سهراب رئیسی

Urban modernity and urbanization, and the growing consumerism, have resulted in the production of waste materials and the production of urban waste, which has prevented the health and environmental viability of human settlements, which highlights the importance and necessity of urban studies. The purpose of this study was to assess the status of urban waste management components in Shahrekord. The sample size was calculated using Cochran's formula of 311 questionnaires. The reliability of the research tool was estimated using Cronbach's alpha of 1.712, which indicates the utility of the questionnaire. For descriptive and inferential statistics analysis, t-test was used in SPSS software. Structural equation modeling in AMOS software was used to explain the effects modeling. Initially, the status of municipal waste management with single sample T test was investigated, the results of the T-test showed that most of the urban waste management indicators in the study area are not in a satisfactory condition and the total indexes are 2.49 lower than average Which expresses a weak state. Analysis of the results of structural equation modeling suggests that among the indexed indicators of knowledge in waste management and participation in waste management has the highest factor load with the total regression weight (1.42) and the value of P-value (1.111). And then the waste recycling training was done by citizens with factor weight (1.41) and P-value (1.111). Finally, due to the poor management of waste management in Shahrekord, practical and practical suggestions for improvement of the city situation have been presented.