Barriers of Social Participation of Citizens in Urban Environment Using the SWOT Method and Approaches for Improving Environmental Sustainability

Participation is a process that involves all people and groups actively. Participation by Abhouf and Cohen means decision-making, implementation, evaluation, since the division of profits. Based on the theory of H.C.Tree, all people are sharing in the profits. The aim of this research is investigation of barriers of public participation in environment by SWOT and presents some suggestions for promoting environment. This research is descriptive survey and the questionnaire was used to gather information The population of the study area limits 4 (Neighborhood S. Smiley, Davoudieh), of Section 5 (Darrus neighborhood, Gohak) and the District 6 (Neighborhood cassock and Tavusiyeh) Tehran to 3,800 people. Sample size and sampling method, 380 cluster is estimated based on the theories of Weber's conceptual framework, Humez, Lerner, Guy, drama, Uccle and Marsiden and Parsons organize and design. Study the relationship between gender, employment status, marital status, education, satisfaction with municipal services, membership in social organizations and social barriers to the participation of citizens is examined. To test the hypothesis test is a sample of the T test is organized. The results of the bivariate analysis revealed a significant association between these variables other than social participation. The results of multivariate analysis showed that the independent variables explain the dependent variables have different variables.