Compiling Sustainable Urban Environmental Strategies with an Emphasis on the Industrial Sector; Case Study: Automotive Industry

Due to the dry and semi-arid climate conditions, the increasing population of the country on the one hand and industrial growth and development, especially the accelerated growth of the automotive industry, on the other hand, have caused environmental pollution, including high pollution in metropolitan areas, our country is among the countries that environmental issues are more important and fundamental strategies at the level of society and government is necessary. In this regard, the present study aims to develop and prioritize sustainable urban strategies emphasizing the automobile industry. For this purpose, data collection was conducted using a library and survey method and interviews with experts and elites through the provision of a questionnaire in the form of a Delphi method. The statistical population of the study consisted of experts (university professors, managers and experts in the automotive industry sector). Then urban environmental sustainability strategies were developed using the SWOT method and prioritized with FAHP technique. The final results of the FAHP technique are shown that the strategies of “preparation and developing and comprehensive environmental program of the country”, “adopting and implementing an environmental-oriented approach to development, including the development of the industrial and automotive sector”, “the transparency of environmental issues and monitoring Accurate production of automotive corporations through the application of relevant laws and regulations” and “implementation of green management in all stages of planning, production and monitoring of automotive products” are the most effective urban environmental sustainability strategies of the automotive industry.