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In recent decades, rapid growth of urbanization has been caused inequalities in living conditions and access to social and physical infrastructure among urban areas and groups. The aim of this research is the identification of disparities in Qaemshahr and performance urban management. Spatial justice is being used as the main approach and equal basis on perspective (at least achieving individuals to opportunities) for the distribution of urban public services, and need based on (achievements based on the needs of individuals) for analysis of the distribution of public resources. Methodology used in this study is analytical – descriptive methods that have been done with a comparative approach between areas. The results of the research findings show that amount of resident’s access to services and the allocation of costs is Unequal. So that, the city center and the West areas have the highest level of achievement to services and the allocation and realization of the costs, While the east area of the city have the lowest level of access. Both of analysis indicated deprived areas of service match with deprived areas of allocation and realization of the costs of construction and services that indicated concentration of resources and services in special areas and spatial duality and Injustice in Qaemshahr city, that, the main reasons for inequalities is Lack of attention to the principles and criteria of spatial justice in urban management policies.
Received: 2013/06/16 | Accepted: 2014/01/21 | Published: 2014/07/23