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Presenting a conceptual model for urban ecological resilience with a multi-scale approach (case study: Yasuj, Iran)

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This study presents a novel method for modeling urban ecological resilience based on urban development uses. To this end, the factors affecting the ecological resilience were defined, followed by determining various types of strategic orientation and urban development uses on a local scale in the desired areas. A model was designed, developed, and tested through several techniques in the geographic information system (GIS) environment. References and other related documents were reviewed for ecological resilience modeling. Next, resilience factors in different fields were reviewed and classified in the Vensim software. A total of 8 factors including significant areas of ecological function (green spots, distance from wetlands, distance from rives, forest, and wildlife including birds and rodents), climate, topography (elevation from the sea level, slope, and aspect), spatial structure (composition, distribution, and height of buildings), human factors (waste management, water pollution, distance from industries, and access to water resources), significant protected areas, social factors, and natural hazards (distance from the fault, distance from the landslide, and distance from the flood) were selected. In the next step, a final correlation was developed based on the main factors of urban ecological resilience. Eventually, a sustainability barometer was applied to assess the sustainability of Yasuj City, Iran. Based on the obtained results, the values of the ecosystem and the human system are 57 and 49, respectively, with the ecosystem being in the higher part of the human segment. Evaluating the two parts of the system in the diagram revealed that Yasuj has an ecosystem with medium sustainability. The SWOT technique was applied to identify the development strength, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats of the study. The results of the SWOT model illustrate that weakness and instability in management, poor advertisement, and inconsistency of the related organizations in different developing areas and people are the main causes of the city’s underdevelopment. Overall, using this method in the analysis of urban resilience can help the planners decided about improving the potential opportunities and urban ecosystem services.

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Salamatnia, A., Jozi, S.A. Presenting a conceptual model for urban ecological resilience with a multi-scale approach (case study: Yasuj, Iran). Arab J Geosci 14, 104 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12517-020-06355-x

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