Abstract:
The importance and necessity of turning towards participation and participatory development is reflected in thoughts and theories, as well as in the efforts of international and national organizations and institutions, especially in the third world, such that it can be considered in the field of urban issues and urban management. This study, with the aim of identifying social factors affecting citizen participation in urban affairs, was conducted using a survey method and a questionnaire tool with a statistical population of 0 people aged 18 to 95 in the city of Shahrekord. The validity of the measurement tool was face validity. To measure reliability, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used, and since this coefficient was higher than 0.7, the questionnaire possessed acceptable reliability. The results indicated that the variables of citizen satisfaction (0.37 <), motivational policies (-0.29/3), social trust (-0.61), and the type of municipality activity (0.67/3) had a significant relationship with people's participation, and among the contextual variables, a correlation existed only between age and citizen satisfaction. According to the research findings, the overall status of citizen participation was at a medium-to-low level, and this is mostly due to the low level of the objective dimension of citizen participation in urban life.
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59 – 82 Investigating Social Factors Affecting Citizen Participation in Urban Affairs (A Case Study: Shahr-e Kord City) 2 Ali Hossein Hosseinzadeh 1, Hamid Fadaei Dehcheshmeh Abstract The importance and necessity of turning towards participation and developing participatory approaches in thoughts and theories, as well as in the efforts of international and national organizations and institutions, especially in the Third World, is reflected in such a way that it can be considered within the scope of urban issues and urban management.
This study was conducted with the aim of identifying social factors affecting citizen participation in urban affairs using a survey method and a questionnaire, with a statistical population of 400 individuals aged 18 to 65 in the city of Shahr-e Kord.
Based on this, the objectives that the present research pursues can be identified as recognizing the social factors affecting citizen participation in the urban affairs of Shahrekord and determining the pattern of citizen satisfaction with municipal service delivery.
Given the theoretical discussions presented and the results of previous research, it is assumed in this study that citizen participation in urban affairs is influenced by the variables of citizen satisfaction with municipal service delivery, municipal incentive policies, people's social trust, municipal performance, and individual variables (gender, age, education, and income level).
(8) shows the correlation and determination coefficients related to the relationship between individual variables (gender, age, education, occupation, and income level) and the level of citizen participation in city affairs.
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