Factors affecting urban poverty in suburban neighborhoods (the case of study: Gonbadkavos)

In recent decades, the city of Gonbad-e Kavus in Golestan province has witnessed a significant increase in marginalization and urban poverty as a result of its status as a migrant-friendly city. Marginalized neighborhoods have intensified spatial and social inequalities in the city, posing a serious challenge to city officials. The aim of this study is to investigate the factors affecting urban poverty in marginalized neighborhoods. The spatial scope of the research includes the marginalized neighborhoods of Afghanabad, Seyyedabad, Badlje, and Chay-e Boyin in Gonbad-e Kavus, and the temporal scope is summer 2022. The factors affecting urban poverty were ranked and examined from both economic and social perspectives using a researcher-made questionnaire distributed in the aforementioned neighborhoods. The results showed that in the area of public services, access to healthcare had the lowest score (2.18), in the area of safety, the lack or inadequate lighting of streets had the highest score (2.71), in the area of social participation, the possibility of collaboration with local councils had the lowest score (1.85), in the area of unemployment, hidden unemployment had the highest score (3.02), and in the area of financial poverty, low income had the highest score (2.41). In terms of the prevalence of social harms, the Seyyedabad neighborhood scored the highest (0.27=Q), and in terms of the prevalence of economic harms, the Afghanabad neighborhood scored the highest (0.24=Q).