Prioritization of factors affecting regional development in Iran

Subject Areas : Regional Planning

esmail omid ali ¹ , zohreh fanni ² , Naser Shafieisabet ³

1 - Department of Urban Planning, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Department of Urban Planning, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran and Associate Professor and Member of the Faculty of Human Geography and Planning, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran. (Corresponding Author).
3 - Department of Urban Planning, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran and Associate Professor and Member of the Faculty of Human Geography and Planning, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2022-06-12 Accepted : 2022-08-22 Published : 2022-10-04

Keywords: Iran, hierarchical analysis, Regional Development, inequality, development indicators,

Abstract :

Before trying to implement any balanced regional growth strategy, it is necessary to identify factors affecting regional development from various dimensions. In this regard, in the present research, the factors affecting regional development have been prioritized in terms of various indicators in Iran. In terms of the purpose of the research, this research is applied-developmental and in terms of the research method, it is a combination of descriptive-analytical methods that use the hierarchical analysis method to weight the indicators and the meta-analysis method to explain the theories of prioritization of the regional development indicators. It has been used in Iran. After pairwise comparisons between indicators and criteria, the weight and importance of each was determined in line with regional development. Among the 7 selected indicators that promote economic efficiency, balanced distribution of facilities and balanced distribution of infrastructures are more effective in regional development than the other 4 indicators. On the other hand, the results of paired comparisons among the 22 criteria also show that job opportunity, income, health-treatment, education-culture, transportation, tourism, recreation-welfare, information technology and sense of security, respectively. It is more important and effective than other criteria in regional development. Using the results of previous researches by using the meta-study method and obtaining the opinions of experts in various scientific and executive fields and compiling studies in order to prioritize the factors affecting the regional development of Iran with a spatial and comprehensive perspective in the form of It is comprehensive and appropriate to the socio-cultural, economic, environmental, etc. realities of the country as the difference and added value of this research. According to the results of the research in the suggestions section, strategies have been presented in the direction of balanced regional development in the country.