Investigating the Feasibility of Good Urban Governance with Emphasis on Spatial Justice (Case Study: 5 Regions-Urmia)

mirnajaf mousavi ¹ ( Professor in Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran. )
reza ghaderi ² ( Assistant Professor of Payame Noor University )
Nima Bayramzadeh ³ ( M.A in Urban planning, Young Researchers and Elite Club, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran. )
Roya Kamel Nia ⁴ ( M.Sc. in Geography and Sacred Defense, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran. )

Submited date : 2022-02-01 Accepted date : 2022-04-21

Keywords: Urban Management, Spatial Distribution, Urmia, spatial justice, good urban governance,

Abstract :

The main purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility of good urban governance with an emphasis on spatial justice in the five regions of Urmia. The method of the present study is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in nature. Data collection is in the form of documents and field surveys. Data collection tools are in several forms: observation, questionnaire, interview. The statistical population of this study is the residents of 5 Regions of Urmia city. Using Cochran's formula, 384 numbers have been obtained which have been randomly distributed. To evaluate the status of good urban governance, the following indicators have been used: participation, efficiency, and effectiveness, transparency, justice and equality, accountability, responsibility, rule of law, and consensus. Data analysis was performed quantitatively using statistical methods such as one-sample t-test, Kruskal–Wallis and Spearman correlation, and SPSS and GIS software to analyze the data. The results of this study indicate that based on the analysis of per capita status of service Land uses, Region 5 has gained the first rank and Region 3 has gained the last rank. According to the evaluation results of good urban governance indicators, regions one, four, and five had a higher level than the average, and regions two and three had a lower level than the average. The results of correlation evaluation between independent and dependent components indicate that there is a strong direct relationship between them. According to the ranking results of the Kruskal–Wallis test, region one has the first rank, and region two has the fifth rank. Finally, according to the results of the Spearman test, there is a direct relationship between the distribution of land uses and indicators of good urban governance.