An investigation of the spatial justice in distribution of Hygienic – Therapeutic facilities and services -in the cities of Khuzestan province

Subject Areas : Geopolitic

Saied Maleki ¹ , Reza Ahmadi ² , Zabih-Alah Torabi ³

1 - دانشیار گروه جغرافیا و برنامه‌ریزی شهری، دانشگاه شهید چمران اهواز
2 - کارشناس ارشد جغرافیا وبرنامه‌ریزی شهری، دانشگاه شهید چمران اهواز
3 - دانشجوی دکترای جغرافیا و برنامه‌ریزی شهری، دانشگاه تهران

Received: 2016-11-17 Accepted : 2016-11-17 Published : 2015-07-23

Keywords: spatial inequality, Spatial Justice, development, Hygienic – Therapeutic develop, Khuzestan Province,

Abstract :

From spatial justice perspective , justice encompasses concepts such as appropriate functions and services distribution, convenient access to services and activities without discrimination between residents of a city or urban area. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the state of special justice in the distribution of Hygienic – Therapeutic services and facilities in the cities of Khuzestan province. For this practical study, the analytic–descriptive method was applied. The data were collected from the statistical yearbook of Khuzestan in 1390. The collected data were analyzed by using of different softwares such as SPSS, EXCEL, GIS and also TOPSIS methods, cluster analysis, Pearson correlation coefficient, Mann-Whitney test and other statistical methods. In this study, spatial justice in the distribution of hygienic- therapeutic development in the cities of Khuzestan province both in geography and population terms was examined. The geographical distribution of Hygienic –Therapeutic services seems balanced and harmonious. But from the population point of view, the distribution of health facilities are unequal and in conflict with justice.