Evaluation and Analysis of the Role of Urban Management Actors in the Integrated Management of the Historical Texture of Shiraz Metropolis using the ANP Model

Today, management and conservation of historical textures have become an urgent and challenging issue. Because many actors play a role in managing the historical texture of metropolitan cities. Therefore, the coordination of these actors and the coherent management of the historical texture are of particular importance. Accordingly, the present study seeks to identify actors and rank them in the historical texture management system of the Shiraz Metropolitan Area in order to assess and analyze the realm of integrated management in the historical texture by recognizing the existing challenges. In this research, based on theoretical foundations, various indicators of urban management in the areas of planning, policy making, legislation, etc., and in the form of a questionnaire of experts (20 samples), were ranked by various actors of urban management using the Delphi model and Weighing is done in the Super Decision software using the ANP model. The results of this research show that due to centralized management of the historical texture, national and state institutions play the most role in policy making and planning of historical texture. Also, local management organizations such as the municipality and city council operate more than supervisory, service and development agencies than they have a managerial role. The above managerial gap has led to the loss of local capital and the reluctance of the private sector and citizens to participate. Therefore, the application of integrated urban management approach in the historical context of Shiraz city is an inevitable necessity, which can reduce the functional divisions governing the management system and improve its performance.