-Zahab are in the last years of the imposed war. But after the war, they are almost back to their original form. In general, the urban structure and system of Kermanshah province, like other provinces and developing countries, is completely unbalanced and faces prime urban conditions. The results of Savara method showed that the administrative - political factor and the imposed war were the most important factors affecting the urban system changes in Kermanshah province in recent decades.