Analysis of the performance of socio-cultural structures stimulating and developing the creative city of music (Case study: Sanandaj city)

Document Type : Independent Research Articles

Authors

1 Instructor of Music, Faculty of Art & Architecture, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran

2 Associate Professor of Urban Planning, Faculty of Art & Architecture, University of Kurdistan, Sanandaj, Iran

3 Ph.D. in Urban Development (Urban Planning and Design), Faculty of Architecture and Environmental Design, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The various forces and facilities of a creative city like Sanandaj, are provided by developing and 
applying the city's capabilities, which lead to urban development in various dimensions. 
Moreover, the creative city of Sanandaj has been active for a long time in the field of culture and 
art, especially music, and has been globally registered in the last few years. However, Sanandaj’s 
operation is far from the optimal level and the scope of its activities is not extensive at the 
international level. The shortcomings in parts of its socio-cultural structures, may lead to the 
reduction of the utilization of this creative city’s capabilities. Therefore, the present study aims 
to explain the practical proposals for the development of Sanandaj as a creative city in musical 
field, by investigating the performance of the socio-cultural components and the factors 
stimulating and developing it. This research is an applied type in which the one-sample t-test and 
regression model are used to examine and analyze the data. The results indicate that Sanandaj, 
as a creative, and musical city, has an acceptable and proper performance according to most of 
the observable indicators of the following socio-cultural structure components including the 
ability and talent of human capital, socio-cultural diversity, stimulating social capital, and tourism 
attractions. Indicators with proper performance are related to human and social capital as well 
as the identity of Sanandaj city, which have created stimulators and macro-trends influencing the 
development of artistic affairs and activities, and have paved the way for the formation of 
Sanandaj as a creative city of music, despite of the presence of various constraints. To enhance 
the qualities and quantities related to the hosting of Sanandaj city in the process of holding events, 
as well as for its future expansion and development as a creative city of music, it is required to 
prioritize the following actions in the plans: to enhance the desirability of tourist attractions, to 
promote the activities of elites, scholars, and local celebrities, to support social media and the 
activities of scientific associations and centers, to promote individual and social freedoms, and to 
pave the way for the music production.

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Urban Structure and Function Studies
Volume 10, Issue 34
February 2023
Pages 131-153

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  • Receive Date: 25 July 2022
  • Revise Date: 27 September 2022
  • Accept Date: 22 October 2022

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