Survey of Municipalities in the Framework of Good Urban Governance (Case Study: Urban areas of Ilam)

Regarding the studied factors and practical nature of study, in the current study descriptive- explanative method has been used. Data have been collected through library and field studies. This study aims to evaluate 14 areas of Ilam based on Good Urban Governance criteria. Geographical range of the study is Ilam city which has a population of 172213 in 1390. Statistical population of the study is 42613 families living in Ilam and case study is 397 head of families who have been chosen based on Cochran formula and random sampling. Kronbach Alpha is used for assessing the reliability of the questionnaire which is 0.86. Five factors: cooperation, accountability, responsibility, justice and efficiency and effectiveness have been used. To analyze the data, SPSS software and one sample T-test have been used. Likert scale was used to evaluate variables. Results show that the levels of all Good Urban Governance scales are lower than average of Likert scale based on T-test. Therefore, it can be said that 14 areas of Ilam have undesirable levels according to these scales and the hypothesis of this study is confirmed.