An Analysis of the Role of Social Capital in the Formation of Good Urban Governance (A Case Study of Ardebil)

Urban optimal governance is a continuous process of matching and aligning the opposite interests of individuals and groups. This process involves both formal and informal institutions as well as the social capital of citizens. Social capital, which is one of the most desirable urban governance factors, is the right land for achieving a good urban management and direction in order to achieve a unified and secure life. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of social capital in the desirability of urban governance and to examine the relationship between two variables in the city of Ardabil, and thereby finding an appropriate solution for achieving desirable urban governance. This research is a type of applied research using a set of descriptive-analytic, correlation and causal methods. A questionnaire was used to collect information from 383 sample members selected by Cochran's method. The data were collected using a questionnaire. The reliability of this study was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha to be 0.845. The obtained data were analyzed using SPSS, EXCEL and Lisrel statistical tests.. The results from the research indicated that there is a significant and positive relationship between good urban governance and social capital with a significant level of 0 and a correlation coefficient of 0.2622, as these two variables act in a complementary way. Also, according to the results of Chi-square test, there are significant differences between the four areas of Ardabil regarding the variables of social capital and governance, so that the highest mean of these two variables is estimated in the district 2 of Ardebil.