Monitoring the Socio-Economic Development Strategies of Space from Geopolitical Perspective in Southeast Iran (Case Study: Sistan & Baluchestan)

Socio-political approaches have always played an important role in space production. One of the political-social relationships that creates space is the realm of politics. Politics By relying on the political economy of space, cities provide regional space for the optimal use of the population, as well as the spatial organization of the regions and cities, with the help of the element of the state. That is, governments have a crucial role in policymaking in shaping them. The government is contributing to the creation of geographic spaces such as cities and the structural and functional changes in space, such as creating a balance or geographical imbalance. Urban-regional space is a reflection of political and economic functions, and political, social, and economic functions play a role in space production, and space is also the bedrock of different functions that focus on city and area in urban planning And requires a targeted and balanced developmental area. The purpose of this research is to analyze and measure socio-economic development and spatial inequality policies in the southeastern border region of Sistan and Baluchestan province. The present research is applied in terms of purpose and in terms of descriptive-analytical method and the method of data collection is documentary. Also, the WASPAS quantitative and decision-making models, and the Arc Gis geographic information system have been used. The research findings indicate that the socio-economic development indicators of the space are not distributed in a balanced way, and the significant difference between the urban-urban spaces of Sistan and Baluchestan province is considered for the development level indicators.