SPATIAL ANALYSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS IN KOHKILUYEH & BOYERAHMAD TOWNS USING THE FACTOR ANALYSIS AND CLUSTER TECHNIQUE

Abstract

The talents understand and abilities of areas and planning to strengthen the comparative advantages based on capabilities causes the regional balance. This study has tried to use a system of factor analysis and cluster techniques to show imbalance and the gap between townships. This study helps to identify develop strategies for sectors, regions and townships and with strategic priorities, goals to be achieved. In this paper, the 33 indicators of educational, cultural, economic, infrastructure, health and population are studied then using factor analysis is reduced to six factors. Finally, townships using cluster techniques are divided into four homogeneous categories. Indicators were calculated using above techniques in software SPSS and then is calculated and analyzed degree of development and townships Inequality. The results show the development of the towns is quite unequal. Boyerahmad Township because of administrative - political centralism, And Gachsaran because of having oil has better condition in these
indicators. Townships of Kohkiloye, Cheram, and Dena located in moderate level and Landeh, Bahmaei and Bashet located in deprived level.