The Spatial Patterns of Forms of Collective Consumption and Self-Supply in Tehran

Document Type : Research Article

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1 Department of Sociology, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Kharazmi University, Tehran

2 Department of Demography, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

10.22059/jisr.2024.369998.1472

Abstract

Consumption is a daily social and moral activity that represents lifestyle, desires, thoughts and ideals with its own symbols and signs. Consumption has evolved into a fundamental component of “identification” and has surpassed the capacity to satisfy requirements. The aim of the current research is to identify and analyze the spatial patterns of consumption (self-provision, collective, and mixed) in Tehran.
The data and the study area of Tehran metropolis were gathered from the plan of cultural, social, and identity typology of Tehran city neighborhoods and the designation of neighborhood patterns and local communities in 2016. The study included 12,000 samples and 105 neighborhoods, which were divided into 22 regions. GIS and GeoDa Software were employed to analyze the necessary data in the form of a map.
The results indicated that the consumption pattern in Tehran's health, healthcare, and treatment sectors is primarily characterized by collective consumption. Polarity is the orientation of the spatial pattern of health and treatment service consumption in approximately 50% of Tehran's neighborhoods. The field of education and empowerment exhibits a consumption pattern that is approximately 49% collective consumption and 35% self-sufficiency consumption. A cluster is the spatial distribution of the quantity of consumption of self-provision of education and empowerment.
The spatial distribution and analysis demonstrated the difference and inequality between the southern and northern regions of the city. The results also suggest that the localities are grouped together with similar groupings based on their economic and social characteristics.

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Quarterly of Social Studies and Research in Iran
Volume 13, Issue 3 - Serial Number 52
September 2024
Pages 307-328

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