The role of political economy components in the spatial organization of Rasht metropolis

Cities are the place of connection and spatial organization of forces and natural, social, economic and physical processes in the context of the geographical environment that form the various relations and currents of man and the environment that govern the political system. Meanwhile, political economy and its components are one of the influential indicators on the changes and transformations of urban spaces. The purpose of this study is to identify the effective components of political economy on spatial organization of Rasht metropolis. The research method in this research is descriptive-analytical. Multi-criteria technique (Dematel) has been used to identify the effective and efficient components of political economy on the spatial organization of Rasht metropolis. Findings indicate that among the economic, physical and political-managerial components of political economy, land rent variables, to create commercial (economic) centers; Changes in the distribution system of land uses (physical) and the variable of not dealing with land rent in the urban management system (political-managerial) have the most effective role in the spatial organization of Rasht metropolis, respectively.