Today's note:
Decentralization curve.
Behind the scenes of accumulation in the capital; From three fifths of the deposits in the banks to the black hole in the space of Tehran and Alborz.
Dr. Amir Semani; planning expert.
The approval of the "Action Plan for the Decentralization of Tehran and Alborz Districts" in October 1405 is an attempt to curb the decades-old accumulation of power, capital and population in the capital.
However, the approach of this decision is considered simplistic; Because the concentration in Tehran is not only a product of physical problems, but is rooted in the accumulation of political power, the concentration of 59% of deposits and 62% of banking facilities in 1,404, the concentration of 30% of students in the country and the share of 80% of hospital beds in Tehran from patients from other districts.
Relying on physical restrictions, temporary bans and control of change of use (without reform mechanisms such as the Section 5 Commission and the municipal funds related to density sales) will lead nowhere.
Also, this program does not have a specific strategy for the proportional distribution of the higher education and health capacities.
True decentralization does not mean limiting or shrinking Tehran, but rather requires changing the geography of value creation and strengthening competing and complementary centers in other regions of the country through a wise redistribution of financial resources, infrastructure and services, so that the capital's advantages are not fed by the weakening of other regions.
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The official channel of Donya Akhtaz newspaper.