Role of social and cultural regeneration in promoting the sustainability of Sari city towards preserving the natural ecosystem
Subject Areas : civil programingpari Shokri firozjai 1 , Jamal Mahdavi 2 , Mohsen Moghadam Habibzadeh 3
1 - Research Assistant Professor, Department of Economic, Social and Extension Research, Mazandaran Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Sari, Iran.
2 - Master of Geography and Urban Planning, Payam Noor University, Iran
3 - Master's student in geography and urban planning, majoring in urban design, Central Tehran Azad University, Iran
Keywords: Social regeneration, cultural regeneration, sustainability, Sari city, natural ecosystem,
Abstract :
Regeneration is a set of measures to improve the quality of life of residents. Urban regeneration tries to preserve cultural values in urban spaces. The main issue of this research is how to use social and cultural components in the revitalization and renovation of neighborhoods in Sari city for identity formation and promotion of the sustainability of Sari city neighborhoods in line with the preservation of the natural ecosystem. The aim of this study is to determine the role of social and cultural revitalization in promoting the sustainability of Sari city in line with the preservation of the natural ecosystem. This research is exploratory-cognitive in terms of purpose, descriptive-analytical in terms of nature and research method, and quantitative in terms of data analysis. Statistical-descriptive methods and inferential statistics were used to analyze the components using IBM SPSS 23 software package. The sample size was determined according to Morgan's table and based on the number of 55 executive experts. The results showed that out of 23 effective items in two dimensions of cultural and social revitalization, increasing citizens' satisfaction with urban services and implementation of urban development and renovation plans (0.84) had the greatest role in promoting the sustainability of Sari city neighborhoods according to experts. On the other hand, according to citizens' responses to questions, their satisfaction with the neighborhood and its services and facilities was not very desirable, and only the level of pride in the neighborhood and the level of feeling calm were relatively desirable.
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