رشد افقي سريع شهر يزد و تاثير آن بر سفرهاي شهري در محدوده مركز و پيرامون اين شهر

Urban Sprawl in Yazd and its Effect on City Trips in Center and Periphery of the City

Some cities in Iran face with the urban sprawl. It seems that city trips which are done in their periphery need more time and cost than the ones near the center. Private vehicles are used in majority of these trips. For proving this hypothesis with the descriptive-analytic and surveying method, urban sprawl in Yazd during the years 1362-85 in comparison with the past was explained by using the periodical map for having different indicators. Then a survey was done by providing some questionnaires. The results show that those in the periphery have longer and more expensive trips than those living in the center of the city. These trips include common and daily movements (such as those done by their private vehicle).