Analysis of the effect of power on urban development by FAHP method Case study: Qazvin city (1978-2018)

The city is the space of interaction of different powers; where the concentration of powers and cultures are crystallized. Power is considered as an "institution" and government is considered as a "structure". Also, their relationship between institution and structure is determined based on these two concepts that affect the development of the city. Therefore, in this article, the effective factors of power in the development of Qazvin city were analyzed based on politicallegal (ideological), socio-cultural (identity), economic and communication-infrastructure dimensions. This research was descriptive-analytical based on the method asw well as being applied based on the purpose of the type.in which the research data was analyzed using fuzzy hierarchical analysis model. Also, in order to assess the impact of effective factors of power in the city of Qazvin, 25 experts had been used and through interviews, their views and opinions had been extracted. The results indicated that the political and ideological component is in the first place and in terms of effectiveness had played the greatest role in the power of urban planning in Qazvin. The components of the municipality's need for revenue and laws and regulations were in the second and third places, respectively. Finally, the components of communication, weakness of political power and lack of functional independence (municipality) and the creation of industrial towns played the least role in the power of urban planning in Qazvin, respectively.