Explaining the components of the sustainable income mechanism of municipalities in medium-sized cities (Case study: Zanjan Municipality)
Subject Areas :Bahram Sadri 1 , Hossein Zabihi 2 , Reza Ahmadian 3
1 - Department of Urban Planning, Islamic Azad University, Emirates Branch, Dubai, UAE
2 - Department of Urban Planning, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Islamic Azad University, Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: Municipality, stable income, municipality, Zanjan,
Abstract :
One of the problems and dilemmas of the present age is the rapid and uncontrolled growth and development of cities due to the rapid increase in population, which causes instability and insecurity in the field of urban services. Earning money in municipalities is one of the things that mainly involves providing city services to citizens. If the municipalities cannot have sufficient and stable income, they will not want to create and manage the necessary facilities in the city. Financially important point in the discussion of providing and improving the resources of municipalities is the stability of income sources. So that these revenues should not be a threat to sustainable urban development in order to be reliable and sustainable. The purpose of this research is to explain the components of the sustainable revenue mechanism of the municipalities in the city of Medesh with the case study of Zanjan municipality. Based on the findings, in order for Zanjan municipality to achieve sustainable incomes and sustainable urban development, the components of "ways to continue to earn sustainable incomes and sources of income of Zanjan Municipality" are at a relatively favorable level with a total average of 3.32 and 3.17, respectively. which are acceptable as effective factors and resources in Zanjan municipality achieving sustainable urban development. Also, the components of "ways to gain relative independence from the government and prospective resources in achieving sustainable urban development" are at an unfavorable level in terms of average desirability. In the second part of the answer to the main question of the research, a simple linear regression test was used to identify and predict the effects of each of the studied components in predicting their effects in achieving healthy and stable incomes and then achieving sustainable development. A city in the city of Zanjan has been discussed. Therefore, the value of the multiple correlation coefficient is equal to 0.605 and this indicates a very strong correlation between the investigated factors (independent variables and dependent variables) and since the direction of this correlation is positive and direct, it indicates the existence of a strong relationship between The independent and dependent factors and variables (four research components) are the stability of Zanjan Municipality's revenues. Also, in the continuation of the analysis of this regression equation and in the summary of the regression model, the results of the coefficient of determination obtained for this index revealed that the predictor variable of the effective factors in the stability of municipal revenues for Zanjan municipality to achieve sustainable urban development was equal to 0.431. It shows that 0.43% of the changes related to Zanjan municipality's achievement of stable and healthy incomes and also predicts the achievement of sustainable urban development, and these factors and components investigated to the extent of 43% explain the regression model of the research. have a very high amount. Based on the value of this coefficient for the main question of the research, it can be admitted with high statistical confidence that the components identified and examined in this research have the ability to predict the future changes in Zanjan municipality's achievement of stable and healthy urban incomes to a very large extent.
