Geographical Research

Introduction and Background: The complications and problems of urban areas worn out are multifaceted and multidimensional in nature, and in each case they occur in a particular way. The decline in social and economic status, and the functional and physical dislocation of these tissues, together with the very severe deterioration in the quality of the urban environment, are among the reasons why policymakers and urban planners are required to provide management strategies and solutions in the face of related problems and challenges. One of these new approaches is the regeneration approach within the framework of urban governance.
Aims: The purpose of this study is to assess the urban governance status in the process of rehabilitating urban environment of the 12th district of Tehran. This paper attempts to answer the question of how is the status of indexes dominated by the urban depreciated texture and also to evaluate  the influence of governance on urban regeneration of urban old texture.
Methodology: Research method is descriptive-analytical and in terms of purpose, is developmental. The unit of analysis is considered the head of household. The sample size was determined using the Cochran formula which is 383 people. To define the sample, random sampling was used at district level according to the number of inhabitants.
 Library and field methods have been used to collect the required information. A questionnaire was used to collect field information. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for analysis.
Conclusion: Results show that among the indicators of urban governance, the index of justice and effectiveness and efficiency are the most, and the indicators of accountability and strategic insight have the lowest rank. In general, urban governance indicators in the 12th municipality district of Tehran are at a lower than average level. Also, governance is affected more from physical, economic and social indicators comparing to cultural and environmental indicators.

Aims: Urban regeneration seeks to solve the problems of neighborhood erosion through the improvement of worn and damaged areas. In the meantime, stimulus projects and development of urban regeneration are productive in order to restore prosperity and development to the desired areas to launch a cycle of lively and dynamic activity in these areas. The purpose of this study was to provide a model for evaluating development stimulus projects in urban regeneration.
Methodology: This applied qualitative research was conducted in 2020. Using a review of documents (articles, books, interviews, and lectures) related to development stimulus projects in the reconstruction of the dilapidated urban fabric in Persian in Iran, 2 documents were reviewed. The method of data analysis was qualitative analysis using content analysis and category coding.
Findings: The results of category categorization showed that the evaluation model of development stimulus projects had 5 dimensions including social, economic, physical, environmental, and sustainability dimensions. These dimensions consisted of several components, each of which corresponded to the needs of the inhabitants of the worn-out tissue and in line with the regeneration strategies of these tissues.
Conclusion: Development stimulus projects as a platform for social and economic functions promote socio-economic status in these contexts and increase the motivation to participate in the process of improvement and modernization in the local community and cause a desire in the sector. Private investments in tissue. In this way, it is necessary to use small-scale projects of job creation, participation of capital residents, the prosperity of small-scale activities, index, and multi-purpose and hybrid uses.