Determining strategies for organizing marginalized areas and implementing them in the form of mathematical reconstruction (case study of Qanat Naseri neighborhood in Arak city)

Saberifar, Rostam; Eftekhar, Reza

Determining strategies for organizing marginalized areas and implementing them in the form of mathematical reconstruction (case study of Qanat Naseri neighborhood in Arak city)

Document Type : Origional Article

Authors

Rostam Saberifar ¹

Reza Eftekhar ²

¹ Associate Professor of Geogarphy, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Low and Social Sciences, University of Pyam Noor University, Tehran, Iran.

² MSc in Geogarphy, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Low and Social Sciences, University of Pyam Noor University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Background and Objective: The aim of the present study was to investigate urban regeneration and evaluate informal settlements with a case study of Qanat Naseri neighborhood in Arak city. Qanat Nasseri neighborhood is one of the informal settlements that faces numerous challenges in physical, social, economic, and environmental dimensions. For this reason, it was necessary to identify the neighborhood's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats and provide solutions to organize them.
Methodology: The research method was descriptive-analytical and its purpose was applied. Survey and documentary methods were used to collect data and information. The statistical population of the study was the residents of Qanat Naseri neighborhood in the northeast of Arak. For this purpose, 37 educated residents of the area and 21 experts and specialists from the consulting company and the Arak Construction and Reconstruction Organization were selected and they answered the questionnaire questions. The collected data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics and SWOT and QSPM models.
Findings and Conclusion: The findings showed that public participation, improving physical infrastructure, addressing environmental problems, and economic empowerment are among the key factors in regenerating this neighborhood. The analyses conducted showed that the Qanat Nasseri neighborhood is located in the WO (conservative strategies) section of the SWOT matrix, which relies on using external opportunities to reduce internal weaknesses. Accordingly, it is necessary to use the marginal texture organization equation. In the absence of careful management and complete oversight, those with more power control all the resources and make things even more difficult for others. Sometimes, the government itself oppresses marginalized people by imposing restrictions or forced evictions. In such circumstances, the situation of each of the marginal areas should be analyzed separately and a solution should be proposed based on that. According to the findings of this study, marginal neighborhoods face numerous bottlenecks. The methods used for organization have not been very successful so far. According to this study, using the equation for organizing marginal textures does not have these shortcomings of previous methods. The second stage is dedicated to the preparation and transformation of the human condition. Ultimately, with the change in social status, positive and sustainable changes will occur in this area.

Keywords

Citizenship

ecosystem approach

right to city

urbanization

Mashh Organizing equation

urban regeneration

quantitative strategic analysis

Qanat Naseri neighborhood

Arak

Subjects

Regional & Urban Spatial Organization

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