DOI: 10.21276/sjet

Pages: 350-354

Sustainable development, on the one hand, helps preserve the environment, on the other hand, it helps to maintain the social and economic structures of the city. In the context of planning urban development, the economic, social, cultural and environmental objectives are at the top of their policies, and the realization of these goals requires interaction between people and the state, the presence and participation of people is necessary and inevitable in the sustainable development. Indeed, although participation in the sense of cooperation has a long history in Iran, it has not yet been institutionalized in our society, and the formation of city councils and people's representatives is one of the measures that reveals the necessity for people to participate in urban affairs with a focus on sustainable development to resolve many problems of the city and, by studying the experiences of most countries in the field of citizen participation in urban affairs, and the effect of this participation on sustainable urban development, one can consider the necessities of measures for the participation of people in urban affairs, which emphasizes that sustainable development is a fundamental concept and plays a vital role in sustainable urban development. Reflecting on the needs of the current generation and preserving resources and wealth for future generations, this paper addresses the challenges of citizen participation in city decision-making and urban governance and planning.