Solutions For Sustainable Participation in Urban Management with An Emphasis on Social Approach: A Case Study of Mashhad
Subject Areas : Creative City Design
1 - Department of Urbanism, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
Keywords: Sustainable Participation, Social Participation, Urban Management, Mashhad,
Abstract :
Deciding to choose the right plan for cities has become one of the serious challenges of urban management. The low efficiency of the previously executed projects induced the use of sustainable social participation of citizens as a way to get out of the crises caused by solving urban problems. This study aimed to explore the necessity of citizens' participation in Mashhad by studying urban models. The main goal of this study was to provide solutions for sustainable participation in the urban management of Mashhad. The research population consisted of citizens of Mashhad and the participants were 383 persons. The data in this descriptive-analytical study were collected using library, documentary, and field (questionnaire) methods. The results of the t-test indicated that the participation rate of citizens in Mashhad in urban management was lower than average. Moreover, the participants' economic, physical, mental, and political participation was lower than the average. The regression data also indicated that out of the 8 tested components, only four components including association membership (NGOs), awareness, powerlessness, and socio-economic base were associated with the level of participation.