Investigation of Socio-Cultural Factors Affecting Urban Sustainable Development in Ahvaz City

Subject Areas : Journal of Iranian Social Development Studies

behzad hakiminya ¹ , نبی الله ایدر ²

1 - دکتری جامعه شناسی از دانشکاه شیراز
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Social Sciences, Shooshtar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar, Iran

Received: 2018-08-28 Accepted : 2019-11-09 Published : 2007-12-22

Keywords: Education, social trust, Sustainable development, social participation, Work culture,

Abstract :

This research was conducted with the aim of studying social and cultural factors affecting sustainable urban development in Ahvaz city. The method of this research is a little of a survey type. The population of the study consisted of all citizens aged 15-60 years old in Ahwaz. The sample was 384 with the help of the Cochran formula. The statistical information was collected by researcher-made questionnaire distributed among citizens and information with high validity. In the theoretical discussion, the theoretical approach to endogenous development has been used. Statistical results indicate that there is a relationship between independent and dependent variables and all coefficients are significant. To determine whether indices of social trust, work culture, motivation and desire for development, bias and belonging to traditional and indigenous, religious beliefs, education and social participation are acceptable indicators for sustainable development in Ahwaz, a confirmatory factor model is used. The standard estimators for regression weights including factor loads show that the effect of these indices on sustainable development in Ahvaz is significant. Among these indices, social commitment with coefficient (0.78) had the highest ability to be explained and religion with coefficient (0.16) had the least ability to explain sustainable development.