An Analysis of Viability Indicators with the human Right to the City Approach, Case Study: Mahshahr Port

Analysis of livability indicators with respect of the human right to the city approach can play a key role in solving a lot of urban issues and increase citizen's satisfaction. The aim of this study is to investigate the livability indicators of the human right to city approach between 32 residential neighborhoods of Mahshahr. We want to determine the spatial differences of human rights of the city in neighborhoods. Thus, we used a questionnaire to measure the 12 dimensions and the demographic information of the Statistics Organization. This research is a descriptive-analytical study. Analysis of variance and spatial analysis tests were used to measure the difference between the human right to the city in neighborhoods. The resultss also indicate that the amount of the human right to the city satisfaction is higher, in neighborhoods 2, 29, 35, which have lower population density and better facilities. satisfication level is lower in neighborhoods 8, 10, 17, 24 that they have higher population density and more unfavorable conditions. Thus the spatial inequality in Mahshahr port can be due to the presence of migrants residents working in the city's industries and predominance of neoliberal views among the urban and provincial managers in strategic decisions and implementation of urban development plans. Therefore, paying attention to the human right to city approach in social, economic and physical development planning of this city based on the right oriented policy perspective can play a key role in reducing inequalities and improving the quality of life and citizen satisfaction.