Social network analysis of green space management actors in Tehran

Abstract

Social network analysis is able to relate the status of the social system and the structures of relationships between stakeholders and social well-being, with reference to specific criteria and measurement of quantitative and mathematical indicators. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of achieving a correct management plan based on social monitoring in the form of relationships between greenspace actors in Tehran. In this research, the status of the social network of greenspace activists in Tehran was investigated based on the links between information exchange and participation. The results showed that the level of cohesion and social capital in the social network of local stakeholders in this area is weak to moderate and the stability of the network was estimated as moderate. Also, based on the QAP index, it can be said that the degree of correlation between the two networks of information exchange and participation among actors in the region has a high coefficient. The findings of this study can be used in line with principled policies in sustainable management of greenspaces in Tehran and for planning, decision-making and, ultimately, success in this field of inquiry. In this regard, the need to strengthen the links of information exchange and participation among stakeholders seems necessary to strengthen social capital to achieve a successful management in terms of sustainable management of urban greenspaces in this area.