Identifying Urban Planning Incentive from the Perspective of the Private and Public Sector for the Formation of Public-Private Partnership in Mashhad

The provision of services will not be possible by urban management alone. Therefore, cooperation between the private and public sector in form of public-private partnership is necessary. In partnership between the private sector and the public sector, common interests are very fundamental. Less researches are about urban planning incentives which is addressed to the agreed incentives of both the public and private sectors. So, this paper identifies urban planning incentives in public-private partnership in accordance with the opinions of the investor and urban management for the first time.

The present inquiry has been done through a qualitative approach in 2020.  The sampling method was non-random and these interviews were continued with 11 people until saturation was obtained. Data collection was done through semi-structured interviews with investors and municipal employees as public and private sectors. Data analysis and coding was done through sub-coding and attribute coding.

The collected data were analyzed in the form of 110 primary codes, 29 sub-codes and 5 categories such as appropriate environment, increasing users, indirect profitability, direct profitability and increasing land and building prices. Sub-coding were about flexibility, site selection and land use.

The results of this study show that urban planning incentives are not only limited to financial benefit and profitability, but also include factors such as public satisfaction and creating an appropriate environment.