Analysis of Factors Affecting the Diversity of Physical-Functional Structure of Neighborhoods in New Cities: A Case Study on Shahin Shahr City, Isfahan

Following industrialization in developing countries such as Iran, increasing urban population and lack of proper planning for the establishment of this population and most importantly, the use of zoning policies, several problems arose in the structure of cities, including the loss of diversity. Following these developments, neighborhoods lost their main function in the new cities and has become a dormitory for residents, which is a major problem in cities. Shahin-Shahr, as one of the new cities is no exception. In this city, the lack of diversity in physical activity structure of the neighborhoods has caused some neighborhoods to become dormitories for residents and some neighborhoods with high density of daily activities to attract a large population. Accordingly, it is necessary to identify the factors that increase diversity in cities. For this reason, the present study aims to analyze the factors affecting physical-functional diversity in Shahin Shahr neighborhoods using a descriptive-analytical method. To achieve this goal, diversity indices were first extracted and 377 questionnaires were distributed among residents of Shahin Shahr and the results were analyzed using structural equation modeling and Amos Graphic Software. The results show that the factors of access to land-uses, housing diversity, security and physical communication have a high correlation with regression weights of 0.926, 0.852, 0.783 and physical relationship with a regression weight of 0.435 has a moderate correlation with diversity.