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

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1 Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran

2 Department of Urban Planning, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran

10.22059/jtcp.2025.398684.670513

Abstract

While cities face numerous challenges, the most important problem that threatens them is poverty. The existence of poverty in cities has led to the emergence of social, economic, and physical issues, creating problems in the sustainability and development of these cities. The aim of this research is to investigate, identify, and analyze the spatial zones of poverty in economic, social, and physical dimensions at the level of statistical blocks of Ilam city. The present research is descriptive-analytical in nature and applied in purpose. The data used were obtained from the statistical blocks of the Statistical Center of Iran in 2016. The indicators used in this research were examined in three dimensions: economic, social, and physical. In order to spatially analyze the zones of poverty in Ilam city, the Hot Spot Analysis technique using the Getis-Ord Gi index in the Arc GIS software environment was 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 highly poor areas. The highest concentration of these areas is in the Ban Barz and Sabzi Abad districts (Region 2). Additionally, some of these areas are scattered in the Governorate, Hanivan, Tepe Shahed, Markazi (Region 1), Nowruz Abad (Region 3), and Azadegan (Region 4), indicating the existence of poverty spots in other parts of the city. A total of 21.4 percent of the area of ​​Ilam city is located in affluent areas. These are mostly located in the areas behind the Iranian Broadcasting Corporation, Pich Ashouri and Shad Abad (Region 3), and Razmandegan and Janbazan (Region 4). A total of 62.02 percent of the city area is located 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
Volume 17, Issue 2
Autumn & Winter
October 2025
Pages 249-266

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

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