Investigating the status of access to public welfare services in the urban land use system(Case study of informal settlements in Ardabil)

One of the goals of urban planning is to provide appropriate types of public services, so the quantity and quality of access to these services is one of the most important indicators to assess whether or not regions have urban land use facilities, which in the case of balanced distribution can lead to spatial justice. Accordingly, this study was conducted to investigate and assess the status of informal settlements in Ardabil in terms of public welfare services in the land use system and prioritize them for future planning. The research method is applied according to the purpose and in terms of nature and descriptive-analytical method. The data required for this study have been collected through field and documentary methods. The statistical population of the study corresponds to 15 neighborhoods of informal settlements in Ardabil. Excel and Spss software were used to analyze the data. Then, in order to assess the status of public welfare services, the target area was weighted using entropy method and ranked using Vikor technique, and finally, ArcGIS software was used to display it on the map. Based on the criteria used and the results of the implementation of the Vikor technique, among the informal settlements of Ardabil, Salmanabad neighborhood with the highest score and Iranabad neighborhood with the lowest score are in the first and last level, respectively. Findings of the study reflect that the most weakness and inadequacy among the studied indicators are related to green space uses as well as sports and recreation. Therefore, development-oriented planning in accordance with the strengths, weaknesses and priorities of each neighborhood is necessary.