Urban Development Policy Making

Urban Development Policy Making

Developing A Conceptual Framework For Participatory Budgeting In Tehran Municipality

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Amir Shahrabi Farahani 1
Reza Ghanbarian 2
Salar Daneshfar 3
1 PHD in Public Administration, Department of Management, Centeral Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 PhD in Acounting, Faculty of Accounting, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran
3 Master of International Business, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/judpm.2025.500641.1004
Abstract
The popularity of participatory budgeting as an institutional approach to involve citizens and use their opinions in urban management is increasing day by day. Participatory budgeting, as a new method in urban management, has been widely accepted worldwide in order to increase transparency and citizen participation in municipal decision-making. Considering the very important and significant role of citizens in the development and sustainability of the city, this method is used to attract their cooperation and participation in municipal activities and is a powerful tool in attracting citizens' cooperation and participation in municipal activities. However, participatory budgeting in Iran is a new method and has recently been considered. Therefore, in the present study, the authors have tried to design and introduce a framework for implementing participatory budgeting in Iranian municipalities by examining the common processes and mechanisms of establishing participatory budgeting in municipalities in developed countries.
Keywords
Participatory Budgeting
Citizen Engagement
Municipal Governance
Tehran Municipality
Budget Transparency

Subjects

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Urban Development Policy Making
Volume 1, Issue 1
Winter 2025
Pages 73-89

  • Receive Date 16 October 2024
  • Revise Date 15 November 2024
  • Accept Date 20 December 2024
  • Publish Date 04 January 2025