Measurement and evaluation of metropolitan areas of Tehran in terms of Urban Prosperity Index (CPI) indicators

Today, cities are the key to developing countries, and in order to compete in the international arena, they are trying to upgrade their infrastructure to encourage and achieve innovation and prosperity. Hence, the study of the status of Urban Prosperity Index (CPI) indicators and efforts to achieve balanced development along with participation is an important issue in sustainable urban development. In this regard, the purpose of this study is to measure and evaluate the metropolitan areas of Tehran in terms of urban growth indices. The research method is descriptive-analytical and its purpose is applied. For data analysis, Shannon, WASPAS, Spread coefficient (C.V), spatial morphometric dependency statistics and Arc GIS software have been used for analyzing the information. The results of the research show that the spatial distribution pattern of Urban Prosperity Index (CPI) in the 22 areas of Tehran is clustered, and the 22, 1 and 2 regions with scores of scores and spas were 0.4492, 0.1938 and 0.1938 are in the first to third positions in terms of having Urban Prosperity Index (CPI) indicators among the 22 regions. On the other hand, the area 8 has been at the lowest level with the lowest level of 0.0439. Statistically, about % 0.5 of the regions are in a state of affairs, 36.3% are in semi-possessive condition and 0.59% in unfavorable condition. Geographically, it can be said that the enjoyment of the regions from the northern to south and east to west of Tehran is decreasing and decreasing. Key words: Urban Prosperity, sustainable urban development, Urban Prosperity Index (CPI), Tehran metropolis.