Future Research of Endogenous Development of Dense Urban Areas with a Livability Approach (Case Study: Districts 19 and 20 of Tehran)

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Authors

1 Department of Urban Planning; Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch; Islamic Azad University; Isfahan; Iran

2 Professor of Art University of Isfahan

Abstract

One of the approaches that, based on the concept of non-active defense, causes more sustainable development of cities and the continuation of living in them, is the livability approach. The purpose of the current applied-developmental research is to study the future of improving livability in densely populated areas 19 and 20 of Tehran. In this regard, firstly, with documentary studies,  indicators effective on environmental livability were extracted and their validity was confirmed by urban planning experts. Then, by receiving the opinions of the 24-member team of Delphi experts, who were selected based on their theoretical mastery, practical experience, and willingness to   cooperate, and using Micmac software, the key indicators affecting environmental livability in dense urban areas were identified using Micmac software, and after It was obtained by benefiting from the scenario wizard software, and by identifying livability scenarios in densely populated  areas 19 and 20 of Tehran, two groups of strong scenarios were obtained. The findings of the    research show that eight indicators of urban development plans, mix of uses, urban management budget, people's participation in urban decisions, variety of job opportunities, identity and sense of belonging to a place, air pollution and quality of urban green space, are key indicators affecting urban livability. There are 19 and 20 densely populated areas of Tehran, and in this regard, the scenarios of the first group represented a completely favorable scenario and the second group  represented scenarios that are in an unfavorable situation. In the face of the first scenario, an   aggressive and mainly infrastructural and physical approach is considered to improve               environmental livability, while in the face of the second scenario, a defensive and mainly         functional and activity approach is adopted so that the environmental livability situation does not decrease further.
 

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  • Receive Date: 13 June 2024
  • Revise Date: 09 July 2024
  • Accept Date: 22 September 2024
  • Publish Date: 26 October 2024

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