Investigating Financial Motivators and Demotivators of Urban Sprawl Through the Lens of Municipalities: A Case of the Qom Municipality, Iran

IF 2 4区社会学 Q3 ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy Pub Date : 2024-07-08 DOI:10.1007/s12061-024-09591-w

Mehran Hajilou, Abolfazl Meshkini, Safar Ghaedrahmati, Mohammad Mirehei

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Some studies speak of the financial and economic benefits of urban sprawl indicating that there is little evidence that compact cities outside of high-income countries are more productive. Considering the contradictions, this research seeks to identify and analyze the financial factors driving or impeding urban sprawl in one of the Iranian large cities, Qom City. The results show that urban sprawl is a costly phenomenon for the municipality in the long term. However, urban officials have some incentives to encourage urban sprawl. The most significant advantage of urban sprawl is the increase in income from the sale of municipal (immovable) property. More than 50% of the municipality's revenues are provided from land and related developments and this increases the incentive to expand the city and the lack of control over the urban sprawl. Urban sprawl also imposes financial costs on the municipality, and the most significant financial obstacle is the increase in the costs of urban transportation and traffic improvement(26% on average up to 55% in some years). Iranian municipalities mainly rely on unsustainable revenue sources, and a large part of their revenues are provided through urban sprawl and its related revenue sources, threatening peripheral environments more than ever.

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通过市政当局的视角调查城市无计划扩展的财政动因和非动因：伊朗库姆市案例

一些研究谈到了城市扩张的金融和经济效益，但几乎没有证据表明高收入国家以外的紧凑型城市更具生产力。考虑到上述矛盾，本研究试图确定并分析伊朗大城市库姆市推动或阻碍城市无计划扩展的财务因素。研究结果表明，从长远来看，城市无计划扩展对市政府来说是一种代价高昂的现象。然而，城市官员有一些鼓励城市无计划扩展的激励措施。城市扩张的最大优势是出售市政（不动产）的收入增加。市政收入的 50%以上来自土地和相关开发项目，这增加了城市扩张的动力，也使城市扩张缺乏控制。城市扩张也给市政当局带来了财政成本，最主要的财政障碍是城市交通和交通改善成本的增加（平均 26%，有些年份甚至高达 55%）。伊朗市政当局主要依靠不可持续的收入来源，其收入的很大一部分是通过城市无计划扩展及其相关收入来源提供的，这比以往任何时候都更加威胁周边环境。

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期刊介绍： Description The journal has an applied focus: it actively promotes the importance of geographical research in real world settings It is policy-relevant: it seeks both a readership and contributions from practitioners as well as academics The substantive foundation is spatial analysis: the use of quantitative techniques to identify patterns and processes within geographic environments The combination of these points, which are fully reflected in the naming of the journal, establishes a unique position in the marketplace. RationaleA geographical perspective has always been crucial to the understanding of the social and physical organisation of the world around us. The techniques of spatial analysis provide a powerful means for the assembly and interpretation of evidence, and thus to address critical questions about issues such as crime and deprivation, immigration and demographic restructuring, retailing activity and employment change, resource management and environmental improvement. Many of these issues are equally important to academic research as they are to policy makers and Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy aims to close the gap between these two perspectives by providing a forum for discussion of applied research in a range of different contexts Topical and interdisciplinaryIncreasingly government organisations, administrative agencies and private businesses are requiring research to support their ‘evidence-based’ strategies or policies. Geographical location is critical in much of this work which extends across a wide range of disciplines including demography, actuarial sciences, statistics, public sector planning, business planning, economics, epidemiology, sociology, social policy, health research, environmental management. FocusApplied Spatial Analysis and Policy will draw on applied research from diverse problem domains, such as transport, policing, education, health, environment and leisure, in different international contexts. The journal will therefore provide insights into the variations in phenomena that exist across space, it will provide evidence for comparative policy analysis between domains and between locations, and stimulate ideas about the translation of spatial analysis methods and techniques across varied policy contexts. It is essential to know how to measure, monitor and understand spatial distributions, many of which have implications for those with responsibility to plan and enhance the society and the environment in which we all exist. Readership and Editorial BoardAs a journal focused on applications of methods of spatial analysis, Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy will be of interest to scholars and students in a wide range of academic fields, to practitioners in government and administrative agencies and to consultants in private sector organisations. The Editorial Board reflects the international and multidisciplinary nature of the journal.