The Study of Social and Cultural Effective Factors Slowing Down the Process of Urban Regeneration and Renewal (Case-Study: Region 12 of Tehran)

Mousavi, Yaghoob; Ghasemi, Mohammad; Mostafavi, Anvar

doi:10.22059/ijar.2018.69471

The Study of Social and Cultural Effective Factors Slowing Down the Process of Urban Regeneration and Renewal (Case-Study: Region 12 of Tehran)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Yaghoob Mousavi ¹

Mohammad Ghasemi ²

Anvar Mostafavi ³

¹ Alzahra University

² faculty member of Acecr

³ phd

10.22059/ijar.2018.69471

Abstract

During recent years studying the social and cultural aspects of urban life have been often neglected in the urban renovation projects of Iran and most of interventions in neighborhoods have been physical. So this research investigates the social and cultural factors influencing urban regeneration from a different point of view. The study has been performed with a qualitative approach and descriptive–analytic method in old areas of the Region 12 of Tehran; sampling method was purposive and theoretical and 16 in-depth interviews with inhabitants, authorities and experts were conducted. The results show that the dominance of economic motivations and gaining benefit have been great reasons for a low level of social trust. This factor along with poverty, ageing, presence of a large number of immigrants, and lack of reliable institutions in the area have led to a slowed down urban renovation.

Keywords

urban regeneration

social and cultural aspects

urban decayed fiber

traditionalism

TEHRAN