Saudi Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (SJHSS)
Volume-4 | Issue-08 | 543-551
Original Research Article
Foundations and Consequences of Spatial Injustice in Iran
Mostafa Ghaderi Hajat, Mohammadreza Hafeznia
Published : Aug. 24, 2019
Abstract
This paper with use descriptive-analytic method intends to explain spatial injustice in Iran. Spatial injustice refers to the
imbalanced distribution of valuable political, social and economic power, wealth, infrastructures and opportunity
resources. From political geography point of view, spatial injustice can be a threat to the national integrity, national &
domestic security and creation of critical areas in the state. Spatial injustice is an important feature of spatial organization
in Iran, which is formulated on a core-periphery structure from the local to national scale. This paper seek to address the
following questions: what are the effective factors in spatial injustice in Iran? What are the consequences of spatial
injustice on Iran? The results show that the most important foundations of spatial injustice in Iran are inequality in the
distribution of power, wealth and opportunity resources, weakness of the budgeting system, weakness of management of
regional and local systems, the absence of spatial justice as a general demand and institutionalized centralization.Spatial
injustice, on one hand, endangers peace and stability of the country and threatens legitimacy of the political system on the
other hand. Issues such as divergence, armed conflict, drugs, terrorism are the main reflections of spatial injustice that
Iran is involved on the national scale.