The future of Tehran in international Rankings

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Ehsan Street Kouhestan Blvd-Ketab Square

10.22124/upk.2025.25534.1885

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Urban ranking, among comparative urbanism approaches, has become one of the main agendas of those responsible for the development of the world's megacities; In this way, they can provide themselves with the "best" international position, improve their international reputation, and finally achieve the city's competitiveness. Setting up the vision of "Tehran as a cultural, knowledge-based and standard city in the Islamic world" shows the serious determination of the main custodians of development in improving the global position of this metropolis. However, Tehran's rank in international indices has not been in a good position especially in recent years and it is also declining.
this research will focus on Tehran's future position in international rankings and the influencing factors. by using th "Correlational and Causality Research design" aims to analyze Tehran's changing international rankings through regression modeling, selecting the driving forces behind the city's rise or fall, the future scenarios would be envisioned.
The research paper predicts two scenarios, one of which is a slow and gradual change of the situation to the status of 2020 and the other of a decline of the situation to the status of 2016. Carrying out the scenario of improving the situation definitely requires the improvement of the political economy and the overall socio-cultural situation. But it shows that the international determination of urban management is not ineffective in prestigious international and the strengthening of urban diplomacy can improve the position of the city even in the unfavorable macroeconomic and political environment.
The research paper predicts two scenarios, one of which is a slow and gradual change of the situation to the status of 2020 and the other of a decline of the situation to the status of 2016. Carrying out the scenario of improving the situation definitely requires the improvement of the political economy and the overall socio-cultural situation. But it shows that the international determination of urban management is not ineffective in prestigious international and the strengthening of urban diplomacy can improve the position of the city even in the unfavorable macroeconomic and political environment.

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Urban Planning Knowledge
Volume 8, Issue 4
2025
Pages 83-103

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  • Receive Date: 18 February 2024
  • Revise Date: 05 November 2024
  • Accept Date: 08 December 2024

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