Remote Sensing and GIS Applications in Environmental Sciences
Analyzing spatial distinctions in establishing horizontal justice in terms of access to educational services using a multi-criteria decision-making approach and GIS (Case study: Ardabil city neighborhoods)
Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 PhD student in Geography and Urban Planning, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil Branch, Ardabil, Iran
2 Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Humanities, Ardabil Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil, Iran
3 Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Ardabil Branch, Ardabil, Iran
Abstract
Objective: This research aims to analyze and evaluate the availability of educational services in the neighborhoods of Ardabil city.
Research Method: The research method is descriptive-analytical.
Results: To analyze and evaluate the neighborhoods' welfare, first seven indicators in the educational field were used and information about them was obtained from the Ardabil General Education and Ardabil School Renovation Departments, and in some cases, the collected data was updated with the OSM database. To perform the analysis, the critical technique was used for weighting and the mixed compromise solution multi-criteria decision-making model, known as the Kokoso model, was used for data analysis. ArcGIS software was also used to prepare and analyze the maps.
Conclusion: The result showed that there is some kind of injustice in the city of Ardabil among the 5 regions and 51 neighborhoods in the city. Region 1 has a favorable condition among the regions, and among the 11 neighborhoods in this region, 6 neighborhoods are in a very good condition. Also, regions 3 and 4 of the municipality have no neighborhoods with many facilities and 62% of the population of region 4 is covered by a very deprived and deprived situation. However, among the municipal areas, district 5 of the municipality has 4 neighborhoods in a very deprived state of facilities, which do not have favorable conditions.
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