Designing a model for evaluating the implementation of the sustainable urban development policy in the framework of the sixth plan

Document Type : Research/Original/Regular Article

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1 PhD Candidate of Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Islamic Azad University Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management and Economics, Islamic Azad University Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran

3 Professor, Department of Management, Faculty of Management and Economics, Islamic Azad University Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Policy evaluation is one of the key elements to ensure the strict implementation of the policy. The purpose of this research is to create an evaluation model for the implementation of the sustainable urban development policy in the structure of sixth program. In terms of purpose and result, this research is developmental and practical, and its data is considered mixed (qualitative-quantitative). In the qualitative part of the research, the participants included twenty scientific and executive experts working in government departments who were chosen by judgmental sampling method. In the quantitative part, 250 managers of municipalities of Alborz province (Karaj, Fardis, Mohammadshahr, and Hashgerd) participated; by using Cochran’s formula, 152 people were selected by cluster random sampling. In the qualitative part, the data collection method was semi-structured interview, and in the quantitative part, it was researcher-made questionnaire. The validity of interviews was confirmed by retesting and the validity of questionnaires was approved by experts. In order to analyze the data of the qualitative and quantitative part, the Delphi method and structural equation modeling were used, respectively. The results showed that the research model includes six components of policy goals and standards, policy resources and tools, policy implementers, implementing organization, uncontrollable factors, and policy implementation consequences. According to the results of quantitative analysis, the alpha level of 0.05 represented a significant relationship between the indicators and components.

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Quarterly Journal of The Macro and Strategic Policies
Volume 10, Special Issue
December 2023
Pages 180-205

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