The evaluation of structure of Bonab city deploying SWOT Technique in line with passive defense factors planning

Due to the geopolitical conditions, Iran has always been exposed to different dangers (war) posed by human beings and nature in its historical development, and as a result, has suffered lots of losses and casualties. Therefore, it seems necessity to consider passive defense factor in the city system and the process of the development of modern cities due to the existence of various dangers. The purpose of the present study is to evaluate the structure of Bonab city for planning passive defense factor. The type of research is analytical-descriptive and applied. To achieve the purpose of study, SWOT technique was deployed. In order to identify the internal and external factors, field studies using Likert scale and the Delphi technique were considered. The results revealed that the final score of internal Matrix were 3.151 and 2.365 for internal and external matrixes, respectively. Therefore, the strength points facing the different structures of Bonab city in order to plan the passive defense factor outweigh the weakness points. In addition, the external threats related to different structure of the city outweigh the opportunities for developing passive defense factor. Ultimately, the offensive strategies were proposed for planning the passive defense factor in Bonab city.