Feasibility of City Strategic Planning with Approach of CDS; Case Study: Eslamshahr, Iran

Due to the increasing growth of cities, lack of necessary resources and time for responding to increasing needs of citizens, urban management has encountered a challenge that it cannot be tackled except in the framework of new solutions of planning. The CDS; City Development Strategy, as one of the newest planning approaches has been suggested in 1999 for tackle this problem. Eslamshahr in Tehran province is one of the new towns where a large number of immigrant populations have settled due to the proximity to Tehran city, lots of job places and cheapness of lands. Increasing population growth due to immigration, economic, social and administrative dependence to Tehran city and many other problems are among challenges that Eslamshahr encounter. The aim of this research is to study the feasibility of CDS approach in Eslamshahr city; by asking the question that whether Eslamshahr has the required capacities for applying CDS or not? To do so, the qualitative- descriptive method has been used a selection of written resources is used as references. AHP technique has been used in order to give weight and determine priority of selected criteria and analyzed matrixes and also definition and evaluation of situation in the strategic planning. Lack and weakness of management infrastructures particularly regarding attraction of the beneficiary participation including citizens and also weakness of cultural and social infrastructures in Eslamshahr city and the necessity of its providing and preparing for entrance of Eslamshahr in the cycle of benefiting CDS have been among the results of the present research.