Identify the Driving Forces Affecting the Realization of Urban Prosperity

Never before has mankind faced such an accumulation of multiple crises in cities. Therefore, special attention to cities in general and urban prosperity in particular in the world and Iran seems necessary. The present study was done to identify the driving forces affecting urban prosperity. For this purpose, Bojnord city, the capital of North Khorasan province, was selected as sample. This research is applied in terms of purpose and combined in terms of method. Library and field methods (expert questionnaire) were used to collect information. Regarding the identification of effective driving forces, 20 experts in urban flourishing were selected as participants. The indicators were examined according to the UN CPI program in six areas (productivity, infrastructure development, quality of life, justice and social participation, environmental sustainability, and urban governance and legislation) forming 25 variables. Data analysis was performed using the interaction analysis method in Micmac Software. The results showed that the variable of information and communication technology have most impact and the least dependence. Furthermore, economic power, economic status, employment status, housing infrastructure, social infrastructure, health and health infrastructure, public space, safety and security, economic equality, social status, waste management technology, sustainable energy technology, status and ability to manage the city and the geographical location of the city have the most impact.