Abstract
Original scientific paper Most today’s cities are faced with many institutional and managerial problems, including lack of integration of administrative and regulatory agencies dealing with metropolitan issues, similar approaches urban management in servicing residents of various localities, lack of efficient decision-making tools, information and documents. The purpose of this study is identify and explain the strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) points of the institutional-managerial structure of Tehran city and provide strategies turning weaknesses into strengths and threats into opportunities in order empower the institutional-managerial structure of Tehran city. To identify internal strengths and weaknesses as well as external opportunities and threats points, SWOT analysis model is used. Then, this paper applies fuzzy quantitative strategic planning matrix (fuzzy QSPM) prioritize strategies for empowering the institutional-managerial structure of Tehran city. The results show that the highest priority strategy is to develop a comprehensive, strategic and long-term plan for sustainable urban development in urban management system.
Highlights
During recent years, scientific schools and official institutions have been concerned with sustainability in urban development
It is necessary to have a full understanding about the effect of these factors in order to define consciously the empowerment strategies [28, 29]
Institutions and organizations are continuously seeking the solutions for improving their empowerment
Summary
Scientific schools and official institutions have been concerned with sustainability in urban development. The idea of sustainability is a concept considering five environmental, social, economic, physical and institutional-managerial factors simultaneously [1] This theory discusses problems such as prevention of urban and regional environmental pollution, reduction of local, regional and national production capacities, support for tissues and lack of support for detrimental developments, and elimination of the gap between rich and poor [2]. According to this theory, the only way to achieve these goals is urban planning, say, land use control and more urban control. The main directions of urban sustainability need to cover areas such as restoration of naturally and locally ecological systems, sustainable economy, compact land-use with higher efficiency, the lesser personal vehicle the easier access, correct usage of resources, preservation of local culture, public and spontaneous participation, healthy social ecology, housing and a suitable living environment [3]
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