https://jurs.hsu.ac.ir/ Urban Regeneration Studies en daily 1 Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0330 Sat, 22 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0330 https://jurs.hsu.ac.ir/article_240728.html For decades, the problem of disorganized urban fabric in the central areas of the world’s major cities has been one of the main urban challenges, contributing to the out-migration of middle- and high-income populations from city centers. By examining this issue in the context of Iranian cities, the present study investigates a new dimension of the problem in the city of Mashhad. The sources used in this descriptive–analytical research include library materials, organizational reports, and official statistics. The statistical sample of the study consists of the institutional characteristics of the Astan Quds Razavi Organization (Samen Housing Company) and the physical space produced through the renovation of the historical fabric surrounding the Holy Shrine. Temporally, given the greater influence of recent projects, this study focuses on measures implemented since the 1990s in the Samen region of Mashhad Municipality. Based on the literature review and the research hypothesis, institutional arrangements are considered the main explanatory component of the problem. The variables examined in this context include the process and approach to problem identification, the approach to the growth–protection issue, the management model, the position and share of participants and decision-makers in shaping space, the method of allocating financial resources, and the method of space allocation. The results indicate that the regime dominating the process of organizing the fabric around the Holy Shrine corresponds to a demand-side urban regime. In this regard, the management model and the configuration of decision-makers within this regime have created conditions that structurally prevent Astan Quds Razavi from regenerating the conservation-oriented character of the region https://jurs.hsu.ac.ir/article_240731.html Rapid urban development over recent decades has led to the fading of social values embedded in the cultural landscape of urban neighborhoods, particularly in dilapidated areas with regeneration potential. One of the dominant approaches to the restoration of urban areas in recent years has been urban regeneration. The Peykanshahr neighborhood, located in District 22 of Tehran, represents such an area and faces numerous physical and social challenges; however, reinterpreting its cultural and social values can pave the way for effective urban regeneration policies. The aim of this research is to identify and analyze the social values of the cultural landscape in the dilapidated Peykanshahr neighborhood and to propose regeneration strategies based on strengthening neighborhood identity. This study adopts a qualitative research method grounded in an interpretive analysis approach. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with local residents, field observations, and analysis of urban planning documents, and were analyzed using qualitative content analysis. The findings indicate that values such as social solidarity, sense of place belonging, collective memory, and public participation play a key role in residents’ perception of the neighborhood. Nevertheless, physical deterioration and social discontinuities pose serious threats to the continuity of these values. Accordingly, strategies including the revitalization of public spaces, redefinition of neighborhood functions, and enhancement of residents’ participation in the regeneration process are proposed as essential steps toward reconstructing the cultural landscape of Peykanshahr.   https://jurs.hsu.ac.ir/article_236048.html One of the important dimensions in the process of urban regeneration is the social dimension, where social tensions, poverty or deprivation, skills and talents, and the discussions of local groups are raised in it, and in increasing participation, empowering the people of the communities, increasing the sense of Belonging to a place, increasing social interactions, etc. are effective. The current research was conducted with the aim of investigating and analyzing the social effects of the urban regeneration approach in the informal settlements of the study area: Sabzevar Power Plant neighborhood. The current type of research is applied and its nature and method is descriptive and analytical. To achieve this goal, various tools and methods were used to evaluate the effects of implementing the urban regeneration plan in the power plant neighborhood in different dimensions of social security, social participation, social interaction, sense of belonging, social trust, collective identity and reducing social anomalies. to be assessed and the level of satisfaction and participation of the residents in the implementation of the urban regeneration plan in the neighborhood of Sabzevar Power Plant. The results of the research indicate that according to the opinions of the citizens, the social effects of the implementation of the revitalization plan in the power plant stage of Sabzevar city have been lower than the average from the citizens' point of view, and the level of satisfaction and participation of the citizens in the implementation of the revitalization plan has been lower than the average. According to the survey of citizens, after the implementation of the regeneration strategy, there are many problems. Based on the results of other parts of the research, there is a strong and high correlation between all variables, which shows the impact and importance of each dimension in the social dimension of regeneration.   