An analysis of spatial equity in the distribution of services, with an emphasis on urban management (Case Study: neighborhoods of Tehran, District 6)

Spatial justice is a focal point in the field of urban facilities planning, and a branch of social justice, in which neighborhood's status, in terms of distribution of services and and the enjoyment of various economic, social and infrastructure indicators, are examined. In this paper, spatial justice in distribution of urban services in 18 neighborhoods of Tehran's 6th district was studied. The research method is descriptive-analytical. In a way that at first, using VIKOR model, we analyzed the distribution of services in neighborhoods. Then, in order to evaluate the urban management in distribution of services, SPSS statistical tests were used. The results of vikor model show an unfair distribution of services at the neighborhoods of 6th district. Argentina-Saaee, and Vali Asr Square neighborhood, with the score of (0.069) and (0.083) enjoyed better services; and Jannat-Roftegar, and Fatemi neighborhoods with score (1) and (0.863), had the weakest service distribution. Findings showed citizen dissatisfaction from service distribution. In a way that Keshawarz and Qezel-Qale had the highest and lowest level of satisfaction in case of distribution of services. The reason for this can be found in the lack of participating the citizens, having non-defined neighborhood usages in the civil management system of Iran, the lack or decline of infrastructure facilities, and services and the unclear status of councils -as a link between citizens and civil managers. These are the important factors, intensifying the inequality between neighborhoods. As urban management is the main axle of services distribution among neighborhoods, it can play a better role in the distribution of services, with acquiring knowledge of how the way of services distribution in the neighborhoods, and citizen satisfaction level of that distribution.