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The future study of urban governance in the post-corona era Case study: Metropolis of Tabriz

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Authors
shahrivar rostaei
Rasoul Ghorbani
Hadis Bordbar
Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Planning and Environmental Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.
Abstract
Objective: When challenges such as the Corona pandemic arise, metropolitan areas face serious management problems due to the lack of a system of citizen participation based on strong governance and the presence of multiple stakeholders. The solution to such problems requires the transfer of responsibility for the management of urban affairs to the group of actors that make up the bulk of urban governance. The aim of the present research is to use the futurological approach to explain the meaning of urban governance in the post-corona era, to identify the main components of urban governance, to determine the key factors influencing the future of urban governance in the post-corona era, to formulate a golden scenario, the continuation of the existing or static trend and a weak scenario by considering important elements and It is effective and to choose the optimal scenario for urban governance in the post-corona era in the metropolis of Tabriz. Methodology: The current research is developmentally relevant in terms of the purpose and descriptive-analytical in terms of nature. Two methods were used to obtain information: Library and fieldwork. The statistical population of the study is 32 experts from academic departments and the city administration, selected through purposive sampling. Micmac, Scenario Wizard and SPSS software were used for data analysis. The results: 19 factors have an impact on urban governance in the post-corona era. Among these factors, 8 key factors (responsibility and accountability, justice orientation, transparency, awareness, citizen participation, legality, decentralization and continuous education of citizens) were identified for urban governance in the post-corona era in Tabriz metropolis. With the help of Scenario Wizard software, strong, weak and highly compatible or credible scenarios were extracted. Conclusion: Among the scenarios mentioned, the scenario with high compatibility or credibility, as it lies between the other two scenarios, was examined using inductive analysis. Three possible scenarios (golden, continuation of the existing or static trend and disaster) were written for the future of urban governance in the post-Corona era in metropolis of Tabriz, and finally, according to experts, the golden scenario is the optimal scenario for research.
Keywords
Urban governance
Corona
Urban management
Metropolis of Tabriz
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Economic Geography Research
Volume 4, Issue 14
Winter 2024
Pages 32-53

  • Receive Date 05 February 2024
  • Revise Date 29 February 2024
  • Accept Date 10 March 2024