Sustainable development of areas in Tehran's District 4 with an emphasis on good urban governance

Subject Areas : Geography and Urban Planning

mohsen mohammadi ¹ ( Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Tehran North Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran , Iran )
RAHIM SARVAR ² ( Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Tehran Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran )
MAJID shareeatpanahi ³ ( Associate professor, College of Humanities, Yadegar-e-Imam Khomeini(rah), shahr-e-rey Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran )
HOSEIN MOJTABA ⁴ ( Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran )

Received: 2020-04-30 Accepted : 2020-11-10 Published : 2020-04-20

Keywords: good urban governance, District Four (4), Tehran, Sustainable development,

Abstract :

The metropolis of Tehran, as the capital, is facing many problems, and District Four, which is one of the most populous areas of Tehran, is currently unbalanced in terms of development among different areas. Discovering the relationship between these conditions and the situation of governance in the regions is a matter of research. The research was performed by descriptive-analytical method with survey strategy. The indicators were first obtained by Delphi method (DELPHI) and then distributed among two statistical communities of citizens and municipal managers. The results of calculations in the Geographic Information System (GIS) and spatial analysis showed that the areas that ranked better in terms of governance were better in terms of sustainable urban development (areas 1, 2 and 3) and the areas that ranked better. They were worse off in terms of good urban governance, and in terms of sustainable development, they are in a weaker position (areas 6 and 7), so there is a relationship between good urban governance and sustainable development in urban areas.