Journal of Urban Economics and Management

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In today’s world, process-orientedness, as an effective and attractive factor, has become a necessity for organizations in a way that such a concept has been considered the most important managerial idea during the recent twenty years. One of the areas wherein the implementation of such an approach is of high importance is urban management. In Iran, numerous organizations have relations with the issue of urban management from among which the one having a large share in urban management is the ministry of roads and urban development. The current article aims at investigating the extent of accepting process-orientedness to implement business process reengineering (BPR) in the very ministry. The current study is practical, purpose-wise, and descriptive, data-collecting and -analysis-wise, and surveying, research-method-wise. The population included the managers and staff of housing and urban development in three different deputyships of urban development and architecture, development and resources management, and housing and construction. Via stratified sampling, 135 participants were selected and the questionnaire for business process reengineering was used as a data-collecting instrument. To analyze the collected data, independent samples t-test, one sample t-test, one-way ANOAV, and Scheffe’s test were utilized to determine the extent of differences between the groups. The results showed that there is a significant difference between the current and the ideal status of the ministry of roads and urban development in terms of accepting process-orientedness. The results also revealed that there is a significant difference between the managers and the staff in the mentioned deputyships in terms of accepting process-orientedness. 

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Development of cities and urbanization and the gradual increase in the number of large cities in the world, especially in developing countries, on the one hand, and expansion of cities, centralization and accumulation of population and the enhancement of economic and environmental burden on them, on the other hand, while brining the cities in the foreground, have resulted in the cities’ adopting numerous roles and functions. One of the important issues most large cities of the world are dealing with is the issue of natural disasters. With regard to the unexpectedness nature of such events and the necessity to make quick and proper decisions and taking the required measures, the theoretical and fundamental principles have given way to a body of knowledge entitled “Disaster Management”. Such knowledge refers to a set of actions taken prior to, during, and following disasters so that the resultant damages are reduced and the vulnerabilities are minimized. It is possible to reduce the consequences of natural disasters via observing principles and regulations for urban development and through clarifying the current concepts in the knowledge, like the structure of the city, determining the functionality of urban lands, communication networks, and the infrastructure of the city. One of the Iranian cities which is more susceptible to such a problem than the others is the city of Shahrekord. The city, due to its geographical location and its positioning among various mountain ranges, and also because of the ravines inside and around and highly vulnerable vaults surrounding the city, is very prone to natural disasters. On the other hand, due to haphazard development of the city, in case of any probable disaster, like floods, a large portion of southern city will be negatively affected. Via an analytic-descriptive method and through field study, the process of empowering disaster management to reduce natural disasters, like earthquakes and floods, is case-studied in the city of Shahrekord. The results of the study indicate that via proper management, effects and damages caused by natural disasters can be reduced. Besides, by analyzing the collected data via AHP method and by using GIS software, attempts were made to identify appropriate path to the development of the city, aiming at disaster management in upcoming years.

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Components such as: Partnership, consciousness, solidarity, trust and social networks in every society are the causes of development. The purpose of this research is assessment of the distribution of Social capital in urban Districts and its role in development of Social Justice in Kermanshah. This research is an applied research and its Methodology is Cross-sectional, Documentary method and the field of study has been used to collect data. This research was prepared to response to the following assumptions: 1- Social Capital in Kermanshah has been the main factor of social development in the field of: Trust, partnership, social confidence and local networks. 2- The balanced distribution of social capital and social justice in Kermanshah have a direct relationship. This research uses from vikor model, inferential and descriptive statistics to Analyze data (particularly: T-test, Friedman test and correlation matrix). The results show that there is a positive and significant relation between the factors above except social confidence that has a weak significant. The results of analyzing Vikor model shows that the second and fourth urban areas of Kermanshah Respectively are in the first and the last rank of this city’s areas.

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Sustainability is a pattern for thinking about the future in which environmental, social and economic considerations, are in a balanced state with each other, in order to improve the quality of life. Sustainable city is a city in which due to economic use of resources, avoid to producing too much waste and recycling them as much as possible and adopt effective policies, is able to maintain its existence. Training is a helper factor for achieving to sustainability paradigm, especially in the cities, and it is necessary to being consistent to functional assumptions of sustainable development. Training should be changed in structure and in terms of content. This paper aims to identify and understand the role of education in sustainable development, in particular sustainable urban development, and analytic studies relying on documents, including international declarations, to check the status of education in sustainable development, within the framework of international treaties and agreements, conceptual and epistemological aspects that have been investigated. The results show that the concept formulation of the education for sustainable development, by organizations like UNESCO, has properly done. But at the end of the decade of “education for sustainable development”, some problems have been remained, particularly in developing countries, therefore The future international efforts in this regard should be directed towards developing countries and cities

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Urban Development requires financing by urban management. Due to the inability to provide capital for urban projects, there is a growing need for private sector investment and the use of banks and institutions in many cities around the world to develop infrastructure. The purpose of this study, in terms of the nature of the application and the target is descriptive, review and prioritize internal and external factors affecting investment and the participation of the private sector in the development of a case in the city of Shiraz. The statistical population of this research included all experts in urban planning and university professors who have specialized studies in the field of urban development, urban housing, and in regional planning. Using the randomly available sampling 30 experts were selected and questioned. A data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire that included a list of opportunities, threats, strengths and weaknesses (59 items). Validity of the questionnaire (formal validity) was verified by the university professors and experts and the reliability of the tool was determined by the Cronbach's alpha coefficient equal to 0.796, which is indicative of the coherence and reliability of the data. In this study, a combination analysis (ANP) was used and SPSS, EXCEL and Super Decision software were used to analyze the information. The results showed that the most suitable strategies for the Attracting Private Sector Involvement in Shiraz Urban Development were strategies WO (0.285), WT (0.246), ST (0.125), and SO (0.122).