Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• najma Esmaeelpour ¹
• farzaneh Dasta ²
• samaneh Iraji ²

¹ Department of Urban Planning, Faculty of Yazd University Hnrvmmary

² Geography and urban planning

Abstract

Library is a very significant center for transferring information and it has an important role in improving peoples’ knowledge and awareness. However, due to some external and internal factor some libraries have a lot of applicants while some have few ones. One of the most important and useful external factors on the number of the applicants in the public libraries is the location and geographical distribution of them in the city texture. Accordingly this article is going to analyze the spatial distribution of public library in Yazd by using software like GIS, Excel, SPSS and descriptive-analytic methods Entropy and Gini index are used for evaluating balanced distribution, Moran and Gary index used for public libraries’ scattering and general G index used for their kinds of concentration based on techniques related to spatial auto-correlation. “The nearest neighborhood” method is used for determining the kind of public libraries’ distribution and numerical Taxonomy method used for investigating the number of different areas in the city which have this service. Necessary data such as libraries’ maps, eight-side district of Yazd and related information are gathered by library method. The results show that there are some imbalances and disparity in the distribution of libraries’ in Yazd. Also, their distribution and concentration model is random or scattered with low concentration (cold spot) which expresses the fact that areas with less availability are located close to each other. In addition, different areas do not have the same facilities in their public libraries and 3-2 district has the most facilities while 1-3 districts have the least ones.

Keywords

• Public libraries
• Spatial distribution
• Spatial auto-correlation
• Yazd city and appropriate access

Main Subjects

• Urban Planning