The role of good urban governance in increasing the resilience of informal settlements in Iran, Case study: Tabriz megalopolis

The purpose of the paper is to investigate the role of good urban governance in increasing the resilience of informal settlements. This is a casual and correlational descriptive applied research, which uses an analytical approach. Research population of the study are residents of informal settlements of Tabriz metropolis. Using simple sampling method and Cochran formula, the sample size obtained 400 people. To analyze the data, the spearman correlation coefficient and multiple regression (stepwise) tests have been used. Validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by academics and urban professionals. Using Cronbach Alpha special formula, the reliability of questionnaire obtained 0.92 for good governance and 0.91 for urban resilience. Research findings show's that except the variables of rule of the law and justice and fairness, the remaining variables of good urban governance have a significant relationship with the dependent variable. Also the results of multiple regression test revealed that the variable of responsibility has the power of predicting resilience more than other variables, and the variables of transparency, participation, responsiveness, consensus building, efficiency and effectiveness respectively are the next. These six variables have the ability of predicting 89% of resilience changes of informal settlements. Finally, practical recommendations about the role of each of the aspects of governance on increasing the resilience is provided.