University of Isfahan Journal of Applied Sociology 2008-5745 24 1 2013 06 22 The Study of the Components of Urban Social Capital in Central Cities of East Azerbaijan Province The Study of the Components of Urban Social Capital in Central Cities of East Azerbaijan Province 209 230 18299 FA Reza Ostad Rahimi Ph.D. Student of Sociology, University of Baku Nader Zali Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Planning, University of Guilan Journal Article 2016 06 14 Nowadays social capital is disscussed along with human resorces and economic -financial capital. This concept of capital considers  the communications between members of the network as a valuable resource which couse individual and collective objective to be realized using norms and mutual trust. Social capital is considered suitable way for increasing productivity of human resources and achieving success. (Knach, 1996, 1260).Social capital is a multidimensional concept which widespread among other social sciences such as urban studies, area studies, criminology, historical and geographic studies. Social capital is play important role in social, politic and economic development which guarantees sustainable development. Accordingly, government is not the only effective factor of development, thereis two other factors which named “civil society" and "private sector” which have effective role in development along with government including national and local government. These three factors should be in cooperation with each other to solve the complex challenges of development and society. Private sector including small, medium and large companies, unions, trade associations and multinational investment organizations. Civil society including NGOs, People's voluntary organizations, academic institutions, mass media, religious groups and civic organizations (Share Pour 2006) For this reason the measurement of social capital and understanding its status, helps social policymakers to make proper policy to achieve sustainable development. fuction of this paper  is to introduce components and generalized dimensions of social capital to authorities and city managers to applynecessary policy to promot social capital in various urban areas of provice. The main purpose of this study was to measure social capital in the nineteen central cities of East Azarbaijan province. Also other partial objectives is following ; <br />-          Identifying social capital in the urban centers of East Azarbaijan province <br />-          Understanding the components of social capital in the city center of East Azarbaijan <br />-          Measurment of informal social capital of citizens of central cities of East Azarbaijan province <br />Ranking of the cities of East Azarbaijan province from the view of informal social capital Nowadays social capital is disscussed along with human resorces and economic -financial capital. This concept of capital considers  the communications between members of the network as a valuable resource which couse individual and collective objective to be realized using norms and mutual trust. Social capital is considered suitable way for increasing productivity of human resources and achieving success. (Knach, 1996, 1260).Social capital is a multidimensional concept which widespread among other social sciences such as urban studies, area studies, criminology, historical and geographic studies. Social capital is play important role in social, politic and economic development which guarantees sustainable development. Accordingly, government is not the only effective factor of development, thereis two other factors which named “civil society" and "private sector” which have effective role in development along with government including national and local government. These three factors should be in cooperation with each other to solve the complex challenges of development and society. Private sector including small, medium and large companies, unions, trade associations and multinational investment organizations. Civil society including NGOs, People's voluntary organizations, academic institutions, mass media, religious groups and civic organizations (Share Pour 2006) For this reason the measurement of social capital and understanding its status, helps social policymakers to make proper policy to achieve sustainable development. fuction of this paper  is to introduce components and generalized dimensions of social capital to authorities and city managers to applynecessary policy to promot social capital in various urban areas of provice. The main purpose of this study was to measure social capital in the nineteen central cities of East Azarbaijan province. Also other partial objectives is following ; <br />-          Identifying social capital in the urban centers of East Azarbaijan province <br />-          Understanding the components of social capital in the city center of East Azarbaijan <br />-          Measurment of informal social capital of citizens of central cities of East Azarbaijan province <br />Ranking of the cities of East Azarbaijan province from the view of informal social capital https://jas.ui.ac.ir/article_18299_4aed916fa4c9e826dda2adddb5d3e608.pdf