Urban Economics and Planning

Urban Economics and Planning

Presentation of Urban Regeneration Scenarios in Khajeh Rabi Neighborhood in Mashhad

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
2 Ph.D candidate of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
3 Master’s student in Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
Abstract
Introduction 
In recent decades, the rapid growth of urbanisation has brought problems, one of which is the intensification of the rate of physical-spatial changes and the inefficiency of urban tissues. This process of population increase, a decline of social status, and disorder in the spatial-physical, economic and functional organisation in urban neighbourhoods that play an essential role in the life and decay of the city brought along this intermediate neighbourhood of Khajeh Rabi in Mashhad; it is one of the neighbourhoods that in recent decades has been associated with issues such as poverty, physical and social erosion, and a decrease in the standard of living. have not had their quality of life, the existence of one of the most important cemeteries in the city will also lead to the possibility of abandonment and degradation of the quality of this fabric, for this reason, the implementation of a comprehensive and sustainable plan for the regeneration of this neighbourhood to improve the quality of life of the residents is essential. Is. Therefore, this research has been carried out to present scenarios of urban regeneration in the Khajeh Rabi neighbourhood in Mashhad until 2033 and compile strategies for realising urban regeneration in the Khajeh Rabi neighbourhood.
Materials and Methods
The research method in this study is descriptive-analytical and based on documentary and library studies. For this purpose, the research variables are collected in the theoretical foundations section. With the method of structural analysis (in this method, the influence and effectiveness of the research variables according to the scoring range from 0 to 3, where 0 means no impact, one means weak impact, two means moderate impact, three means high impact and p means potential direct and indirect impact) were ranked. After that, the statistical population was selected from the elite group with a sample size of 20 people from among urban planning experts, the municipality of Region Three, university professors and doctoral students, and with surveys conducted in the form of a cross-effects matrix questionnaire, the influencing variables were identified, and The key drivers were selected from variables with high impact and uncertainty. In the next step, with the interviews conducted with 10 people from the experts of the 22 Bahman Facilitation Office in Mashhad, the possible states of the key drivers and the existing situation were identified, and compatible scenarios were determined using the method of interaction analysis in the scenario wizard. Finally, by identifying the strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats that show the current situation and the resulting scenarios, using the SWOT model, the strategies for realising the desired scenario and controlling the disaster scenario were determined.
Findings
The findings in Mikmak show that the data has 74% validity, and the distribution of variables in the effect-direct dependence map indicates the existence of an unstable system in the field of regeneration in the Khajeh Rabi neighbourhood. Variables that are identified and predicted as key drivers in Mik Mak software can play a role in guiding the Khajeh Rabi neighbourhood system towards sustainability, including access to services, facilities and social facilities, equipment and infrastructure; the type of development is the network of roads, investment in the process of renovation and improvement of the neighbourhood, the type of management, the type of planning, the type of participation of residents, the rules and regulations of neighbourhood regeneration and the implementation of the project. The findings in the wizard scenario in the output of the urban regeneration system network diagram of the Khajeh Rabi neighbourhood indicate that the drivers of investment in the renovation and improvement process, the type of residents’ participation and the rules and regulations of the neighbourhood’s regeneration are more important than other drivers in this neighbourhood. They are reliable and able to control the system effectively. The output of the compatible scenarios, the scenarios in two favorable groups with 289% compatibility include: including: access of all residents to services, facilities and social facilities, full development of neighborhood equipment and infrastructure, intermediate development and smart growth in the neighborhood, organization of the road network in All dimensions (traffic, asphalt, etc.)), the allocation of incentive packages for investment in the renovation and improvement process for all residents, good urban governance in the neighborhood regeneration plan, formulation of a comprehensive neighborhood regeneration plan, capacity building and institution building in all dimensions, monitoring the full implementation of neighborhood regeneration laws and regulations and the use of professional consultants in the formulation and implementation of the neighborhood and disaster regeneration plan with 356% compatibility, including: lack of attention to access to services, facilities and social facilities, lack of development of neighborhood equipment and infrastructure, scattered growth and unplanned growth, lack of Incentive packages, top-down planning, failure to formulate a comprehensive redevelopment plan, lack of capacity building and institution building, lack of monitoring of neighborhood redevelopment laws and regulations, and failure to implement redevelopment plan.
Conclusion
The results show that the creation of cultural, leisure and sports spaces, such as the construction of a library and park for all residents to access social services, facilities and facilities, the use of barren lands and investment to create tourist places and the creation of commercial and branding centres near the tomb of Khajeh Rabi For intermediate development and smart growth in the neighbourhood, high-quality flooring of sidewalks With the support of the municipality to organise the road network, the support of the private and public sector in the construction of houses and giving loans to the people and investing in creating new jobs in the neighbourhood, for the allocation of incentive packages and the renovation and improvement of the neighbourhood for all residents, spatial justice in handling the neighbourhood by the municipality. For good urban governance, attracting investors’ participation through the granting of incentive points for the renovation of the neighbourhood for capacity building and institution building will be the most important strategies for the regeneration of the Khajeh Rabi area.
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Volume 5, Issue 2
Spring 2024
Pages 92-107

  • Receive Date 23 May 2024
  • Revise Date 31 July 2024
  • Accept Date 31 July 2024