Examination of city governorship pattern and citizen participation as a new approach to city management in region 5 of Isfahan municipality using T-test in SPSS

Abstract

The model of the city management by the people is a new theme in the field of city management. Based on this model, decision-making about city affairs is done through the cooperation of government, private section, and civilized society. The model also challenges top-down policies which had been made by central government. One of the principles in the democratic systems is the amount of people participation in implementing plans and projects. In the present article an attempt has been made to analyze the attitudes towards people’s management of the city and the effective factors in the citizens' participation in city management based on the findings of a field study of the region 5 of Isfahan municipality. The data collection has been done via library, documentary, and survey, and descriptive-analytical studies. It was found that although the institutions and organizations have been discussing the theme of participation, its true sense and institutionalization among the authorities and citizens, especially in the society under study, is a problem which requires further study and guidelines.