Journal of Urban Studies on Space and Place

Providing a Management Model for Empowering Informal Settlements with a Passive Defense Approach (Case Study: Shahriar City, Tehran)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Syed Ahmad Hosseininia 1
Pasand Mahdavi Saeeidi 2

1 Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Art University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

2 PhD Student, Urban Planning, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch, Isfahan, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22034/jspr.2024.2036266.1072
Abstract
As one of the immigrant-friendly centers of Tehran province, Shahryar city has faced physical expansion and the formation of informal settlements. Based on this, the aim of the current research is to present a suitable management model for organizing and empowering these neighborhoods and preventing their formation in Shahryar city with a passive defense approach. The current research is applied and its method is descriptive-analytical. Research information has been collected in the form of field and documents. The statistical population includes the legal boundaries of Shahriar city in 1401. The sample size consists of 322 residents and 10 experts. Methods such as AHP, TOPSIS, chi-square test, single-variable chi-square test, Spearman's correlation coefficient, regression coefficient and variance regression (ANOVA) have been used to analyze the research data. GIS and SPSS software have been used to analyze research data.The results of the research show that the percentage of neighborhoods with suitable, relatively suitable, average, relatively unsuitable and unsuitable quality is 9%, 22%, 32%, 26% and 11% respectively. Therefore, more than 37% of the fabric of Shahriar city needs passive defense planning. The results of the chi-square test (70.06) and its significance level (0.00) confirm the lack of trust of the residents of Shahryar city towards urban management in reducing the problems of informal settlements. Based on the results of Spearman's correlation coefficient (0.567) and regression determination coefficient (0.37), the urban management model based on local management cores and neighborhood development offices with a passive defense approach on organizing and empowering informal settlements in Shahriar city and preventing the formation They have the most impact. The results of variance regression analysis and simple linear regression analysis have also confirmed this. In addition, the passive defense approach can improve the security and safety factor of Shahriar city through organizing and empowering the neighborhoods, creating facilities and equipment to reduce vulnerability, creating emergency accommodation places.

Keywords

Informal Settlements
Management Model
Empowerment
Passive Defense
Shahriar city

Subjects

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