Investigating the Impact of Spatial Distribution of Urban Land Uses on Various Air Pollution factors (Case study: Ilam city)

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Associate Professor of Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran

2 M.S. Student of Geography and Urban Planning, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran

Abstract

Urban expansion has led to changes in land use in cities, which in turn causes changes in landscape patterns and severe ecological problems in urban areas. The main objective of this study is to investigate the relationship between different land use patterns and air pollutants (aerosols, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide) in Ilam city. In this study, urban land use maps were used to prepare distance and density maps of land uses, and Sentinel-5P satellite images were used to calculate and evaluate air pollutants. Then, the relationship between the spatial composition and configuration of urban land uses and air pollutants was calculated using the correlation coefficient. By applying the algorithm, it was determined that based on the distance index, the spatial distribution pattern of industrial uses had the greatest impact on the form of aerosol pollution emissions, nitrogen dioxide pollutants, and carbon monoxide throughout the year for people's health, and residential uses had a relatively good location in terms of aerosol and carbon monoxide pollution emissions. Based on the distance index, it was determined that distances close to educational uses were more effective in producing sulfur dioxide pollutants than other distances from uses. Also, based on the density criterion, the spatial distribution pattern of industrial uses had the greatest impact on the form of aerosol, carbon monoxide, and sulfur dioxide pollution emissions, and residential use was a more effective factor in producing nitrogen dioxide pollution based on the density criterion Also, based on the residential use density index, it is a more effective factor in producing nitrogen dioxide pollution. Sulfur dioxide pollutant also has an inverse relationship with distance from educational use and a direct relationship with distance from industrial use.

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  • Receive Date: 08 February 2025
  • Revise Date: 11 April 2025
  • Accept Date: 29 April 2025

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