Evaluating the spatial distribution of service devices with emphasis on access (Case study of Gorgan)

As a source of development, cities have faced an unfavorable cycle of inequalities due to inefficient structures and injustice has been formed in the distribution of services in cities, therefore, spatial justice in the distribution of services for fair allocation is one of the goals of planners. This research, which  have done with the aims to evaluate the spatial distribution of service devices  Gorgan city ;

 It is of applied type and descriptive-analytical in terms of nature and method.  The collection of information is based on library sources, documents and field studies.  SPSS software was used in the analysis of different parts of the research.  The reliability of the questionnaire is based on Cronbach's alpha of 0.834 and the statistical sample size is 384 citizens.  The scope of the study is Gorgan city with an area of   3560 hectares, which has a population of 353,000 people in the 2015 census. 

  The findings show that the indicators of meeting the needs of citizens, the unfavorable cycle of services and class distance respectively have the highest average level in the distribution of service places and there is a significant relationship between the distribution of service places and satisfaction in the study area.  In the analysis of the role of urban management in improving the condition of service facilities, among the selected indicators, the inefficiency of urban management was ranked first, informed management was ranked second, and optimal service delivery was ranked third, and the index of continuous monitoring was ranked last.  For the indicators of effective urban management in the distribution of service places in Gorgan city, they were selected based on Friedman's test, and at the end, suggestions were made to improve the service status of service devices.