An analysis of the spatial distribution of schools in the districts of the 2nd district of Ardabil municipality

Parallel and appropriate spatial distribution of educational facilities and services is very important in urban planning. Because only if there is a balance in the distribution of services and uses, it will be possible for different strata to benefit from them. The purpose of this research is to analyze the spatial distribution of schools in the neighborhoods of Region 2 of Ardabil Municipality. The research method is descriptive-analytical based on data and information extracted from Iran Statistics Center and Ardabil Municipality. In the analysis of the spatial distribution pattern of the techniques, central mean and standard deviation curve, nearest neighbor index, hot spots analysis, global Moran index and kernel density analysis to analyze how the spatial distribution pattern of educational use (schools), Thiessen polygons for the usefulness of the functional radius These services were used in the geographic information system. The findings of the research show that the distribution pattern of schools in the 2nd district of Ardabil city is distributed in clusters. The evaluation of the impact of the spatial distribution pattern of these services on the amount of functional radius indicates the undesiredness of the peripheral neighborhoods in the 2nd district of Ardabil city from the educational use (schools). which shows the inappropriate distribution of schools and their accumulation in the center of the region and the lack of attention to the needs of citizens in terms of the distribution of schools. In total, the results of the research indicate social inequalities and the lack of spatial justice in the distribution of educational services (schools at different levels) at the level of neighborhoods in the 2nd district of Ardabil city