Functional Evaluation of Women's Participation in Urban Spaces with Approach of Collaborative Planning Case Study: Tehran Region 20

Document Type : Research Paper

Author

• Mohammadali khaliji

Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Planning, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran

Abstract

Today, due to insufficient attention to the role of citizen participation in the planning, management and decision-making process, many metropolitan areas have been instilled in citizens that they are somewhat incapable of influencing society and the future of the city. therefore the role of women in promoting social and economic activities is crucial. The talent and ability of women in civic engagement promotes and elevates society in the knowledge-based age. Women's entrepreneurship and participation are important indicators of development. Socio-economic studies of women's participation in community affairs also indicate that social and cultural factors and society's different expectations of men and women are important barriers to women's participation. Accordingly, the purpose of the study is to investigate the functional participation of women in urban spaces. The method of this study is descriptive-analytical and applied research. The components have been evaluated in four economic, cultural, political and social sectors. To measure the impact of women's participation, Pearson test and path analysis were used. The results show that the highest participation rate in district 20 of Tehran municipality is social participation with 2.52 and the lowest political participation with average 1.65. There is also a relationship between economic and cultural components with a score of 0.688. Also, the average critical value in the social component 3.89 has the highest value.

Keywords

• Participation
• Women
• Tehran
• Path Analysis

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