Urban management with a green management approach, studied in Tajrish neighborhood

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Department of Human Geography and Urban Planning. Faculty of Earth Sciences, Shaid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Introduction and structure
Today, urbanization has local and global environmental consequences, this is reflected in the light of good management and in the light of looking at human dignity. Researchers have two main interpretations of this concept. First, the analysis begins with the state-centered aspects, and second with the social aspects, which the second approach implies changes in the existing power relations and therefore in the position of the state in the decision-making process. This evolution in the field of management led to the introduction of a green management approach. The benefits of this management can be considered in three parts: environmental benefits, positive economic effects and social aspect.
Achieving green government and green management depends on institutional bedrock. Such an issue requires theoretical cooperation on how the green government is formed. The Green City Index is a measure that compares cities based on eight dimensions of sustainable development. The performance reports of these green cities are submitted annually to the World Bank as well as to international organizations.
research method
This research has been conducted at the neighborhood level to study the indicators of urban green management and its effectiveness in order to answer the two questions of study and analysis.
The first is the status of green management indicators and the second is the indicators affecting green management in Tajrish neighborhood
The conceptual model is considered using community-based thinking and green management approach with global indicators and also using variables such as freedom, civil institutions, rule of law and the creation of justice and equal opportunities. Due to the nature of the research, the methods of data collection are library and field. The indicators were developed and then the relationship between the indicators of urban green management from the perspective of neighborhood residents was analyzed. SPSS and PLS software were used to analyze the data.
Discussion and results
The results of the analysis of the current situation of urban management in Tajrish neighborhood based on green management indicators, indicate the unfavorable situation of urban management. Findings indicate that the highest average is related to the economic index (3.10). In the meantime, it seems that this space can improve its performance according to the existing potentials and indicators including green jobs, green investment and green taxes. The Green Infrastructure Index with its items shows that it has an average economic function with the region and has more income and also has a good infrastructure compared to other indicators with an average (2.92) but is lower than the average. Indicators for measuring the green community (2.77) Due to its age, the existence of Imamzadeh Saleh and the reliance on the market of social participation and cohesion, it has near-average conditions., Green Justice (2.10), Green Energy (1.82) are in the next ranks, respectively. Which is not suitable, especially the green energy index and its main is the lack of education and information. Due to the strategic location in this neighborhood, attention to environmental issues and the need to reform the structure of management and planning, as well as policy-making for the development of the green city is reminded. Therefore, considering the average indicators of green management, it can be said that urban management is of low quality due to the situation and potentials in Tajrish neighborhood. The results also show that the green community index explains green infrastructure and green community more than other green management indicators. In terms of infrastructure and green economy, due to the favorable situation of the residents of the neighborhood, green management can be explained by planning and reforming the structure of urban management.
Conclusion
Think of urban management as a system The implementation of green management in this system requires a dissent, democracy and the rule of law under the supervision of civic institutions. Transformation requires reforming the urban management structure from the current situation with a green approach to sustainable development. The current situation of urban management in Tajrish neighborhood has not been implemented due to the needs of its residents, the environmental conditions in this neighborhood and the residents' polls prove this claim.

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