Explaining the future position in strategic urban planning

The complex nature of cities and the rapid growth of technology along with the occurrence of social, cultural, political developments, etc., have caused cities to be subjected to the most intense impulses and urban planners are unable to solve the challenges in keeping with these changes. In this regard, strategic planning, as one of the most important approaches in urban planning that pays special attention to the future, is no longer a guarantee of success in such an environment. Therefore, it is necessary to clarify the future position in relation to the strategic urban planning process. Therefore, the aim of the research is to clarify the future position in the process of strategic urban planning. The current research has used the meta-synthesis to achieve the mentioned goal. 104 sources have been extracted in connection with the research. Among these, 26 sources have been selected using the CASP method and coded using the MAXQDA2020 software. In total, 108 codes, 13 concepts and 5 categories were obtained. The results of the research show that in the process of strategic urban planning, it is necessary to take a deeper look at the issues and to pay attention to the hidden layers of the city using a critical view. Because these issues are the driving force and basis for achieving a correct prediction of the desired future. Also,in addition to being innovative, the proposed strategies and actions should include different types of possible futures so that they can more realistically pursue the desired future.