Investigation of Public Services Distribution Based on Social Justice (Case Study: Saqqez City)

Fair distribution of urban services and facilities is one of the important subjects in urban studies. Geographically, social justice of city corresponds with the fair distribution of amenities and resources among the different regions and equal access of all citizens to them which is one of the urban planning objectives. Clearly, unequal distribution leads to social crises and complicated spatial problems. The main objective of the research is to investigate the distribution of urban services in different neighborhoods of Saqqez regarding the social justice. The methodology of the research is based on descriptive - analytical approaches by using three different models of Location Quotient (L.Q), standardized score coefficient and VIKOR to prioritize and rank the distribution of facilities in the neighborhoods of the city. Kapland model was used to integrate three models for further validity of the obtained data.Also thematic maps are presented using Excel and ArcGIS. The results showed a considerable gap among the neighborhoods regarding to the distribution of urban services as more than 50 percent of the neighborhoods have negative standardized mean. According to the L.Q there is not coincident between population and service distribution. Neighborhood 1 had the highest level of urban services. So it seems that local urban authorities should reduce the level of inequity among the neighborhood by devising policies based on the principles of social justice.