An Analysis on the Place of Integrated Urban Management in Organizing Urban Decay. (Study case: Laat Neighborhood of Ramsar City)

Document Type : Original Article

Author

P. H. D., Assistant Professor, Technical and Vocational University, Mulla Sadra University of Technology, Ramsar, Iran.

10.22034/ias.2021.312255.1782

Abstract

The passage of time changes the architecture of cities. One of the most important alternations are the wear and tear of parts of the city, which, following the creation and intensification of deterioration, the efficiency of these tissues also decreases. In this regard, the organization of these tissues by taking advantage of diverse intervention policies in the urban decay, taking into account the integrity of the administrators at the city level, can have a positive and constructive effect. The present research has investigated the role and position of integrated urban management in organizing urban decay and, on a case-by-case basis, aims to study the Laat neighborhood of Ramsar city. The current research is of developmental type and descriptive and analytical in terms of nature and method. Data is gathered via library research and by studying the documentations of of Ramsar municipality and also through direct observation and questionnaire; the questionnaire is distributed among 50 citizens of Ramsar. The results of this research indicate studying the criteria of integrated management has a decisive and positive role in organizing the urban decay of Ramsar neighborhood and considering the amount of dilapidation in the residential tissue and its diversity and dispersion, the use of upgrading and renovation are the most appropriate strategies to improve the situation and organization of the neighborhood, and this was achieved through cooperation and coordination between the organizations involved in city management.

Research aims:
1. Exploring the role of integrated urban management in organizing urban decay.
2. Investigating the role of integrated urban management in organizing declining tissues and their artistic aspect.

Research questions:
1. What is the role of integrated urban management in organizing urban decay?
2. How are urban decay and artistic features related?

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