Comparative analysis and ranking of quality of life indicators based on social justice in neighboring heterogeneous urban areas, a case study of Koi Golestan and Koi Cheniba, Ahvaz.

Document Type : Science - Research

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Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Payam Noor University, Iran.

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This research is based on the comparative analysis and ranking of quality of life indicators with an emphasis on the concept of social justice in the neighboring heterogeneous urban areas in Golestan and Cheniba districts of Ahvaz. This article is descriptive and analytical in terms of method and practical in terms of purpose. In order to carry out this research, first, indicators related to the concepts of quality of life (social, physical, economic and service) and social justice (educational-cultural, healthcare, administration, policing and leisure time) were extracted and items were defined for each. In the second step, researcher-made questionnaires were designed and 380 samples were distributed among Ahvaz citizens based on Cochran's formula and random sampling method, and the results were extracted. The statistical analysis of the data using independent t-test showed that Golestan region was significantly higher than Chenbiye region in all aspects of quality of life measurement including (social, physical, service and economic). Also, in the examination of various indicators of social justice (educational and cultural, health and therapeutic, administrative-administrative and leisure), Koi Golestan is significantly higher than Cheniba region. In addition, the results of ranking the indicators used in this research using the SAW model showed that the observed differences are mostly in the physical, economic and social dimensions of the chart.

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