Purpose: Citizen participation is a fundamental factor in the success of urban projects. It is a means of achieving human development goals and is considered an independent value in the development of urban communities. The level of citizen participation depends on various factors and variables, such as social foundations, citizen awareness, citizen satisfaction, etc. has. Therefore, the aim of this study is to investigate the spatial analysis of citizens' participation in urban environmental protection of Shahkord.

Method: In terms of application purpose, it is descriptive-analytical method. To collect field data from a citizens' questionnaire to assess the status quo which was completed using the Cochrane formula with an error of 7.5% equivalent to 171 people. To analyze the data, K-2 test, single-sample T test, one-way ANOVA analysis; Antero P. Shannon, CoCoSO were used.

Findings: The results of the study show that among the eight factors affecting citizens' participation in urban environmental protection, the factor of people organizations with (10.381) percent variance accounted for the greatest effect among the factors. Also, according to the results of T-test, each sample of these factors was investigated and the second factor (environmental participation) (3,0948) was in a more favorable situation based on the T statistic. Further, the spatial analysis of the 14 neighborhoods of Shahkord was examined. Based on the CoCoSo test, the Koi Polis neighborhood has the 1st rank and has the highest score (2,542) and compared to Mahdiyeh neighborhood with (1,247) ranked lowest. Given the complexity and high cost of addressing environmental issues, public participation is the best option. Enhancing public knowledge and awareness about environmental issues is crucial for sustainable development. Therefore, continuous and targeted environmental education can increase sensitivity to environmental issues and enhance public participation in finding solutions.