نشریه مطالعات مدیریت شهری
پیاپی 49 (بهار 1401)

Today, urban prosperity is considered as one of the ways to achieve a better quality of life, participation and social cohesion, environmental sustainability and in addition economic development and productivity. The purpose of this study is to present a strategic-operational development plan of District 5 of Karaj (planning target area) with an urban prosperity approach.

This research based on the method, is descriptive-analytical and in terms of aim is applied. In the first step, in order to identify the target area of planning, the quantitative data obtained from different sources using software have been converted into 27 indicators in the form of 5 dimensions of urban prosperity. The WASPAS decision-making model has been used to level the areas of Karaj city. In the following, by completing the questionnaire, field observation and studying the relevant documents, the internal evaluation of the region has been done. In the second step (strategic planning) using AIDA technique, proposed policies and projects to achieve urban prosperity in District 5 of Karaj are presented.

District 5 of Karaj city (with a final score of 0.235) is in the worst situation in terms of urban prosperity dimensions and was selected as a problematic area and planning target. Also, the findings of the technique (AIDA) show that one of the most important obstacles to the failure of urban prosperity in this area is the lack of citizen participation and lack of accountability. Increasing citizen participation and social learning in this area is the key to achieving urban prosperity. Equality and participation is only one of the five dimensions of urban prosperity, but without it, development in the other four dimensions cannot be achieved. In fact, without social capital and the participation of the people, other projects will be meaningless and unsuccessful.

The dimensions of viability, equality, participation and productivity in the 5th district of Karaj are worse than other dimensions. That is why most of the strategic projects are about these dimensions, the realization of which requires the participation of the people.

Addressing the issue of quality in urban open spaces and evaluating and counting the shortcomings of these spaces, can be of particular importance for managers and urban planners in terms of leisure time. Therefore, introducing a process that can provide a comprehensive evaluation of urban open spaces in terms of environmental qualities and provide the possibility of comparison and ranking of urban open spaces is necessary and is one of the objectives of this study.

This research is a descriptive-survey method with a quantitative-qualitative approach and is a case study. In this study, using the theoretical foundations of the subject, 45 quality indicators, in open urban spaces, were introduced (as an evaluation checklist) and then, using the exploratory walking technique, the mentioned indicators were evaluated in 82 open spaces of Arak city. Necessary data were collected and these data were used to compare and rank the mentioned spaces, and evaluate 45 indicators, using BWM method and TOPSIS technique.

In examining the effect of quality concept indicators in explaining the concept of quality in open urban spaces, for the 45 indicators studied, a weight between 0.03 to 0.67 has been calculated. The lowest weight was related to the indicator "No control of the entrance to the space (with specified schedule)" and the highest weight was related to the indicator "Existence of playgrounds and facilities and excitement for all ages". By applying the calculated weights in the ranking of the studied spaces, the acquired score of each space is determined and the studied open spaces are ranked.

In this study was determined that the open spaces of Laleh Game City, Shohadaye Gomnam Park, Shahr Sanati, Mosalla Complex, City Park, Bazaar, Women's Park, Famous Park, Moallem Park and Rudaki Park are among the top ten spaces in Arak in terms of quality. Considering the acquired score of each space in the ranking of open spaces under study, it can be seen that none of the open spaces in Arak could obtain more than 70% of the desired quality points and about 47% of the studied spaces, scored between 50  to 60%.  And about 38% have less than 50% quality points. These numbers indicate the unfavorable condition of the quality of the open spaces under study and it can be said that the open spaces of Arak city are far from reaching the appropriate condition.

The role and importance of geological factors in the studies and planning of land use and planning today has a special position and importance, therefore, in this research, the characteristics of geological factors and their effect on the human settlements of the entire Varzeghan city are investigated. which is considered as the main goal of the current research, has been discussed.

The statistical population of this research was made up of 60 geological experts. Since the statistical population in this research is limited, sampling is done using the full enumeration method and the entire statistical population is considered as a statistical sample. In the literature section of the research, the necessary materials were collected using books and other information banks, and in the statistical section, the results obtained with the exploratory method of a questionnaire based on a 5-point Likert scale were collected.

