en Interpretive Structural Modeling of Urban Development Empowerment تخصصي Special پژوهشي Research Cities are centers of technology-based transformations and play pivotal role in economic procedures. Moreover, cities are the social, cultural pivots and center for political challenges either in peace or violence and war. Cities possess a distinguishing share in societies’ economic growth and development. Future of the development of the developing countries is concentrated in cities. Therefore, the article aims at empowerment of urban development and also recognition of relations and modeling of the mentioned elements. Empowerment of urban development is recognized through investigation of the literature of the subject and elites’ opinions. Thereafter, using Interpretive Structural Modeling, the relationship between these empowerments is recognized, based on which a structural model of empowerments effective in urban development is constructed. The results show that economic and cultural, technological, environmental, and population factors are among the most important empowerments in the context of urban development. Based on the results, managers are recommended t concentrate more on these radical factors in their urban development-based activities. Cities are centers of technology-based transformations and play pivotal role in economic procedures. Moreover, cities are the social, cultural pivots and center for political challenges either in peace or violence and war. Cities possess a distinguishing share in societies’ economic growth and development. Future of the development of the developing countries is concentrated in cities. Therefore, the article aims at empowerment of urban development and also recognition of relations and modeling of the mentioned elements. Empowerment of urban development is recognized through investigation of the literature of the subject and elites’ opinions. Thereafter, using Interpretive Structural Modeling, the relationship between these empowerments is recognized, based on which a structural model of empowerments effective in urban development is constructed. The results show that economic and cultural, technological, environmental, and population factors are among the most important empowerments in the context of urban development. Based on the results, managers are recommended t concentrate more on these radical factors in their urban development-based activities. Urban Development, Interpretive Structural Modeling Approach, Bushehr City Urban Development, Interpretive Structural Modeling Approach, Bushehr City 147 154 http://ijurm.imo.org.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-583-4&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli عبدالرضا رحمانی فضلی 10031947532846002050 10031947532846002050 No دانشگاه شهید بهشتی Hamid Shaah Bandar Zadeh حمید شاه بندر زاده 10031947532846002051 10031947532846002051 No دانشگاه خلیج فارس بوشهر Mehran Shiravand مهران شیراوند shiravand2012@gmail.com 10031947532846002052 10031947532846002052 Yes Seyyed Salman Samani سید سلمان سامانی 10031947532846002053 10031947532846002053 No دانشگاه شهید بهشتی