Spatial Distribution Of Medical Resources In Ethnic Minority Concentrated Areas And Optimization Suggestions

Today that the world is experiencing a rapid urbanization process,providing people with equal access to public services in cities is one of the main task of urban planning.Due to high population density as well as environmental pollution,providing citizens with feasible access to healthcare is crucial.However,urban planning failed to get the task done in Kabul,the capital city of Afghanistan.As a result,people in most parts of the city don’t have access to even basic healthcare services.Residential segregation is a challenging problem in many cities.The reasons behind it and more importantly its consequences on different aspects of urban life have been a source of controversy among planners,especially during the last century that metropolitans have emerged.The Kabul metropolitan is also highly segregated based on ethnic group.This research analyzes and explains the interconnection of disparity in healthcare and residential segregation by answering the following research questions: What is the level of residential segregation in Kabul? Is there an interconnection between health disparity and segregation? How to provide Kabul citizens with equal access to healthcare?The segregation measurement is done using the segregation analyzer(an open-source software that is developed in C# language and works with Microsoft.net platform),Arc Map,and Arc Catalog in Arc GIS desktop as the main tools.The research findings prove that Kabul is highly segregated based on ethnic groups and that there is a connection between disparity in healthcare and segregation.Planning and policy solutions to provide equal access to healthcare are suggested to policymakers and planners.