City and People’s Management: Investigating Participation-Centered Approach in Cities Management (Case study: Region 5 Of Esfahan Municipality)

The model of the city management by the people is a new theme in the field of city management. Based on this model, decision-making about city affairs is done through the cooperation of government, private section, and civilized society. The model also challenges the policy-making done from the top to bottom democracy system is the extent to which people participate in the urban plans and projects. in the present article attempt has been made to analyze the attitudes towards people’s management of the city and the effective factors in the citizens' participation in city management based on the findings of a field study of the region 5 of Esfahan municipality. The data collection has been done via library, documentary, and survey, and descriptive-analytical studies. It was found that although the institutions and organizations have been discussing the theme of participation, its true sense and institutionalization among the authorities and citizens, especially in the society under study, is a problem which requires further study and guidelines.

city management, city management by the people, participation, citizens