Assessing Criteria for Integrated Intervention in Planning Informal Settlements using Urban Governance Approach (Case Study: Naysar District in Sanandaj)

Growth of urbanization and development of informal settlements within or adjacent to large cities, resulted from contemporary urbanization and the urbanization of poverty, has necessitated a change in attitude towards urban management This study aims to develop and evaluate integrated intervention criteria in the planning informal settlements with urban governance approach. Nysar District in Sanandaj was selected as the case study. This research is an applied study based on descriptive-analytic approach. Field research, library documents and a questionnaire were used to collect data. First, integrated intervention indicators were selected according to the opinions of 15 experts and then a questionnaire was designed. Study population consisted of three groups: people, government and public institutions (members of the Empowerment Headquarters), and private sector. A sample of 384 residents was randomly selected with Cochran formula. Also, all the 18 members of the Empowerment Headquarters were selected. Moreover, 400 activists were randomly selected from the private sector using Cochran formula. Then, the questionnaire was distributed among the samples. The obtained data was analyzed through T-test and Pearson correlation method. The study findings reveal that the indicators are not correlated with integrated measures. In fact, intervention management is not currently integrated because it follows the traditional outlook. In fact, to have an integrated intervention, it is necessary to improve local institutionalization capacity, encourage people participation, encourage public and private management in the urban management process, and support intra- and inter-institutional social capital.