Analyzing and Explaining the Components of Social Innovation in Urban Regeneration (Case Study: Tabriz Atigh Project)

Document Type : Articles from PhD & Master Dissertations

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1 Ph.D. Candidate of Islamic Urban Planning, Tabriz Islamic Art University, Tabriz, Iran

2 Professor of the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tabriz Islamic Art University, Tabriz, Iran.

3 Professor of the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tabriz Islamic Art University, Tabriz, Iran

Abstract

The need for change in line with today's needs makes it necessary to apply new approaches, such as social innovation, in the regeneration of problematic urban textures. Social innovation can play an important and effective role in solving the problems and issues of these contexts by overcoming the inefficiency of old policies and solutions, as well as finding new and efficient solutions. The most important goal of the present study is to explain the components and indicators of social innovation in urban regeneration. In this regard, library-documentary studies were used to compile the research literature, and field studies were used to examine and evaluate the scope of the research. The results of the study are that the four components of "empowerment and capacity building", "participation and cooperation", "solutions and creative ideas", and "change and transformation" are the most important components of social innovation in urban regeneration. Also, in this research, the Atigh project of Tabriz city was selected as a case study, which is one of the most important regeneration projects implemented in the country and in the city of Tabriz. The results obtained indicated that the Atigh project performed poorly in terms of paying attention to the opinions of residents, attracting their participation and cooperation, developing innovative local solutions, and entrepreneurship, and in general, has failed to create a fundamental and significant change in the quality of life of residents and businessmen in the project area

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Urban Structure and Function Studies
Volume 13, Issue 2
June 2026
Pages 69-87

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  • Receive Date: 25 April 2025
  • Revise Date: 21 September 2025
  • Accept Date: 20 January 2026

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