Investigating urban livability using global TOPSIS in Bojnord city

Abstract

With the increase in the population living in cities, the need to adapt urban development to
the priorities of citizens more than before. In order to achieve a livable city must to examine
the current state of the city and inform the city managers about planning. For this purpose,
there are various methods to check the current situation of the city. One of these locationbased methods is the use of the global Topsis with GIS. In this study, livability was analyzed
using 6 layers including: access to green space, transportation, public libraries and museums,
urban traffic, restaurants and medical services in 49 neighborhoods of Bojnord city. The
results showed that the development of Bojnord city has not been the same and the central
part is better than the new parts of the city despite the older texture. Also, its central and
eastern parts have better conditions than other parts of the city, and the southern part was
shown to be very unsuitable. The results of this research are highly consistent with previous
research. Therefore, it is suggested that, in addition to the development of all neighborhoods
of the city, the southern, southwestern and eastern parts of the city should be prioritized.