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The Application of TOPSIS Method in Connection with the implementation of Urban Regeneration Projects Using a Case Study of 14 Selected Projects of Shiraz City (20-year Period)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Nasrollah Dehghan 1
Sayyed Mohammad Rashtiyan 2
Mohammad Baharvand 3
1 Urban planning PhD Student, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch (Khorasgan), Iran.
2 PhD. in Urban Design, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Member of the Scientific Board of Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch (Khorasan), Iran.
3 PhD. in Architecture, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Member of the Scientific Board of Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch (Khorasan), Iran.
10.48301/kssa.2024.395619.2604
Abstract
In every program for the regeneration of inefficient urban fabrics, there must be a specific framework for measuring the success rate of the program. The framework and criteria will reveal the inconsistencies and incompatibilities in the whole program and as a result, the level of implementation of the proposed plan will be clearly defined. This issue has not yet reached its real position in the preparation of various urban and regional plans, particularly urban regeneration plans. In addition, it is questionable the extent to which such plans have been realized and are feasible. For this purpose, by reviewing the theoretical texts and achieving the research evaluation framework, the approach, evaluation criteria and indicators were identified. In this way, the mentioned criteria and indicators were determined by using the analytical-comparative method and review similar documents and opinions of expert thinkers; then, to localize and adapt to the Iranian context, the criteria and indicators were verified and completed by interviewing experts. Finally, the level of importance and the level of attention and application of each of the criteria and indicators were determined and evaluated by the main actors in the selected urban regeneration projects (projects of the last 20 years of Shiraz) using a questionnaire. The findings of the research showed that urban regeneration projects in Iran, particularly in the projects of Shiraz, are in a semi-optimal to unfavourable condition in terms of implementation. 
Keywords
Evaluation
Implementation
Urban Regeneration Projects
Shiraz
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Karafan Journal
Volume 21, Issue 4
Agriculture / Art and Architecture
Winter 2025
Pages 33-61

  • Receive Date 20 August 2023
  • Revise Date 25 November 2023
  • Accept Date 08 January 2024