Investigating and analyzing the role of local community participation in the development of the security of Persian Gulf coastal cities (case study: Bushehr city)

urban security in the sense of comfort and safety in urban spaces, which forms one of the important and new approaches in urban development with the title of safe city. Many and diverse factors are influential in establishing and creating urban order and security. Among these factors, environmental, spatial, social, economic, political, etc. factors can be mentioned. The importance of these factors is determined when we accept that insecurity occurs in the context of a set of these factors. Security and the feeling of security play an essential role in the satisfaction and comfort of citizens and the desirability of life in the form of sustainable human development and an indicator for their quality of life. The participation and cooperation of the people in the affairs of the city increases the level of security of the city and the feeling of security among the citizens.

This research was carried out with a descriptive method - analysis and field survey. The present study was conducted with the aim of measuring people's participation in achieving sustainable security in the coastal city of Bushehr using a survey method and selecting 350 randomly selected people.

The research results processed with SPSS software show that there is a significant relationship between the components of public participation and the socio-economic base of the household with urban security