Urban Economics and Planning

Urban Economics and Planning

Analysis of the Factors Affecting Citizens’ Participation in the Renovation of Worn-Out Structures in Tabriz City (Case Study: Vijoyeh, Bahar, Qaramalek, Baranj, Shams Tabrizi and Monajem Neighborhoods)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Mahsa Faridi Thani 1
Daroush sattarzadeh 2
Lida Balilan Asl 2
1 Ph.D. Candidate in Urban Planning, Department of Urban Planning, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
2 Associate Professor, Department of Urban Planning, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
10.22034/uep.2024.431296.1447
Abstract
Introduction 
Today, participation in social, political, cultural, and even psychological forms has attracted the attention of policymakers, because participation can improve the quality of society’s development, and even more so the quality of life of citizens and the excellence of human growth and development. Participation of citizens in urban renewal projects can be effective in providing economic resources, reducing service costs, increasing social cohesion, reducing damages and tensions caused by urban life, and satisfying citizens. Therefore, the participation of citizens in the renovation of worn-out urban tissues can lead to the improvement of the quality of worn-out tissues and bring satisfaction to the citizens. One of the cities of Iran that suffers from the problems caused by dilapidated structures is Tabriz city, which has accepted dilapidated neighborhoods in its structure over time. After the Tehran metropolis, Tabriz ranks second in terms of the area of worn-out tissue in the country, and 44% of the total area of worn-out tissue in East Azarbaijan province is located in Tabriz city. The worn-out structures occupy one-fifth of the total area of Tabriz city, about 2530 hectares. According to the latest estimates, about 500 thousand citizens live in these contexts. The population of several hundreds of thousands of people living in these areas suffers from the insecurity of their settlements on the one hand, and on the other hand, due to financial poverty and the nature of the environment around their place of residence, it is not possible to renovate it without the support and help of others. do not have Today, this city has about 28 dilapidated neighborhoods. Renovation of these tissues is not possible without taking into account the socio-economic characteristics of the residents of these neighborhoods and their participation. Finally, the question of the current research is raised as follows: What are the factors that affect the participation of citizens in the renovation of worn-out structures in Tabriz city? 
Materials and Methods
This research is applied and developmental in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in terms of research method. The considered statistical population includes 767 license plates with their owners who have renovated them within the worn-out structures of Tabriz city. The size of the selected sample was based on Morgan’s table, which was equal to 167 license plates with 167 owners who were randomly selected. Table (2) was prepared through the statistics provided by the renovation organization and the authors’ field observations. The variables of this research are considered in connection with people’s participation in the renovation of the worn-out fabric of the studied area using a five-point Likert scale. SPSS software was used for data analysis. The data were analyzed descriptively and inferentially, and according to the type of data, descriptive tests of central dispersion indices (mean, mode, and median) and dispersion indices (range of changes, variance, and standard deviation) were used. has been About the inferential analysis, the multivariate linear regression method was used. For the validity of the questions, face validity was used Cronbach’s alpha was used for reliability, and the reliability of the data was 0.86. Considering that the reliability of the data was higher than 0.7. Therefore, the data has high reliability. 
Findings
The findings of the research show that standard and non-standard coefficients have been presented for independent variables (residence history, cooperative spirit, degree of belonging, willingness to participate in improvement and renovation, and willingness to settle) and dependent variables (citizens’ participation in the renovation of dilapidated structures). According to the significance test of the coefficients, it is concluded that the variable of belongingness of the residents of the neighborhoods with the standard coefficient has a significant effect on the citizen’s participation in the renovation of the worn-out fabric (Vijoyeh, Bahar, Karamelk, Baranj, Shams-Tabrizi, and Manjem neighborhoods) of Tabriz city. And the degree of solidarity and cooperative spirit with a standard coefficient of 0.394 and willingness to participate in improvement and renovation with a standard coefficient of 0.125 has no significant effect on the dependent variable of citizens’ participation in the renovation of the dilapidated fabric of the studied neighborhoods in Tabriz city. Also, according to Table (12), except for the variables of solidarity and cooperative spirit with a coefficient of determination of 0.133, i.e. 13% of the variance, and the desire to participate in the improvement with a coefficient of determination of 0.141, i.e. 14% of the variance of the dependent variable of citizens’ participation in fabric renewal. They did not foresee the deterioration in the neighborhoods of Tabriz and it had no effect. However, the rest of the variables (residence history, citizens’ belongingness, desire to live) have influenced and predicted the dependent variable of citizens’ participation in the renovation of worn-out fabric. Among all predictor variables, the variable of belongingness with a coefficient of determination of 0.836, explains 83.6% of the variance of citizens’ participation in the renovation of the worn-out fabric of Tabriz city in the studied neighborhoods. Finally, the coefficient of determination (R2) is equal to 0.751, which shows that 75.1% of the variance variable of citizens’ participation in the renovation of the dilapidated fabric of Tabriz city has five independent variables (residence record, cooperative spirit, degree of belonging, willingness to participate in the matter of improvement and renovation and willingness to settle) explains that it is a significant amount. 
Conclusion
The investigations carried out in the research show that among the most important effective factors in people’s participation are the increase in people’s sense of belonging about the improvement of worn-out structures, the residence history of the residents of the studied neighborhoods, the desire to live and the residents’ long-term stay, the desire He pointed to the participation in the improvement and renovation and the solidarity and the sense of participation of the residents from the methods of participation in the field of improvement of the worn-out fabric. Absence or lack of cultural-social public formations in the target neighborhood, lack of special funds for the development of dilapidated structures, lack of access to the central structure of the neighborhood from all parts of the city, lack of timely and accurate information from the government about the methods of improvement and reconstruction of dilapidated structures. , the failure to hold discussion meetings between the officials and the people regarding the improvement of structures, the lack of financial ability of the residents to repay the facilities, the lack of awareness of the residents about the special facilities for the improvement of dilapidated structures, the high cost of building materials and construction are some of the most important factors that prevent the realization The participation of the people takes place, and a part of them goes back to the managers and the other part goes back to the social and economic conditions of the people. Also, based on the results obtained, the citizens’ participation in improving and renovating the dilapidated fabric of the studied neighborhoods of Tabriz city is evaluated to be smaller than the average, so the citizens’ participation in the improvement and renovating the dilapidated fabric of the studied neighborhoods is not at an appropriate level.
Keywords
Citizen Participation
Renovation
Worn Texture
Tabriz City
Subjects
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Urban Economics and Planning
Volume 4, Issue 4
Autumn 2024
Pages 192-207

  • Receive Date 18 December 2023
  • Revise Date 14 January 2024
  • Accept Date 15 January 2024