Dr. Mostafa Behzadfar Armanshahr Architecture & Urban Development 2008-5079 17 46 2024 06 20 Explanation of Social Capital on Neighborhood-Oriented Cultural Development: A Meta-Synthesis Approach Explanation of Social Capital on Neighborhood-Oriented Cultural Development: A Meta-Synthesis Approach 157 181 185164 10.22034/aaud.2023.391741.2777 FA Maryam Jang Zargari Ph.D. Candidate of Cultural Policy, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran. Esmaeil Kavousi Professor of Cultural Management and Planning, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran (Corresponding Author). Habib Saboori KhosroShahi Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Tehran East Branch, Tehran, Iran. Journal Article 2023 05 13 Tehran Metropolis has been facing various dilemmas in terms of optimal management of the spatial organization of the city. The current approach in its macro and centralized management has not led to sustainable urban development due to failure in reliance on local mechanisms, people participation, and sustainable local ecological systems. The research indicates that citizens’ participation in Iran, especially in Tehran, is faced with structural, social, cultural, political, managerial, legal, and spatial obstacles. Despite the existing obstacles, there are also numerous strong points and opportunities to create and strengthen citizens’ participation in urban affairs. In addition, the threats and weak points in citizens’ participation and urban management have affected the participation. The present study aimed to propose a social capital model for neighborhood-oriented cultural development. To do so, through a qualitative meta-synthesis approach, it has systematically analyzed and evaluated the results and findings of previous studies. In this method, the keywords “social capital” and “neighborhood-oriented cultural development” were searched for in various databases, initially in 2151 studies in the period 2012 to 2022. Among these studies, 1468 did not match the current research’s objective and questions in terms of ‘title’. 429 did not match in terms of ‘abstract’, and 199 did not match in terms of ‘text’. Thus, these studies were excluded, and only 55 studies on the role of social capital in neighborhood-oriented cultural development that were in line with the present study’s objective and questions in terms of title and content were selected for the meta-synthesis and provision of a social capital model for neighborhood-oriented cultural development. Through a precise evaluation of the finalized references, the components and indicators of social capital in neighborhood-oriented cultural development were extracted. Overall, the social capital model in neighborhood-oriented cultural development was categorized and identified in 6 dimensions, 28 components, and 247 indicators. Tehran Metropolis has been facing various dilemmas in terms of optimal management of the spatial organization of the city. The current approach in its macro and centralized management has not led to sustainable urban development due to failure in reliance on local mechanisms, people participation, and sustainable local ecological systems. The research indicates that citizens’ participation in Iran, especially in Tehran, is faced with structural, social, cultural, political, managerial, legal, and spatial obstacles. Despite the existing obstacles, there are also numerous strong points and opportunities to create and strengthen citizens’ participation in urban affairs. In addition, the threats and weak points in citizens’ participation and urban management have affected the participation. The present study aimed to propose a social capital model for neighborhood-oriented cultural development. To do so, through a qualitative meta-synthesis approach, it has systematically analyzed and evaluated the results and findings of previous studies. In this method, the keywords “social capital” and “neighborhood-oriented cultural development” were searched for in various databases, initially in 2151 studies in the period 2012 to 2022. Among these studies, 1468 did not match the current research’s objective and questions in terms of ‘title’. 429 did not match in terms of ‘abstract’, and 199 did not match in terms of ‘text’. Thus, these studies were excluded, and only 55 studies on the role of social capital in neighborhood-oriented cultural development that were in line with the present study’s objective and questions in terms of title and content were selected for the meta-synthesis and provision of a social capital model for neighborhood-oriented cultural development. Through a precise evaluation of the finalized references, the components and indicators of social capital in neighborhood-oriented cultural development were extracted. Overall, the social capital model in neighborhood-oriented cultural development was categorized and identified in 6 dimensions, 28 components, and 247 indicators. https://www.armanshahrjournal.com/article_185164_f146a51b5bca006f0836c7487b9e1dff.pdf