An analysis of land use changes in Tehran in recent decade(Case study municipal region 6)

Because of rapid and excessive expansion of cities in recent decades, urban land usehas been the focus of attention of many geographers.In Iran, Tehran as capital of the country and its municipal zone 6 as the city sbackbone and centre of administrative and commercial activities CBD has been ofparticular importance.The aim of the present study has been to investigate the causeand effect of tremendous changes that have taken place in this zone.The methodadopted in this research has been analytical intersection and spatial analyst and themain source of information has been 1995 census reports plus cadastral maps of thattime and their com prison with those of the present.The results of the study have indicated considerable changes in land use over thepast fifteen years, as shown below: the total land area devoted to human settlement in1985 being some 754.13 hats. Has been reduced to 679. 25 hats In 2010 whereas thearea under CBD being 167.78 hats. In 1985 has increased to 213.80 hats in 2010 itselfindicating the extent of change of human settlement land to none human settlementnamely various kinds of business activities.A study of the population of the zone in the same period shows clearly that nonesettlement and none permanent (floating) population has been increasing, particularlyin the middle sections the zone. Thus briefly speaking the interchange of permanentand none permanent population has created numerous difficulties for the zone such astraffic, air pollution, none coherent appearance, none accessibilities, city traffic project, rise of land price, loss of identity, reduction of resident population etc. etc.