Neighborhood Networks and Program Participation

Image of a Neighborhood; a Hesitation on the Role and Impact of Neighborhood Involvement Sense in Promoting Social Participation (Case Study: Kuti Neighborhood of Bushehr)

Participation of people in their cities and neighborhoods has always been emphasized by researchers and experts in order to improve the quality of citizens’ life and having efficient urban management. However, it seems that providing participation contexts at local level by citizens needs preparations and substrates that facilitate participation. In the meantime, establishing a neighborhood man...

Neighborhood Environment Quality Improvement with Community Participation Approach by Participation, Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix (QSPM) (Case study: Cyrus Neighborhood, Tehran, Iran)

One of the mos t significant concerns of urban planners, at metropolitan cities, especially in old and worn out textures, is the reduction of the quality of life and the environment, so they are always seeking for a way to improve these qualities. Low level of available services and amenities, besides physical and social disorders, have caused numerous problems and have totally become as import...

The relationship of the perception of neighborhood and social participation of the elderly in Kerman, 2019

Introduction: Given the importance of healthy and active aging and the key role of elderlychr('39')s social participation, it is required to conduct studies to evaluate the social participation of the elderly. The aim of this study was to investigate the level of social participation of the elderly in Kerman, Iran and its relationship with peoplechr('39')s perception of social and physical char...

The Role of Social Capital in Promoting Popular Participation and Optimal Urban Management (Case Study: Koy Neighborhood, Government Employees and Five Hundred Units of the City of Douganbadan)

Social capital is a form of traditional solidarity of society in which groups of people can pursue their individual interests by dedicating themselves to social projects. Participation is a process that mobilizes local resources, utilizes diverse social groups in decision making, locals engage in defining problems, collecting and learning information and implementing projects. The purpose of t...

Testing the Structural Model of Neighborhood Attachment and its Interrelation with Neighborhood Satisfaction and Social Participation: Three Case Studies on Mixed-use (Commercial and Residential), Traditional and Modern Urban Fabrics in Tabriz