The Estimation of the Factors Affecting the Expansion of Urban Smart Growth in Small Scale Cities, Case Study: Yasouj City

The purpose of this study was to estimate the factors affecting the expansion of urban smart growth in Yasouj small scale city. The research was of applied purpose and based on descriptive and analytical nature. The formal validity was used to ensure the validity of the questionnaire. Its reliability has been confirmed using combination reliability. The statistical populations were all experts, urban managers and professors of university being aware of urban development and urban planning in the city of Yasouj. Using simple random sampling, 50 participants were selected and information was collected by researcher-made questionnaire. To analyze the obtained information, correlation analysis and structural equation modeling using SPSS and Smart PLS software, has been used. The evaluated model of the study had acceptable fitness indices. The structural equation modeling showed that the factors physical and spatial (t = 5.33, γ = 0.4), infrastructure and access (t=3.45, γ=0.201), socioeconomic (t = 2.86, γ = 0.15) and environmental (t = 2.14, γ = 0.145) can explain 41% of the changes in the urban smart growth development in Yasuj small scale citiy.