Explaining the appropriate of urban governance with an emphasis on social capital (case study of Bushehr city)

Document Type : Research Article

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PhD student in geography and urban planning, University of Tehran, Caspian International Campus, Iran

Abstract
The purpose of this research is to explain the proper urban governance model with emphasis on social capital (case study of Bushehr city). The statistical population includes a number of citizens of Bushehr city. From this number, according to Cochran's formula, 384 people were selected as a statistical sample. After interviewing expert professors and reviewing sources, the objective questionnaire of urban meritocracy was prepared. This questionnaire was considered as a research tool. After verifying the content validity of the items, several people were asked to answer the questionnaire and identify the incomprehensible phrases and words. The purpose of this work was to find out the possible problems of the test. After this test, the form of some items was changed, but no item was deleted. Research data was analyzed using spss24 software. Also, Amos25 software was used for confirmatory factor analysis. The method used to check the reliability of the questionnaire was Cronbach's alpha. According to the findings, it was found that the dimensions of the appropriate urban governance variables and social capital have a significant relationship. That is, the better the governance of Bushehr city according to the activists, the more the social capital of the activists in Bushehr city will be felt by the citizens.

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  • Receive Date 24 March 2024
  • Revise Date 06 April 2024
  • Accept Date 26 April 2024
  • First Publish Date 26 April 2024
  • Publish Date 21 June 2024