Urban Sociology
Mohammad Reza Zamiri; mahin nastaran; Mahmoud Ghalehnoee
Abstract
Assessment and evaluation of socio-spatial segregation has found a prominent position in urban and social studies after the improvement of computational tools. Bojnord was chosen as the capital of North Khorasan province after the division of Khorasan province in 2003 and in recent years, has experienced ...
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Assessment and evaluation of socio-spatial segregation has found a prominent position in urban and social studies after the improvement of computational tools. Bojnord was chosen as the capital of North Khorasan province after the division of Khorasan province in 2003 and in recent years, has experienced rapid and unexpected growth and expansion so that its population and area have doubled and tripled respectively. In this way, the form and manner of population distribution, especially the families that have entered the Bojnord urban space after extensive migration in these years, is more important and necessary in relation to the ethnic and cultural diversity and plurality existing in the city of Bojnord.
This research is of applied type and based on descriptive and analytical research method, and it was conducted with the aim of evaluating and explaining the situation and process of residential segregation of ethnic groups at the neighborhood level of Bojnord. In this research, using the statistical data of the population of Bojnord urban neighborhoods, to calculate and measure indicators indicating different dimensions of residential segregation between ethnic groups in the years after the establishment of Khorasan province. For this purpose, the collected data were analyzed with the help of Geo-Segregation Analyzer and ArcGIS software with the aim of measuring and analyzing two-group and multi-group indicators and concentration and clustering indicators (entropy and Moran's local coefficient I). Their output is presented in the form of maps and tables.
The analysis and explanation of the findings of the research show that in the years after the promotion of Bojnord to the capital of North Khorasan province, various indicators of residential segregation among ethnicities living in Bojnord are growing and it has been intensifying. Especially regarding the Turkmen ethnic group, the trend of growth and intensification of the aforementioned indicators is such that if it continues, it can lead to a complete separatist crisis in the Turkmen-inhabited neighborhoods of Bojnord.
