Studying the geography of development of Provinces of Iran Using Human Development Index
Subject Areas :
1 - Masters student, in geography and urban planning, TABRIZ University
Keywords: Spatial analysis, Human Development Index, "Human Development, Standard of Living, Geography of Development",
Abstract :
The concept of human development is a holistic approach to a better life that emphasizes the cultivation of the talents and mental abilities along with the consumption of goods and services and places the dynamic horizon of human choices ahead of the goal of a better life.On the horizon of Iran's twenty-year vision is:A developed Iran, with advanced knowledge, equal opportunities, adequate income distribution and health.This descriptive-analytical study aims to evaluate the current status of provinces in terms of human development indicators based on the censuses of 2011 and 2016. According to the research findings, the average education index in the country is 0.503. 0.673 Health Index. And standard of living 0.336 And the combined index of human development is 0.749. Health index has the highest rate and standard of living has the lowest figure in the country. The most favorable situation of human development index was related to Tehran provinces with 0.936 respectively. Alborz with 0.926 and Yazd with 0.862. The most unfavorable situation of this index is related to Sistan and Baluchestan provinces with 0.446 and Kurdistan with 0.561 respectively. Sistan and Baluchestan province has the most unfavorable situation in all indicators of human development. Although the ranking of provinces based on the Human Development Index indicates that the most disadvantaged category corresponds to the border provinces and the most desirable ones belong to the regions most often located in the center of the country, but based on the results in most provinces of the country between the two The growth census observed that deprived provinces had the highest growth.
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