Measuring Spatial-Economic Segregation and Its Relationship with the Spatial Structure of the City (Case Study: Tehran Metropolis)

Document Type : Research-Case Study

Authors

Sahba Golchinfar ¹

Khashayar Kashanijou ²

Kianoosh Zakerhaghighi ³

¹ PhD Student, Department of Urban Planning,Shahr-e-Qods Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

² Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Shahr-e-Qods Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

³ Professor, Department of Urban Planning,South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University,Tehran, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22067/jgrd.2024.88598.1444

Abstract

One of the areas that lay a fertile ground for segregation in cities is economic distinctions created due to the unequal allocation of resources, opportunities, and services. Urban segregation poses a major obstacle to the realization of an inclusive, coherent, and integrated city. The consequences of spatial segregation not only affect poor families but also influence all citizens and the spatial structure of cities. Therefore, studying the relationship between segregation and the spatial structure of the city is one of the measures that will contribute to efficient urban management and desirable urban governance. Hence, the main goal of this research is to measure the spatial-economic segregation of the Tehran metropolis. This is an applied study that adopts a descriptive-analytical method. The results suggest the formation of a concentrated pattern of spatial structure and moderate-to-severe segregation of economic indicators in the different regions of Tehran, so that the Z-Score of the spatial distribution of the indicators is above 1.65 and the entropy and spatial segregation of the indicators are usually over 0.6. Also, the results show that the highest regression coefficient between population entropy and spatial distribution of economic indicators is found in the northern and central regions of Tehran, and the lowest coefficient is seen in southeastern and southern regions of the city. There is a north-south and east-west trend between the spatial distribution of population and economic indicators in the Tehran metropolis, which has given rise to a kind of spatial segregation and centralization in the two central and northern axes of the city. Therefore, evaluating the trend of spatial-economic segregation of the Tehran metropolis in the coming years and identifying other background factors that play a significant role in the economic segregation of this city are proposed as key strategies for explaining and analyzing the spatial segregation of the Tehran metropolis.
 
 

Keywords

Economic segregation

Spatial structure

Tehran metropolis

Subjects

• Planning in urban and rural areas

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