Designing a participatory green space management process model: The necessity of education stakeholder

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1 Ph.D student in agricultural extension and education, College of Agriculture, Science and research Branch, Islamic Azad University

2 Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, College of Agriculture, Garmsar Branch, Islamic Azad University

3 Department of Agricultural Extension and Education, College of Agriculture, Science and research Branch, Islamic Azad University

Abstract

Considering the expansion of Tehran, the multifaceted problems that the pillars of urban management are facing it. Tehran requires an urban management that requires a participatory and bottom-up development approach to achieve developing in this mega-city. Therefore, the study of participatory management is one of the cases that can help to improve green space of this city. One of the most important requirements of urban participation is the existence of a participatory culture that will happen through education. The present study conducted with the aim of necessity to achieve a participatory model of green space management in Tehran Municipality. The method of research was a combined nested method and implemented in three parts. The statistical population of this research consisted of two sections, for the quantitative part, 190 specialists and 150-trained citizens were selected. In qualitative part, 12 experts in green space and urban planning were selected to participate in this research process. Sampling method for quantitative parts stratified sampling with proportional assignment, while for qualitative part a purposeful sampling method used. In order to process information and analysing data, software (PLS-SEM) win3, SPSS win18 and visual paradigm Win 16.3 were used. The results of structural analysis of this study showed that participation in decision making has a significant relationship only with the green space maintenance component. The results also showed that stakeholders can play a role in the design and proper implementation of the participatory management process model following through citizenship training and green space improvement steps.

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Journal of Agricultural Education Administration Research
Volume 13, Issue 57 - Serial Number 57
September 2021
Pages 170-186

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