Social inequality, city shrinkage and city growth in Khuzestan Province, Iran. Issue 2 (3rd August 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Pourahmad, Ahmad; Khavarian-Garmsir, Amir Reza; Hataminejad, Hossein
• Is Part Of: Area development and policy. Volume 1:Issue 2(2016)
• Page Start: 266
• Page End: 277
• Publication Date: 2016-08-03
• Subjects: Social inequality -- Shrinking cities -- Growing cities -- Khuzestan Province -- Iran; 社会不平等 -- 收缩城市 -- 增长城市 -- 胡泽斯坦省 -- 伊朗; desigualdad social -- ciudades en contracción -- ciudades en crecimiento -- provincia de Juzestán -- Irán; социальное неравенство -- сокращающиеся города -- растущие города -- провинция Хузестан -- Иран; Regional planning -- BRIC countries -- Periodicals; Economic development -- BRIC countries -- Periodicals; Rural-urban relations -- BRIC countries -- Periodicals; Human geography -- BRIC countries -- Periodicals; Regional planning -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Economic development -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; Rural-urban relations -- Periodicals; Human geography -- Developing countries -- Periodicals; 338.90091724
• DOI: 10.1080/23792949.2016.1170581
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2379-2949

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The phenomenon of urban shrinkage is found in developing as well as in developed countries but the patterns differ. In developing countries, socio-economic inequality can explain population mobility between cities. A comparative study of shrinking and growing cities in Khuzestan Province in Iran showed that social conditions in the former were significantly worse than in the latter and that these conditions played an important role in the decisions of residents to leave. The impacts of the Iran-Iraq war, post-war reconstruction and the attractiveness of some cities such as Ahvaz (the provincial capital), Tehran, Esfahan, and Shiraz played a part.