Evaluation of citizens' perception of factors affecting regeneration in informal settlements with a culture-based approach (case study: Tabriz metropolis)

Mokari, Behrang; Azar, Ali; Moosavi, Mirsaeed

doi:10.48311/UDD.5.3.4

Evaluation of citizens' perception of factors affecting regeneration in informal settlements with a culture-based approach (case study: Tabriz metropolis)

Document Type : Original Research

Authors

B. Mokari ¹

A. Azar ²

M. Moosavi ³

¹ Department of Geography and Planning, Marand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marand, Iran

² Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Maragheh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Maragheh, Iran

³ Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran

https://doi.org/10.48311/UDD.5.3.4

Abstract

Aim: To evaluate the citizens’ perception of factors affecting regeneration in informal settlements with the approach of the base culture of Tabriz metropolis.

Methods: The research method is based on the use of questionnaire tools and the use of inferential statistics methods, especially the method of exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Spss and SmartPlas software were used for data analysis.

Findings: The results of the research show that the factors affecting regeneration in the informal settlements of Tabriz metropolis can be classified in 4 social, economic, cultural and infrastructural indicators with a culture-based approach. These 4 factors explain a total of 67.04% of the total variance, which is significant percentage. Also, the results showed that the infrastructure index with a factor load of 0.901 and a total average of 3.61 ranked first, and an economic index with a factor load of 0.860 and total average of 1.51 ranked fourth among the factors influencing the regeneration of informal settlements in Tabriz metropolis with a culture-based approach.

Conclusion: This research has analyzed the perception of citizens and residents in the informal settlements of Tabriz metropolis. As a result, it can be said that the weakness of urban infrastructure from the perspective of the residents has been raised as the most important challenge in organizing and re-creating these structures, which shows the importance that in fact These tissues have been so neglected by urban management in terms of urban infrastructure that they have been introduced as the most important drivers of regeneration by the residents.

Keywords

Informal settlement

Re-creation of base culture

factor analysis

Tabriz metropolis

Subjects

Culture and Identity in the City

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