Evaluation of the Role of Informal Settlements in the Urban Spatial Structure (Case Study: Hamadan City)

Unemployment, poverty, difficult economic conditions and issues and problems on the one hand and the desire of people to live in big cities or the proximity of such cities on the other hand have always been one of the main problems of cities in developing countries including Iran. With an expert review and the observation of statistics, it indicates that this problem is becoming more catastrophic, that if a written and designed plan is not considered for it, it will threaten the entire urban communities. Residents who are forced to live in different areas of the city due to many issues and problems, far from the minimum suitable living conditions and without access to sustainable sources of income. Areas that do not have a suitable platform to accept these residents and as a result of this influx of informal settlements for living.

The purpose of the current research is to evaluate the role of informal settlements in the urban spatial structure and to investigate how to prevent the expansion of informal settlements and to find optimal methods to organize these areas in Hamedan city. economic is examined.

In terms of methodology, the present research is based on the nature of applied-developmental research. And the method of collecting descriptive data is from the survey branch. The method of data analysis was done using Delphi technique and statistical analysis using SPSS software.

Studied Areas: 

The geographical scope includes the informal settlements of Hamadan city.

The results obtained from the single-sample t-test about the satisfaction of the residents with the status of informal settlements in Hamadan show that according to the table that is the result of the t-test, these settlements show that satisfaction In these areas, due to the difference between the average and the upper and lower limits, it is average and unfavorable.

The development of Hamedan city and the expansion of urbanization in recent decades have been accompanied by the growth of informal settlements. This socio-economic phenomenon has been formed due to the lack of attention to regional and urban planning and the internal capabilities of the urban area in terms of creating activity and employment capacity, and most of these neighborhoods are located in the service area of Hamadan city, and their main problem is lack of access It is one of the welfare and social services of the city. In addition, the body and appearance of Hamedan city has faced problems. The fact is that these boundaries cannot be removed from the planning space and ignored, but with accurate urban planning and appropriate to the characteristics of the residents, changes should be made in their body and texture.