Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Department of Urban Planning, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Mazandaran University, Mazandaran, Iran
2 Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
3 Department of Urban Planning, Faculty of Arts, Semnan University, Semnan, Iran
Abstract
Good urban governance is considered one of the most effective and sustainable approaches to urban management, which is based on democratic development. This approach is based on concepts such as transparency, accountability and responsibility, responsiveness, justice, participation, effectiveness and efficiency, which are known as indicators of good urban governance. The current research aims to evaluate the urban management system of Semnan city in order to measure the indicators of good urban governance and to identify the performance of city managers within the framework of these indicators. The approach of this research is based on qualitative analysis and descriptive and analytical methods are used together. Also, in terms of research strategy, it is survey and field type. The research data has been collected through face-to-face visits and in the form of 14 interviews with experts, managers and citizens. Also, qualitative content analysis method was used to analyze the interview data and categorize and identify the strengths and weaknesses of Semnan's urban management in the framework of each of the indicators of good urban governance. Finally, the results obtained from the evaluation of the interviews indicated that among the indicators of good urban governance, participation indicators with 64%, receptive and responsive index with 57%, and justice index with 42% need to be recreated, and more attention, but with the recent actions of managers and organizations involved in the urban management of the city of Semnan, relative progress can be seen in the direction of realizing the indicators of transparency, effectiveness, and efficiency.
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