identifying the challenges and obstacles affecting integrated urban management in tehran municipality

This research explores the challenges and obstacles impacting integrated urban management in tehran municipality using an exploratory-analytical approach to identify and prioritize the influencing factors. the study involved a sample of 300 participants selected from a population of over 1,300 senior, middle, and junior managers, as well as experts from tehran municipality and other administrative organizations, utilizing systematic and simple random sampling methods. data analysis was conducted through exploratory factor analysis and the non-parametric friedman test using spss software. the exploratory factor analysis identified five primary factors affecting integrated urban management: integrating and coordinating duties within a common framework (15.6), developing a shared vision, policies, and programs (14.6), establishing monitoring mechanisms to improve administrative processes (12.2), enhancing organizational processes to modernize functions (10.1), and reforming laws and re-engineering service delivery (8.8). together, these factors account for 75.8% of the total variance in factors influencing integrated urban management in tehran municipality. the friedman test results indicate that the first three factors integrating duties, developing a shared vision, and establishing monitoring mechanisms exert the most significant impact on integrated management, while enhancing organizational processes and reforming laws demonstrate the least influence.