Afshin Karami,
Volume 0, Issue 0 (3-1921)
Abstract
In centralized political systems, the government-municipality or government-local governance relationship follows a hierarchical structure, where the independence of municipalities is overshadowed by their financial dependence on the government or state-affiliated organizations. In Ahvaz, the metropolitan area under study in this research, in addition to this type of governmental dependence, urban management may be subject to another form of financial dependency. The prominent presence of companies and industries operating at regional and supra-regional scales – such as Khuzestan Steel Company, petrochemical industries, the National Iranian Oil Company, and its affiliated organizations in Ahvaz and Khuzestan region – and their interactions with urban management can significantly influence municipal performance. This research seeks to examine the political-economic effects of regionally and nationally scaled companies and organizations on spatial-political management and urban governance. In other words, it aims to answer the question: To what extent can the financial dependence of urban management on one or more national/regional companies affect the optimal performance of municipalities? This study employs the policy network model as its research framework. The policy network was visualized using Gephi software, followed by network analysis. The research findings indicate that the political economy of these corporations' presence can be summarized in two dimensions: a) Positive economic impacts b) Urban management challenges.
Mrs Arezoo Momenian Najjar, Dr Morteza Mirgholami, Dr Azita Oskoyi,
Volume 23, Issue 70 (9-2023)
Abstract
One of the new theories in the field of urban development planning is the creative city theory, which can be useful due to the intense competition between cities in the age of globalization. Based on this, various researches have been done about the metropolis of Tehran, which have looked at the city of Tehran and creativity from different angles. Therefore, analysis and evaluation of these researches from different aspects such as study scale, research method and results are necessary. The purpose of this study is to systematically review the articles on the subject of creative city in Tehran in order to identify research shortcomings and also the systematic combination of their valuable results. This research uses both quantitative and qualitative methods in the form of systematic review. For this purpose, it uses quantitative and qualitative meta-analysis. Preliminary research data consists of thirteen Scientific Research Papers that have been selected using purposive sampling. Findings from a quantitative review of articles show that most of the research conducted in the field of creative cities is quantitative, positivist, non-exploratory, large-scale and pays little attention to indigenous indicators. Also, the qualitative results of the research indicate that the city of Tehran, despite its relative position in terms of creative city indicators in the country, is far from international standards and existing trends do not show the move to a creative city. In order to achieve the creative city of Tehran, it is necessary to consider following points; at the international level the principles of competition and interaction, at the national level the principle of balance, at the level of Tehran metropolis the principle of development, at the city zones the principle of spatial justice and at the level of neighborhoods and urban spaces the principles of the quality of space and vitality.
