Amin Faraji; Ali Asghar Adinehvand; Mehdi Alian
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The experience of centralized countries have shown that one side and an up- down prospective to cites, which will bring many problems that the only way to resolve them, is to create a flexible model, a model that can considerate all affecting organs on city. It seems that the pattern of urban good governance ...
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The experience of centralized countries have shown that one side and an up- down prospective to cites, which will bring many problems that the only way to resolve them, is to create a flexible model, a model that can considerate all affecting organs on city. It seems that the pattern of urban good governance in today's situation of cities be a good proposal. Accordingly, this study tried to study the main components of urban good governance and with definiteness the major components of urban good governance, examined the principles of good governance in municipalities in eight districts in Ahwaz. The study in nature is applied and research methods is descriptive and analytical. Method of collecting data is library- survey method. Statistical population included three groups of citizens (residents in Ahwaz), public sector (water, electricity and gas offices) as well as the private sector (contracting companies and private sector affecting on city). Attempts continued to analyze the data using one-way ANOVA, Duncan test and Pearson's correlation coefficient. The results suggest that the overall performance of the municipality of Ahvaz is not in the framework of urban good governance. Also there are differences in performance among the municipalities in eight districts in Ahwaz.
Farzaneh Ghasemi; Abdollah Parsa; Yadollah Mehralizadeh; Sakineh Shahi
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This study aimed at designing a model for developing a learning city with a focus on the university role in metropolis city of Ahvaz. The research is based on the Grounded theory. The statistical population included faculty members of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz and Ahvaz municipality managers. ...
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This study aimed at designing a model for developing a learning city with a focus on the university role in metropolis city of Ahvaz. The research is based on the Grounded theory. The statistical population included faculty members of Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz and Ahvaz municipality managers. Snowball sampling was purposeful and continued until the researcher reached a saturated decision after interviewing 23 samples. After analyzing the interviews’ data, 834 open codes extracted, 38 categories developed and following the three steps of coding, the learning city model was presented. The model focuses on the university with six main categories. The designed model could be used as a strategic or operational model in municipality of Ahvaz city. Based on the data, the consequences and implications of a collaboration between the city and university are as follows: social development and maturating of the citizens, developing social urban activities, increasing cultural and scientific associations, improving urban decisions, upgrading university and municipality cooperation, increasing public awareness and responsibility of the citizens and officials regarding the education, teaching, innovation in urban landscapes and landscape and the obligation of preparing tutorials for any projects in the learning city and improving the municipality collaboration in national and international levels.
