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Analysis of Regional Development Inequalities in Health-Therapy Sector
(Case Study: Ardabil Province)
J. Tavakolynia
Asisstant Prof. of Geography and Urban Planning, University of Shahid Beheshti, Tehran, Iran
R. Kanoni[1]
M. A in Geography and Urban Planning, University of Shahid Beheshti, Tehran, Iran
A.R. Khavarian Garmsir
Ph. D Student Geography and Urban Planning, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
V. Pasban Issalo
M. A in Geography and Urban Planning, University of Zabool, Zabool, Iran
Abstract
The aim of regional planning refers to development and reduce inequality. A prerequisite for regional planning is identification the status of areas related to each other in term of development. Reducing disparities is one of the main criteria of development in taking advantage of social resources and facilities Health-therapy services is a key element of development that leads to poverty reduction. Hence, it provides suitable conditions for the upbringing and development of human wealth, economic and social development in the country. Moreover, the health- therapy status of the community is considered as one of the most important measures of life quality and development. This descriptive-analytical was used VIKOR method to analyze development in cities of Ardebil in terms of health- therapy indicators. The results showed that Ardebil province’s counties are imbalanced in regarding health- therapy indicators: the city of Khalkhal with a final score of 0.0924 (the possessed) and the city of Pars Abad with a final score of 0.9989 (very deprived) are ranked respectively in the first and the last level. Moreover, the Pearson correlation test on taking advantage of the health-therapy indices among the counties of Ardebil showed a direct and an indirect relationship in regard of its closeness to the provincial capital and the urban rate, respectively.
Keywords: Regional development, Health-therapy indicators, Vikor model, Ardabil.
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