Identification of vital drivers affecting the state of good urban governance in Aras Free Zone

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 student

2 Associate Professor, Faculty of Planning and Environmental Sciences

3 Tabriz university

Abstract

Considering the challenges ahead in the way and type of management of free zones, including non-democratic management structure, unstable income, achieve a bright future for the Aras Free Zone, it is necessary to identify and outline the key drivers. The current research, with the perspective of future research, tries to identify the vital factors affecting the state of good governance in Aras Free Zone and investigate the effect of these factors on each other. This research, in terms of practical purpose and from library methods, survey, its nature is based on new methods in future research with an analytical and exploratory approach, using quantitative and qualitative models and analysis methods and structural cross-effects, such as Micmac and Delphi method. has benefited Based on this, during numerous discussion sessions and opinion gathering of experts and expert group of Aras Free Zone, 15 people as a statistical sample of the target population, 60 items or variables were identified in the form of 8 main indicators of good urban governance. Then, the above variables were weighted in the form of a 60x60 matrix of cross-effects by the elite group and defined in the Mic Mac software. What can be understood from the state of the dispersion map of the variables is the instability of the system. Therefore, according to the ranking of the direct and indirect effects of the variables and their scoring, the number of 21 variables that had more weight in both cases were identified as the main drivers of good urban governance in the free zone. Among the variables, citizens' and officials' trust in each other has the highest score and the most vital factor affecting good urban governance in Aras Free Zone, and administrators' adherence to the law, strategic vision, and social justice are ranked in the next ranks.

Highlights

Good urban governance is a new approach in the management of free zones and its high effectiveness in achieving sustainable economic, social, cultural and physical development of today's societies is recognized as one of the most important factors of sustainable all-round development at international levels. In order to reach the horizon of free zones in Iran and the stability of free zones, the use of key factors and influential drivers of good urban governance is not far from expected. The most important goal of this research is to determine and identify the key and influential factors on the future of good urban governance in Aras Free Zone

What can be understood from the scatter plot of variables affecting the future state of good urban governance in Aras Free Zone is the unstable state of the system, which is moving towards stability, but is far from being fully optimal. In the conclusion of the research, it can be said that the success in achieving good urban governance in the Aras Free Zone, according to the findings of the state of the dispersion map of the variables, depends on the effective and targeted interaction between the key factors or the main drivers of good governance. It is the above city. One of the most important results of the research is that by using the identified key drivers and taking into account their importance, priority, and influence on each other, it is possible to understand the future sustainability of good urban governance in the free zone of Aras. Formulated and implemented the necessary solutions and resources to maintain the favorable situation or the necessary facilities to transform the unfavorable situation into favorable in different dimensions. Here it is necessary to mention that the authorities, experts, decision-makers and all the stakeholders of the free zone pay sufficient and necessary attention to the key factors influencing the explanation of the future perspective of good urban governance in the free zone of Aras, prioritizing and considering the relationships Together, the drivers will provide the necessary ground for the optimal all-round development of Aras Free Zone, in such a way as to ensure balance, development and long-term stability in all dimensions and levels, and a model for domestic and foreign investors and other regions. be free The findings of the research show that we face fundamental challenges at various levels in establishing decent governance in free zones, among which the most important ones are decentralization in the government decision-making system (macro level), weakness of civil society and public institutions, and awareness. He pointed out the low and lack of trust of citizens (middle and small level). Considering the results obtained in order to achieve good urban governance in Aras Free Zone, the following suggestions are presented

- Applying unit management based on new approaches, including good urban governance with strong legal support and the support of upstream institutions

- Change in the planning process from centralized planning to strategic and collaborative planning

- Increasing the trust and satisfaction of citizens by creating friendly spaces for exchange of opinions between officials and senior citizens and the use of local trusted people, under the project "Practice of participation, informed citizenship and mutual trust building

- Training, empowering and providing resources for non-governmental organizations to actively participate in regional governance

- Transparency in the functions and freedom of the media and the press, and reducing trends that limit the expression of opinions

Keywords: Vital drivers, good urban governance, Aras Free Zone

 

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     با توجه به چالش های پیش رو در نحوه و نوع مدیریت مناطق آزاد از جمله ساختار مدیریتی غیر دموکراتیک، درآمد ناپایدار، عدم شفافیت، پاسخگویی، پیچیدگی و تنوع الگوهای مدیریتی که از آن به عنوان روندها یاد می شود. جهت دستیابی به آینده ای روشن برای منطقه آزاد ارس، شناسایی و ترسیم پیشران های کلیدی ضروری است. پژوهش حاضر، با نگرش آینده پژوهی، درصدد شناسایی عوامل حیاتی موثر بر وضعیت حکمروایی خوب شهری در منطقه آزاد ارس و بررسی میزان اثرگذاری این عوامل بر یکدیگر می پردازد. این پژوهش از لحاظ هدف کاربردی و از روش های کتابخانه ای، پیمایشی، ماهیت آن بر پایه روش های نو در آینده پژوهی با رویکرد تحلیلی و اکتشافی با بکارگیری مدل های کمی و کیفی و روش تحلیل و اثرات متقاطع ساختاری ماننده میک مک و روش دلفی بهره گرفته است. بر این اساس، طی جلسات متعدد بحث و اخذ نظر کارشناسان و گروه خبره و صاحب نظران منطقه آزاد ارس به تعداد 15 نفر به عنوان نمونه آماری جامعه هدف، 60 گویه یا متغیر در قالب 8 شاخص اصلی حکمروایی خوب شهری شناسایی گردید. سپس، متغیرهای فوق در قالب ماتریس60*60 اثرات متقاطع توسط گروه نخبه وزن دهی و در نرم افزار میک مک تعریف گردید. آنچه از وضعیت نقشه پراکندگی متغیرها قابل فهم می باشد، ناپایداری سیستم است. لذا با توجه به رتبه‌بندی تأثیرات مستقیم و غیرمستقیم متغیرها و امتیازدهی آنها، تعداد 21 متغیر که دارای وزن بیشتر در هر دو حالت بودند که به عنوان پیشران اصلی حکمروایی خوب شهری در منطقه آزاد شناسایی شدند. از بین متغیر ها  اعتماد شهروندان و مسئولان به همدیگر بیشترین امتیاز و حیاتی ترین عامل موثر بر حکمروایی خوب شهری در منطقه آزاد ارس و پایبندی مدیران به قانون، بینش راهبردی، عدالت اجتماعی در رده های بعدی قرار گرفته اند.

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