https://jurs.hsu.ac.ir/article_241687.html The relationship between urban fabric and climate is one of the key topics in urban planning. Variations in temperature, solar radiation, wind, and precipitation not only affect the thermal comfort of citizens but also influence the formation and physical sustainability of urban structures. The aim of this paper is to analyze the effects of climatic factors in Mashhad on deteriorated urban fabrics. This study is applied in nature, descriptive-analytical in terms of data collection method, and correlational in terms of data analysis approach. The research questionnaire was developed using indicators derived from books, scientific articles, and theories related to climate and the physical characteristics of deteriorated urban areas, comprising two criteria and 26 indicators. Data analysis was conducted using structural equation modeling (Smart PLS 4). The statistical population consisted of 150 individuals selected randomly. For specialists in climatology and urban planning, a snowball sampling technique was applied; after excluding incomplete questionnaires, 148 valid questionnaires were analyzed. To examine the construct validity of this research, internal consistency was assessed through reliability calculations based on Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. The obtained coefficients exceeded 0.7, indicating satisfactory reliability of the research instrument. The findings reveal that, in the descriptive section, indicators such as continuous façade erosion, decreased building resistance, impermeability, and unpleasant air conditions in the physical structures of buildings play a more significant role in influencing the deteriorated urban fabric. https://jurs.hsu.ac.ir/article_244145.html In the last decade, attention to urban livability during nighttime hours, especially in deteriorated urban fabric, has become critically important. This research, recognizing that the physical and social deterioration of target neighborhoods directly impacts citizens' nighttime quality of life by weakening security indicators, focused empirically on two historic districts, Roodband and Qaleh, in Dezful city. The main objective was to explain and quantitatively assess the degree to which the physical, social, and managerial dimensions influence the perception of security and subsequently, the vibrancy and presence in urban spaces at night.The research methodology was quantitative, employing a descriptive-analytical approach, with data collected via a researcher-made questionnaire based on theoretical foundations of security and nighttime vitality. The questionnaire comprised 17 items measuring independent variables: social participation, household income, local surveillance, street lighting, and spatial legibility, with the dependent variable being the perception of nighttime security. To assess the tool's reliability, Cronbach's Alpha coefficient was calculated as 0.832, indicating desirable internal consistency.Multiple regression analysis results showed that the set of independent variables significantly explains the perception of security ($\text{R}=0.725$ and $\text{R}^2=0.526$). Over half of the variance in citizens' perception of nighttime safety stems from the existing environmental and social conditions in these dilapidated areas. Consequently, the study emphasizes that urban regeneration programs aimed at reviving nighttime dynamism must concentrate on upgrading physical components, such as appropriate illumination, and strengthening social capital, like local surveillance, to establish the foundation for increased presence, urban vitality, and improved nighttime quality of life. https://jurs.hsu.ac.ir/article_244146.html Rapid urbanization and economic, social, and cultural developments in recent decades have caused extensive changes in urban fabrics, such that some areas have become dilapidated and inefficient. These changes, along with weak urban management, lack of infrastructure, and inadequate services, have reduced the quality of life of residents and created problems such as overcrowding, spatial disorganization, and reduced urban productivity. The aim of this research is to identify and analyze key drivers in the resilience of dilapidated urban fabrics in Mosul The type of research is applied and its method is descriptive-analytical. The type of research is descriptive-analytical and its purpose is applied. The data collection method was a survey, and the statistical sample was 20 people from the urban elite. The components studied in this study were 4 components (physical-environmental, social, economic, organizational-institutional, environmental) in the form of 28 criteria. For the measurement and analysis of information, the future research software Miq-Maq and Scenario Wizard were used. Based on the analyses conducted among the 26 criteria, criteria such as (the level of economic vulnerability, public/private investment in renovation, land use diversity, the level of vulnerability of personal property to earthquakes or other natural disasters, the existence of safe spaces for crises, the quality of urban infrastructure, transparency and efficiency of institutional performance, population and building density, quality and permeability of roads) had the most direct impact and the least dependence and were identified as key drivers affecting the future of resilience in the dilapidated fabric of Mosul.