The Role of Good Governance in Improving the quality of Urban Environment from the Perspective of Residents, Case Study: Bagh Ferdows Neighborhood in Zone 1 of Tehran

The quality of environment is equal to quality of life and is one of the influential factors for sustainable development. Local governments could have a great influence on the urban environment management. The objective is to apply practical and implemented methods in descriptive-analytical research. The required data are gathered using questionnaires and face to face interviews with the residents with a volume of 374. Data analysis is done using SPSS software. The results indicate that the following indexes have more factor loadings: For participation index, the tendency to participate in environmental decisions for the neighborhood; for response index, the attention of authorities to improve the condition of your neighborhood environment; for effectiveness and efficiency index, the implemented municipal programs to reduce pollution (climate, water,…) in your neighborhood; for clarity index, the level of your awareness of the executed environmental programs and plans for your neighborhood; for responsibility index, the level of responsibility of the city managers regarding urban environmental protection; for rule of law index, the level of legal action taken by authorities for stopping local polluting agents; for justice and equality index, the level of access to open and green spaces and environmental spaces of the neighborhood.