Geographical Research

This study aims to consider economic challenges in construction projects in road sector from the perspective of clients and contractors. Then, the main focus is on two highway projects in Tehran. Whereas, the main problem in implementation of these projects is delay in land acquisition. The results show which management factors are the most important in delay of the projects’ development. The other goal which is considered in this study is finding out whether or not clients’ and contractors’ viewpoints are close to each other. To achieve this goal, spearman coefficient is used to assess how much clients and contractors agree with each other in case of delay in construction projects.Also, we have utilized Relative Important Index (RII) to rank delay factors and economic challenges. Finally, the results show that in viewpoint of clients and contractors, decreasing value of land acquisition in construction projects, is the most important economic challenge.Therefore, agreements between clients and contractors is relatively strong. On the other hand, in customers’ point of view, lack of effective communication between them and clients is the main factor which causes delay in construction projects. Consequently, for policy makers, it is necessary to concentrate on possible economic challenges before implementation of the projects by an efficient management team to achieve desired results, and to reduce and resolve delay factors.

In development literature balanced and unbalanced growth perspectives in the dimensions of district and region are popular views, and decline in poverty and deprivation are known as a reflection of the mentioned view’s strength by the adherents of each view. Accordingly, the most pivotal issue in this study is investigating the impact of industrial development on deprivation rate in Iran’s regions. To measure the level of industrialization of different regions, three criteria of number of industrial firms, industrial employees and industrial production have been used at the interval of 2009-2013 and on the other hand, deprivation rate is evaluated by the number of people and households covered by Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation (IKRF) in each region and in accordance with the population of those regions. Using panel data econometrics, the results show that industrialization of geographical regions decreases the number of individuals and households covered by IKRF at the mentioned era significantly. Based on the results of investigation, industrial development has provided the conditions for decline of deprivation manifested in reduction of clients of IKRF. In term of policy-making and based on findings of this study, paying attention to balanced growth of industrial sector in Iran’s regions is essential and necessary in order to decrease deprivation.