Sociological analysis of the management of urban development changes in the last 20 years (case study of Tehran)

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Nayere Mubaraki Fard ¹ , Bahram Ghadimi ² , Mehrdad Navabakhsh ³

1 - PHD student of the Department of Sociology of Iran's Social Issues, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Professor of Sociology Department, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2023-06-21 Accepted : 2023-07-09 Published : 2022-03-21

Keywords: social development, urban development management, political development, economic development, cultural development,

Abstract :

In the city of Tehran, four categories of factors have played a role in urban development, and the interaction of these factors has resulted in an unbalanced urban development and a disproportionate distribution of facilities during the last hundred years. Economic factors, social factors, cultural factors and historical-political factors can be mentioned as the most important factors of urban development. The general purpose of the current research was to analyze the sociological management of the development process of the economic, social, political and cultural factors of Tehran in the past 20 years. The research method used in this research is documentary and historical. Using census statistics, four indicators including; Social, cultural, political and economic factors have been determined in the development of Tehran metropolis, and using cluster analysis and factor analysis, research hypotheses were examined and then confirmed. Based on the available information and data and among the indicators proposed at the city level, 4 social factors have been considered: education, family relations, social relations, press and population. In political historical factors, indicators of political periods and international relations are decisive. In economic factors, indicators of production, jobs, human power and economic relations are considered. In terms of cultural factors, indicators of media communication and artistic activities are determining variables of development.The findings showed that in social development, the humanistic and culture-oriented approach to development, in addition to strengthening and promoting the economic, social and environmental aspects of sustainable development, can lead to comprehensive and effective results. The physical development of Tehran can be explained with the economic approach and modernization theory for development. Political development of Tehran is not equivalent to urban development. But the historical and economic development of Tehran has been influenced by urban development.