Assessing the Feasibility of Urban Development Visions Based on the Attitude of Citizen and Urban expert (Case Study: Bandar Anzali City)
Journal Title: Urban Strategic Thought - Year 2024, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction: The vision of urban development is extremely important as a vital element for the growth and development of cities. Without a complete and comprehensive vision, decisions related to urban development are made sporadically and sometimes randomly. This will reduce opportunities and cause serious problems in the future. The city of Bandar Anzali is known as one of the prominent tourism cities and important economic and port centers in Guilan province. Since 1351, by examining the requirements and proposals related to each plan, this city has always faced challenges in compiling an urban vision to fulfill the wishes of citizens for a satisfying life. The Purpose of the Research: In this research, an attempt was made to evaluate the feasibility of Bandar Anzali urban development visions based on the views of two study groups, citizens and urban experts, to answer the questions: 1) What are the urban development visions of Bandar Anzali? and 2) Which visions have the most and least value from the point of view of citizens and urban experts?. Methodology: This research is applied and descriptive-analytical in terms of attitude. The size of the statistical sample was determined by Cohen's method, 355 people. Sampling in the present research is a probability sampling and stratified sampling method. In order to achieve the goals and questions of the research, by using SPSS software and Levin and t test, two independent samples were investigated to examine the average visions of urban development and the differences and similarities of the visions of the two study groups, citizen and urban expert. Findings and Discussion: After studying the seven reviewed plans and documents, twelve visions of urban development were extracted to analyze the information after collecting data from two groups of citizens and urban experts. The visions are: "Anzali city with favorable participation between city management, citizens and public organizations", "Anzali city successful in the development of tourism based on the beach and the sea", "Anzali city with maintaining environmental values and a clean environment", "Anzali city successful" in the development of fisheries activities such as fish farming", "Anzali a city with security of investment in economic activities", "Anzali a city successful in expanding conversion and supporting industries with high technology (such as packaging companies, etc.)", "Anzali a city developed in the field of export and transit of goods", "citizen-oriented urban development (friendly citizen)", "urban development with strong solidarity among city residents", "urban development with an identity appropriate to cultural components", "urban development with equitable distribution of urban services and facilities in Urban neighborhoods", "Urban Anzali with the preservation of the values of the historical context of the city". The average urban development visions of Bandar Anzali are more than the average. The V1 vision "Anzali is a city with favorable participation between urban management, citizens and popular organizations", with an overall average of 3.79 from the point of view of both groups, obtained the highest value and the V4 vision "Anzali is a successful city in the development of fisheries activities such as fish farming" with an overall average of 3.15 based on the opinions of two statistical groups, obtained the lowest average and valuation. In all the urban development visions except the "V4" vision, due to the significance level greater than 0.05 at the 95% confidence level, hypothesis H1 is rejected and hypothesis H0 is confirmed. In other words, there is no difference in the average of the two groups. Conclusion: In the urban development of Anzali, the optimal partnership between the city management, citizens and popular organizations will create a dynamic and sustainable vision for the city. These partnerships, as one of the main success factors in urban development, have increased the value and efficiency of the urban development vision between two groups of citizens and urban experts. Urban management, by planning and implementing urban development plans and projects, plays an important role in shaping the vision, and according to the needs and desires of citizens, it should improve infrastructure and public services and provide economic development. On the other hand, citizens, as an active part of society, have a very important role in urban development. The results obtained in this research can help Anzali city management in formulating city vision planning.
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Benyamin Hasanzadeh Baghi, Aliakbar Salaripour
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- DOI 10.30479/ust.2024.19865.1137
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