A comparative study of the right to the city in Iran

Abstract

In the past few decades, the concept of “right to the city” has spread from Europe to other parts of the world, but this concept is still neglected in Iran. This study seeks to examine the situation of nine metropolises in Iran in terms of the realization of the right to the city. A combination of methods is used. GIS software was used as a tool to leveling the metropolises. LISREL was used to analyze the effects of criteria and indicators and the TOPSIS technique was used to rank metropolises. According to the analysis obtained by GIS, the criteria and indicators of the right to the city are not in a good condition in any of the metropolises of Iran. But the output of the LISREL model shows that criteria such as service, political, economic, and cultural are better than managerial and health criteria. Finally, the results of the TOPSIS technique showed that in the current situation, the metropolis of Tehran is in the first rank and the metropolis of Kermanshah is in the last rank.