Spatial Analysis of Urban Poverty Distribution (Case Study: Ilam City)

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1 Associate Professor of Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Ilam University, Ilam

2 M.S. Student of Urban Planning, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran

10.22059/jtcp.2025.398684.670513

Abstract

Cities face many challenges, but it can be said that the most important problem that threatens them is poverty. The existence of poverty in cities has led to social, economic, and physical issues and has faced problems in the sustainability and development of these cities. The purpose of this research is to investigate and spatially analyze urban poverty at the level of statistical blocks in Ilam city. The present research is descriptive-analytical in nature and applied in terms of purpose. The data used were obtained from the statistical blocks of the Statistical Center of Iran in 2016. The indicators used in this research have been examined in three dimensions: economic, social, and physical. In order to spatially analyze poverty zones in Ilam city, the Hot Spot Analysis technique using the Getis-Ord Gi index in the Arc GIS software environment has been used. The results of the urban poverty index integration show that 16.58 percent of the area of Ilam city is located in poor and very poor areas. The highest concentration of these areas is in the Ban Barz and Sabzi Abad districts (Region 2). Also, some of these areas are scattered in the Governorate, Hanivan, Tepe Shahed, Markazi (Region 1), Nowruz Abad (Region 3) and Azadegan (Region 4), which indicates the existence of poverty spots in other parts of the city. 21.4 percent of the area of Ilam city is located in affluent and very affluent areas. These areas are mostly located in the areas behind the Iranian Broadcasting Corporation, Pich Ashouri and Shad Abad (Region 3) and Razmandegan and Janbazan (Region 4). 62.02 percent of the city area lives in the medium urban poverty zone and is scattered in all areas of the city, especially in Region 1.

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Town and Country Planning

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Available Online from 23 September 2025

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  • Receive Date: 15 July 2025
  • Revise Date: 17 September 2025
  • Accept Date: 23 September 2025

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