An Analysis Role of Distance in the Spatial Changes of villages district Noor-Ali-Beiyg (Saveh Township)

The urban expansion and its due pressures derived from various needs of urban population, has not only transformed the urban spatial structure but also caused considerable socio-economic and physical changes to the rural peripheries. As such, despite the necessity of paying attention to the principals; such as Complementarily and labor division required for a justified rural-urban interaction- based on their needs, potentials and limitation- the rural areas have been considered as an alternative for overcoming urban problems. The present research work -the analytical method- used survey data collected by the field visits and attempts to understand the role of distance on the spatial changes of Saveh's peripheral villages. The statistical universe consists of 28 villages of Noor-Ali-Beiyg rural district in which 4 villages with different distances to the city were selected as samples. The findings indicate the significant effect of distance on the amount of spatial changes of Saveh's population growth and physical expansion.. Accordingly, the cheap land and labor of these villages are considered as opportunities in respect to the city's residential and other problems. This of course introduces a new core and peripheral relationship, as a result of which the peripheral villages are becoming subordinated to the city's changes. The findings suggest that, for a logical and appropriate interaction relying on the knowledge of the human and physical potentials of the urban and rural settlement's the authorities must employ a regional approach in their urban and rural planning. By investigating the spatial changes of peripheral villages of Saveh, attempts to understand the role of physical distance from the city by comparing the changes between closed and far villages the present research attempts to understand the role of distance from the city of Saveh on the spatial changes of its peripheral villages. Therefore the investigating and comparing these changes by their distance from the above mentioned city.