Functional Evaluation of Mazandaran Province Cities Using Factor Analysis, Numerical Taxonomy and Cluster Analysis

Dadfar, Shima; Azimi, Naser; Ahmadi, Hasan

Functional Evaluation of Mazandaran Province Cities Using Factor Analysis, Numerical Taxonomy and Cluster Analysis

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نویسندگان

Shima Dadfar ¹

Naser Azimi ²

Hasan Ahmadi ³

¹ Master of Urban & Regional Planning, Faculty of Art & Artitecture, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Central University, Tehran Central Branch, Tehran, Iran.

² Assistent Professor of Urban Planning, Faculty of Art & Artitecture, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Central Branch, Tehran, Iran.

³ Assistent Professor of Urban & Regional Planning, Faculty of Art & Artitecture, University of Guilan, Guilan, Iran.

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