Residents’ Evaluation of the Plan to Empower Informal Settlements in Terms of Environmental Quality: A Case Study on Khezr Neighborhood in Hamedan City

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1 Ph.D. Student of Urban Design, Faculty of Art and Architecture, University of Bu Ali Sina, Hamedan, Iran.

2 Associate Professor of Architecture, University of Bu Ali Sina, Hamedan, Iran.

Abstract

The growing urban population and the resulting challenges as well as the spread of poverty and migration have caused the formation of the phenomenon of marginalization in cities. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the implemented plan from the perspective of environmental quality and based on the opinion of residents. Indicators and criteria to be measured regarding the environmental quality of this settlement include functional, human, preservation quality, environmental quality and spatial health. Through Cochran's formula, 360 statistical samples have been chosen from the statistical community. The research method was descriptive-analytical and the data was collected through survey method and using questionnaires. To evaluate the significance level of the five criteria and their sub-criteria and analyze the findings in the SPSS Software, Friedman test, one-way Spearman correlation and t-test as well as Mann-Whitney test were used. The results show a direct relationship between functional, human and preservation quality and the environmental quality of the informal settlements. The results also indicated the existence of high-quality commercial services, high communication between the people in the neighborhood and protection of positive and efficient features in the neighborhood had the most priorities. Moreover, in the fields of creating urban planning and architectural spaces, creating and developing recreational and cultural services as well as green space infrastructure must be properly planned.

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Urban Structure and Function Studies
Volume 9, Issue 30
March 2022
Pages 255-279

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  • Receive Date: 29 December 2021
  • Accept Date: 29 December 2021

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