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


Asghar Zarabi and Dariush Ahmadi


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.


DOI: j.msl.2012.06.012

Keywords: Leveling ,Social indicators ,Factor analysis ,Towns of Isfahan state

How to cite this paper:

Zarabi, A & Ahmadi, D. (2012). Ranking different cities and villages in province of Isfahan based of analysis of social indicator during the statistic period 1996-2006.Management Science Letters, 2(6), 2077-2084.


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