Safe City

Safe City

The effect of security, dynamism and vitality components in the revitalization of inefficient urban neighborhoods studied in Khaksafid neighborhood of Chahar district of Tehran.

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Gholamreza Soltani Tehrani 1
Ali Tavakolan 2
Parvaneh Zivyar 3
1 PhD student in Urban Planning, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Department, Tehran, Iran
2 Assistant Professor of Urban Planning, Islamic Azad University, Faculty of Science and Research, Tehran, Iran
3 Associate Professor of Urban Planning, Islamic Azad University, Yadgar Imam Branch (RA)
10.22034/ispdrc.2021.696748
Abstract
The process of regeneration of Derelict Fabric is done to revitalize, modernize, and enhance the
quality of the environment to achieve a desirable future and to address future issues of
urbanization and urban life in order to have a viable city and neighborhood.Sustainable city, in a
simple definition, is a city that has the components of security, dynamism and vitality and also
provides safe and attractive housing, education, health and culture for citizens. Among the
different qualities expressed by different theorists in terms of spaces responsive to user needs
can be security, dynamics and vitality.The purpose of this research was to investigate the impact
of security, safety and vitality components on the regeneration process of worn-out
neighborhoods in the White Soil neighborhood of Chahar-e-Tehran. The data were collected using
a questionnaire which was used to assess its validity by Cronbach's alpha method, whose
reliability was confirmed by 0.831. To determine the sample size, Cochran formula was used and
321 questionnaires were calculated and distributed among the residents of 69458 white soil
neighborhoods. Then, data were extracted and categorized. In the Findings section, according to
the tables, the variables related to the indicators of effective safety and vitality have the highest
to moderate acceptance. In spite of the exhaustion of neighborhood texture, security and vitality
can be seen in the neighborhood. In other words, it can be concluded that security, dynamism
and vitality will advance the goals of regeneration and enhance the process of regeneration of
worn-out neighborhoods. 
Keywords
Revival
Security
Dynamism
Vitality
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