Ranking different cities and villages in province of Isfahan based of analysis of social indicator during the statistic period 1996-2006

One of the primary governmental concerns is to understand the level of economical and social development in different locations of a country. Understanding social and economical characteristics of different cities help provide necessary assistance for underdeveloped areas and promote some value adde...

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Main Authors: Asghar Zarabi, Dariush Ahmadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Growing Science 2012-10-01
Series:Management Science Letters
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Online Access:http://www.growingscience.com/msl/Vol2/msl_2012_134.pdf
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description One of the primary governmental concerns is to understand the level of economical and social development in different locations of a country. Understanding social and economical characteristics of different cities help provide necessary assistance for underdeveloped areas and promote some value added activities such as tourism in better-developed areas. In this paper, we present an empirical study based on Factor Analysis to rank different towns, villages and cities located in city of Isfahan, Iran in terms of various socio-economical criteria. The study gathers necessary information from 1996 to 2007. The results of our survey indicate that three cities of Feridan, Nayeen and Falavarjan are in the best position in terms of different social and cultural criteria while Lenjan, Barkhar and Mymehand Isfahan are located in the worst positions.
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spelling doaj.art-f29a662948234d0d99d297fad4f4b7212022-12-21T19:20:03ZengGrowing ScienceManagement Science Letters1923-93351923-93432012-10-012620772084Ranking different cities and villages in province of Isfahan based of analysis of social indicator during the statistic period 1996-2006Asghar ZarabiDariush AhmadiOne of the primary governmental concerns is to understand the level of economical and social development in different locations of a country. Understanding social and economical characteristics of different cities help provide necessary assistance for underdeveloped areas and promote some value added activities such as tourism in better-developed areas. In this paper, we present an empirical study based on Factor Analysis to rank different towns, villages and cities located in city of Isfahan, Iran in terms of various socio-economical criteria. The study gathers necessary information from 1996 to 2007. The results of our survey indicate that three cities of Feridan, Nayeen and Falavarjan are in the best position in terms of different social and cultural criteria while Lenjan, Barkhar and Mymehand Isfahan are located in the worst positions.http://www.growingscience.com/msl/Vol2/msl_2012_134.pdfLevelingSocial indicatorsFactor analysisTowns of Isfahan state
spellingShingle Asghar Zarabi
Dariush Ahmadi
Ranking different cities and villages in province of Isfahan based of analysis of social indicator during the statistic period 1996-2006
Management Science Letters
Leveling
Social indicators
Factor analysis
Towns of Isfahan state
title Ranking different cities and villages in province of Isfahan based of analysis of social indicator during the statistic period 1996-2006
title_full Ranking different cities and villages in province of Isfahan based of analysis of social indicator during the statistic period 1996-2006
title_fullStr Ranking different cities and villages in province of Isfahan based of analysis of social indicator during the statistic period 1996-2006
title_full_unstemmed Ranking different cities and villages in province of Isfahan based of analysis of social indicator during the statistic period 1996-2006
title_short Ranking different cities and villages in province of Isfahan based of analysis of social indicator during the statistic period 1996-2006
title_sort ranking different cities and villages in province of isfahan based of analysis of social indicator during the statistic period 1996 2006
topic Leveling
Social indicators
Factor analysis
Towns of Isfahan state
url http://www.growingscience.com/msl/Vol2/msl_2012_134.pdf
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