Abstract
The purpose of this paper was to study the role of the urban land market in the spatial development of Mashhad. In this study, factors such as the status of buying and selling land, standard deviation of habitants’ income, changes in green space, land-use realization rate, and building violation formed the indicators for appraising the land market. The MORRIS model was used to evaluate the rate of development of this case study in three general groups, namely economical, social-cultural, and spatial-physical. The TOPSIS model was also used in classifying the development of each urban district. The effect of each development indicator on the general development was attained by using multivariate regression. The results showed that the economical development indicator has the highest effect on total development of the district. Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to study the relationship between each indicator of the urban land market and the development of neighborhoods in this district. The sale indicator for the effect of the urban land market on urban district development was evaluated by the causal modeling method, which has the highest influence on the spatial development in Mashhad. In fact, owing to the price of land in some neighborhoods, selling and buying of land increased – it resulted in land speculation, development of some parts of the district, and reduction of spatial equality among neighborhoods. It is suggested that introducing a more accurate tax system can reduce urban land speculation.
Highlights
In recent decades, fast growth of urban population has caused a downward spiral environmentally, as can be observed in many of the cities in developing countries
The results of this study showed that the average price per square meter of land in district three of Mashhad is equivalent to 330 USD, with Hashemi Nejad and Sis Abad neighborhoods having the highest and lowest price with an average price of 600 USD and 40 USD per square meter, respectively
The results show that Hashemi Nejad and Rah-Ahan neighborhoods have the highest level of spatial development compared to other neighborhoods of this metropolitan area due to economic reasons such as high income of households and other factors such as having urban facilities, utilities, and proximity to the holy shrine of Imam Reza
Summary
Fast growth of urban population has caused a downward spiral environmentally, as can be observed in many of the cities in developing countries. Limited supply of land, which is the determining factor of its price and value, coupled with high demand for it, has made the land issue one of the necessities of planning in cities.the land market is not an ordinary market because it cannot be compared with the demand (Glaeser et al 2005). Samadi land value is the basic factor for the development of urban areas. Land as an object for offering in the market is very important in determining the value and cost (Bao 2004)
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