Investigating the effective physical factors of water consumption in order to prevent the urban water crisis in the scale of neighborhood (Case study: Al-Ghadir neighborhood in the Kerman city)

Document Type : Research Article (Applied - Development)

Authors

1 Ph.D Candidate, Department of Urbanism, Faculty of Art, Architecture and Urbanism, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Urbanism, Faculty of Art, Architecture and Urbanism, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran

3 Assistant Professor of Water Resources Management, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran

4 Associate Professor of Geography and Urban Planning, Shahid Bahonar University of Keman, Kerman, Iran

10.22103/JUSG.2020.2026

Abstract

Objective: Population growth and climate change affect the sources of water. There are two Planning strategies to provide the sources of urban water: The first one is to provide a clean and reliable sources and the second one is the management of water demand. The second option΄s aim is to reduce water consumption. Traditionally, urban planners have not been involved in the management of urban water. While how to build cities, affects the supply and the use of water directly.
Methods: The goal of this article is to recognize the relation between built-environment indicators with how to use water in the level of quarter for increasing water protection. Based on this matter, 9 indicators in this field has been identified as effective urbanization΄s factors in the management of water consumption, and then the average of water consumption in each category was extracted. Also categorized data in different groups according to sightly indicator entered into SPSS software for statistical analysis. And in the process of analysis of the ANOVA method and multiple comparisons to specify the level of the indicators΄ importance and then the Friedman-Test to specify the level of the impact of indicators on Al-Ghadir Neighborhood has been used.
Results:Findings have shown that respectively perimeter ratio indicators on area and the rotation of block with maximum impact on water consumption and the indicator of shape, continuity and area can have minimum impact on water consumption in Al-Ghadir Neighborhood.
Conclusion: Therefore, Results have shown that urban planners have been able to promote the protection of the urban water by using planning strategies and designing in the level of Neighborhood and shaping the built-environment and adjusting land use. And they can affect on how to consume water in cities. A comprehensive approach to all these categories and logical and reasonable connection between them and their pervasive development that is the only reasonable way to manage water in cities.

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Journal of Urban Social Geography
Volume 7, Issue 2 - Serial Number 17
September 2020
Pages 195-215

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  • Receive Date: 15 December 2019
  • Revise Date: 29 July 2020
  • Accept Date: 24 August 2020

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