A Review of City Development Strategy Based on Institutional and Community Capacity Building in Karaj Metropolis

City Development Strategy (CDS) based on institutional and community capacity building is among the most widely used and effective methods in targeted city development by creating appropriate interactive platforms between all associated agencies in urban management. Undoubtedly, the current governing rules and regulations provide integrated urban management and are the most critical executive tools in this field, which are different in different parts of the world. Social participation is considered the most basic executive guarantee of integrated urban management. This article examines CDS based on institutional and community capacity building in the Karaj Metropolis using a descriptive-analytical method. SWOT-DEMATEL and SWOTAHP methods were used to analyze the data. According to the results of the DEMATEL method, management and environmental institutional variables were the most effective and affected variables according to the Di-Ri values, respectively. Also, the findings of Expert Choice indicated that the WT strategy (with a final score of 0.254) was the best CDS in the Karaj Metropolis. It was also found that SO and WO strategies had the highest and lowest sensitivity in the urban development of the Karaj Metropolis, respectively. Therefore, institutional and community capacity building significantly impacts different aspects of urban development.