The Evaluation and Measurement of the City Prosperity Index (CPI) in Tehran Metropolis

Statement of the Problem:

 City prosperity has been one of the best human endeavors throughout history. To this end, the United Nations Habitat Office in 2012 has discussed the issue of city prosperity with a view of realizing sustainable and human settlements, as well as creating better and more successful cities and indicators including five dimensions of productivity, quality of life, infrastructure, social justice, and environmental sustainability. These five dimensions form the wheels of city prosperity.

The main purpose of the present study was to evaluate the 22 districts of Tehran in terms of having the City Prosperity Index (CPI).

This research was applied and descriptive-analytical in terms of the purpose and the method. To achieve the goal of the research, five main criteria of urban prosperity index were used in the form of 60 sub-criteria. The period studied was 2016 and the models used to evaluate were Prometheus and GAIA analysis.

The results of this study indicated that districts 22 and 6 of Tehran, in terms of having City Prosperity Indicators, are in perfect condition. Districts 3, 21, and 2 are in a good condition, and districts 1, 4, 13, 14, 11, 8, 15, 17, 16, and 5 are in a moderate condition. Districts 20, 12, 10, 19, 9, 7, and 18 are in a relatively unfavorable condition. Also, the urban areas of Tehran in three dimensions of city prosperity, including quality of life, social justice, and environmental sustainability, are in a poor condition. To flourish the regions and achieve the desired goals of Tehran's urban development, it is suggested that those in charge and officials of urban development projects with principled planning take a serious step towards improving the quality of life, social justice, and environmental sustainability in Tehran’s urban districts.

Innovation:

 Considering the importance of flourishing in the sustainable development of cities, and since no studies have been conducted in this field for the city of Tehran, the results of this research are useful for future planning.