Evaluating the Effects of Factors Influencing Integrated Urban Management in Iran (Case Study: Ahvaz City)

During the recent decades, the issues and problems of cities have become more complex, and the integrated urban management requires a transformation and a new attitude beyond the attitude and performance of the previous traditional management system. The current study has been carried out in order to evaluate the factors influencing the integrated urban management in Ahvaz City using a descriptive analytical methodology. In terms of objectives, the study is an applied one, and the required data have been collected using library sources and authentic electronic references. The statistical population of the study includes all the experts of urban and regional planning, among whom 383 participants have been selected based on Cochran’s Formula. The collected data have been analyzed using the SWOT model. The results of the study show that the role of economic policies and strategies is reported as high (28.3 percent), as relatively high (28.3 percent), as somewhat high (20 percent), and as relatively low (23.3 percent). Moreover, the role of physical-environmental policies and strategies is reported as high (28.3 percent), as relatively high (36.7 percent), as somewhat high (28.3 percent), and as relatively low (6.7 percent). Furthermore, the role of organizational, administrative, and legal policies and strategies is reported as high (16.7 percent), as relatively high (40 percent), as somewhat high (23.3 percent), and as relatively low (20 percent). Finally, it can be said that the role of the policies and strategies for integrated urban management of Ahvaz City for all the dimensions is reported as high (28.3 percent), as relatively high (25 percent), as somewhat high (31.7 percent), and as relatively low (15 percent). Therefore, a number of recommendations and suggestions have been presented for making use of and improving the effectiveness of integrated urban management for Ahvaz City.