خلاصة:
Central city districts and their old roots in history have high potentials in terms of their
geographical centrality, easy accessibility, as well as historical and cultural characteristics. Despite
their positive characteristics, those districts suffer from physical problems (e.g., urban distressed
fabrics), environmental issues, poor infrastructures, etc. Ahvaz is one of those cities with these
characteristics whose urban fabric is distressed and needs strategic plans and executions. The aim is to direct the central district of Ahvaz towards sustainability with strategies and plans based on the sustainable development approach and using systematic vision models. Thus, the issue of
regeneration of distressed areas is very significant in this regard.
The research used the random sampling method to select the participants. The research analysis
was conducted using Strength, Weakness, Opportunity and Threat, Quantitative Strategic Planning
Matrix, Oregon Model and Quality Function Deployment (QFD) model approaches. The study is
an applied, descriptive-correlational research. The data were collected via the library research and
field study techniques. After analyzing and investigating the data comprehensively, the research
offered executive strategies for the success of sustainable development of the study area. The most important strategies obtained from the analysis are constructing green spaces such as green belts in the riverbank of the Karun River, improving the state of paths leading to historical monuments to the tourists’ access, and beautifying walls of buildings near the riverbank.
ملخص الجهاز:
org International Journal of Applied Arts Studies IJAPAS 2(2) (2017) 7–26 Regeneration of Distressed Areas of the Central District of Ahvaz City via the Sustainable Development Approach Sheyda Masihia, Saeedeh Moayedfarb*, Ahmad Esteghlalc aM.
The central district of Ahvaz City faces many challenges including access and traffic problems, inadequate transportation facilities, population density and overpopulation due to its commercial nature, lack of green space, its early worn-out fabrics due to structural problems caused by the lack of any planning and foresight, and its residents’ economic inability.
With the aim of directing the central district of Ahvaz City towards sustainability, the present study offers the best strategies and plans via the sustainable development approach and using systematic vision models.
Table 3 Area, population, and housing indices in Ahvaz City and its central district (VIEW the Image this page) 304.
Table 4 Economic data of urban neighborhoods and central district of Ahvaz City (VIEW the Image this page) 305.
Discussion In this section, weaknesses, strengths, opportunities and threats of economic-social aspects, historical identity and physical-spatial dimensions are investigated for regenerating the distressed area of the central district of Ahvaz City.
As a result, the conducted prioritization can be used for providing executive strategies and considerations in line with the sustainable development of the distressed areas of Ahvaz City.
Table 10 Strategies suggested for regeneration of the distressed fabric of the central district of Ahvaz City (VIEW the Image this page) (VIEW the Image this page) References Consulting Engineers of Naghsh Piravash (2006).