Children’s Right to the City (Comparison in two privileged and impoverished regions of Kermanshah city)

Document Type : Research Article

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Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran

10.22059/jisr.2023.358916.1400

Abstract

The primary focus of this paper is a comparison of the rights of children in two privileged and impoverished regions of Kermanshah in relation to the metropolis. We argue that the enjoyment of the right to the city extends beyond physical infrastructure and spatial boundaries, contingent upon the macroeconomic dynamics of the political economy of the community. The article’s theoretical framework employs an analogy to establish the definition of childhood, which is predicated on these connections and the incorporation of the elements comprising the right to the city of children.
This is a critical research method that reveals the concealed implications of data by rereading them through the lens of economic and political relations. Field observation was employed to gather data at the locations of the two regions being compared.
The study’s findings reveal a statistically significant distinction between the two districts with regard to the physical and spatial aspects of the children’s civic right. District 1 contains 12 parks catering to children, encompassing a total area of 134,000 square meters and featuring 94 recreational equipments. District 7 comprises a total of six parks, each spanning 56,000 square meters and featuring 31 playground equipments. District 7 contains a single private amusement facility, compared to four in District 1. District 1 contains 91 private institutions, while District 7 contains 17.
The research findings indicate that while there are variations in the provision of entertainment, games, education, and food, addressing this inequality goes beyond physical and spatial constraints. Reducing societal inequ

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Quarterly of Social Studies and Research in Iran
Volume 12, Issue 3 - Serial Number 48
Autumn 2023
December 2023
Pages 447-462

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