%0 Journal Article %T Investigating the factors affecting urban competitiveness in historical contexts Case study: The historical context of Amol %J Journal of Geography and Spatial Systems %I Vian Publishing Institute %Z 1 %A saeed golzartaher %A %A %D 1400 %\ 1400/01/27 %V 4 %N 1 %P 55-71 %! Investigating the factors affecting urban competitiveness in historical contexts Case study: The historical context of Amol %K Competitiveness %K historical context %K Amol %R 10.29252/.1.4.55 %X Today, urban competitiveness is the main challenge for city managers in achieving a decent position for cities. To this end, identifying the key components of promoting urban competitiveness is one of the key factors in maintaining and developing cities. This study seeks to answer the question of what are the tools and factors affecting urban competitiveness in general and the contexts of urban competitiveness in the historical context of Amol city in particular. To answer these question, two field and library methods have been used to collect and analyze information and the research results have been obtained by descriptive-analytical method. The results of the research show that the historical context of Amol in the field of interaction, culture, traditions of local people as human factors affecting the competitiveness of cities, has great potential for the development of urban tourism. Also in the field of innovation, creativity and local talents, the historical context of Amol has talents such as having cultural and local industries and having traditional music, which can be considered for the development of urban entrepreneurship and urban branding, respectively. Therefore, the historical context of Amol has effective contexts on urban competitiveness in the province. %U http://rimag.ir/fa/Article/15864