Regional Development Strategy (RDS) as a solution for decentralization (case study: Rasht metropolis)

Rasht city, as the only metropolis in Gilan province, has experienced unique conditions compared to its surrounding cities since the beginning of its formation, and has had an increasing tendency towards centralization. The formation of a one-way relationship and the direction of most of the vital and functional flows of the cities of the province towards the city of Rasht has caused isolation and immobility for other residential areas of the province, which seems to increase the scope of the city's activities. Rasht will expand further. This research has examined the areas of centralization in the city of Rasht in three areas: administrative-political centralization, economic-service centralization, and population centralization, and while explaining the most important manifestations and examples of centralization in the above fields; In order to reduce centralism in Rasht city and direct the flows to other places and consequently balance the flow and mutual relations; It has used the new model of regional development strategy (RDS), the regional development strategy with its strategic, community-oriented and flexible thinking is very effective in establishing regional balances because in this model, efforts are made to He looked for benefits, capacities, actions and cooperation of all regions and organized it in the best possible way.