Analysis of Regional Development Performance Based on Quantitative Strategic Planning (Marivān Coastal Region in Kurdistān)

Document Type : Research Article - Case Study

Authors

1 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Urban Planning, University of Guilan, Rasht, Iran.

2 Professor, Department of Geography, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

3 Ph. D in Geography and Urban Planning, Department of Geography, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

4 Ph. D in Geography and Urban Planning, Department of Geography, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

10.22124/gscaj.2025.22674.1184

Abstract

The purpose of this article was to present and analyze the performance of regional development based on quantitative strategic planning in the coastal region of Marivān, Kurdistān Province. A qualitative-quantitative approach was used to conduct the article. In the first section, after a field and library study (future-oriented documents, plans and programs) and using the SWOT model, four key factors were extracted in the form of 85 items and were identified by experts in the field (Delphi) using weighting software, extraction weights and dimensions. The results indicated that in the underdevelopment of the studied region, internal spatial organization (strengths and weaknesses) has less weight and external factors (threats and opportunities) are more decisive; therefore, aggressive strategies were extracted. In the second section, with the help of the Meta-SWOT strategic planning model, 15 organizational goals for the regional development of the province were determined and made available to experts over a 4-year period during the Sixth Economic, Social and Cultural Development Plan of the Islamic Republic of Iran (2019-2020). After going through the steps and final summarization, the results indicated that the regional development of the region is affected by the factorial idea that one was, the other was not, and the reason for underdevelopment can be the same reason for the development of the region (contradiction in the law of dialectics); that is, according to the results obtained, 3 development strategies and 3 anti-development strategies are: 1. Government investment, attention of policymakers, planners and officials (or lack thereof); 2. Private sector interest in investing in the province (or lack thereof); and 3. Lack of large-scale development infrastructure. Ultimately, it can be said that comprehensive regional development policy towards the Kurdistān Province has always been reproduced under the influence of planning ideas.

Highlights

- Currently, Zarivār and the Marivaān coastal region are considered a national and even global asset.

- The results indicated that the impact of external environmental factors is greater than the impact of internal factors on the development process of the Marivān coastal region in Kurdistān Province.

- Emphasis on environmental sustainability to identify and eliminate bottlenecks facing the spatial development of Kurdistān Province.

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