Assessing the Adaptability of the Level of Distributive Justice in Infrastructure-Services with the Competitive Advantage of Rural Areas (Case Study: Ardabil Townshi )

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Authors

1 Ph.D., Human Geography Department, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Shahid Beheshti, Tehran, Iran.

2 Associate Professor, Department of Human Geography, Faculty of Geographical Sciences, University of Khwarazmi, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

The dominant planning system of the country is based on two main currents of physical planning and medium-term social-economic development plans (5-year sector-oriented programs) and in some cases with unfair allocation of resources and Facilities to some areas and deprivation of other areas have increased regional inequalities. Therefore, in order to create a balanced development and establish a desirable goal-oriented system; It is necessary to identify environmental capabilities, spatially homogeneous areas and competitive advantages of rural areas at the beginning. The current research was conducted with the aim of measuring the adaptability of justice at the level of having facilities with a competitive advantage in the villages of Ardabil township. The statistical community of the villages of Ardabil city with 20889 households and descriptive-analytical research approach. The method of obtaining information is in the form of a library. Also, for data analysis, Electron multivariate technique and Morris model in EXCEL software, inverse distance interpolation method (IDW) and fuzzy classification method in ARC GIS software have been used. The findings of the research show that the rural areas of Ardabil township do not have a favorable situation in terms of justice in enjoying facilities and services, and the imbalance is evident in them. In other words, the villages close to the center of the province (Ardebil city) are more prosperous and the villages with a greater distance such as Arshq Sharqi and Dojag, despite the high competitive advantage; are less privileged In general, there is no direct relationship between the level of prosperity of the villages and their competitive advantage and this situation is strongly influenced by the centralizing view of physical plans and 5-year economic-social plans (with the dominance of politicization, influence and political pressures to implement some plans) and the importance of the distance of rural settlements from the city center (Ardebil city and its area of ​​influence). Is. Therefore, the main solution is transition from the predominance of 5-year socio-economic sectoral programs and physical planning to spatial planning with legal requirements is necessary and sufficient.

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Geography and Territorial Spatial Arrangement
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  • Receive Date: 14 April 2022
  • Revise Date: 09 November 2022
  • Accept Date: 13 November 2022

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