Then, by using geographic information software (GIS) and also by using geological maps and faults of Varzeghan region and city, the zoning of risks and geological phenomena has been done.

Finally, the vulnerability of settlements to geological phenomena has been qualitatively investigated.

Introduction A meritocracy is a military meritocracy that applies to the application of the criteria and the application of science and logic (neither relationships nor relationships)in choices and appointments so that individuals are selected based on competences and skills. All candidates in the field of attraction should be given equal opportunity to prevent any discrimination and be used to gauge people's talents and abilities.

design a meritocracy of the managers with the urban management approach in the city of Mashhad.

composite method (qualitative and quantitative)

based on the Competency pattern of urban managers of Mashhad city has 122 free codes, categorized in 15 axial coding and four selected codes by using Amos structural equations using Amos software.

Individual competence with 0.87 coefficients has the highest impact on pattern construction and meritocracy. the most important obstacle in meritocracy in the city of Mashhad is the weakness of the assessment system (urban management approach), which in two main dimensions of barriers and characteristics was studied and showed that the most important administrative and cultural barrier was not the coordination and lack of ambiguity in the tasks of trustees and the most important characteristic of special attention to urban services.

Tourist sidewalks connect dynamic urban spaces and tourists and can be considered the main factor of tourism development and the active presence of tourists in urban spaces in addition to their economic and social role. Hamadan city, especially Haghmatane hill, despite having wide capacities, needs more amenities for urban tourism. The main purpose of this research is to investigate successful international experiences and compare urban sidewalks and identify these capabilities in the physical space of sidewalks in Hegmatane area.

This research deals with the qualitative analysis of these sidewalks in order to see how much it has been able to be a basis for improving the quality of urban life and attracting tourists in this area, and on the other hand, it is a basis for using positive experiences in other similar pedestrian areas. to provide

Holding various ceremonies, rituals and festivals appropriate to the site and cultural heritage in the complex can help to attract the audience and connect the site with the city. There is a significant difference between domestic and foreign tourists in terms of the time of presence of tourists in the complex, in such a way that domestic tourists mostly visit this area during Nowruz holidays and after that in summer, respectively in the months of Shahrivar, August and a smaller number in July. They visit After that, the complex hosted more foreign tourists in the months of April, May and November respectively.

successful global experiences have shown that the planning and design of pedestrian spaces will be successful when, in addition to considering the physical factors, social, cultural, climatic conditions, psychological and behavioral patterns of the people, the needs and tastes of the local people are taken into consideration. Therefore, in the planning and organizing of pedestrian paths, it is necessary to identify and structurally and qualitatively analyze the mutual relations of the movement system of pedestrians with other aspects of the stability of the area along with the balance and balance of people's lives. For this reason, a comprehensive and principled approach should be taken to organize the sidewalks, such as shortening the accesses, full security and health coverage of the sidewalks, compliance with the requirements of comfort and variety in the route, building and creating desirable views, providing the necessary equipment for movement in day and night and providing social grounds for sustainable local participation.

 Waste management is a key issue of stable environmental development stimulated the relevant authorities to appropriately manage it. In recent years, the operational costs of waste management have increased which most of it assigned to collection and transportation section. Hence, it is required to examine the substituent approaches using the modern technologies. Parallel to sophisticated challenge of resources management, health, pollution, traffic and waste management, we encounter with emerging of technology-based smart cities their standards and exploitations approaches are not still elucidated. The main purpose of this research is to analytically evaluate the improvement criteria of the urban waste management based on internet-of-thing (IoT) technology.

Dematel method is utilized to identify and assess the mutual relation between criteria and network equations' mapping.

Achievements: 

The smart infrastructure criterion is the most effective factor and the smart interface layer is the most affectable factor. Additionally, the smart interface layer has the most relation with other system factors. 

With the aim of reduction in operational cost, the IoT technology can optimize the waste collection services based on conversion of the waste management to data-based collection procedures.