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The Urban Book Series, 2015
During the last two decades a number of state-led, large-scale property-led regenerations have be... more During the last two decades a number of state-led, large-scale property-led regenerations have been implemented in Iran. This chapter evaluates the reasons for the failure of these projects by critically discussing two case studies: one in Tehran (Navvab) and the other in Mashhad (the city centre). Mega-scale regeneration projects are usually associated with concerns about the social polarisation and spatial fragmentation in cities. These concerns can be observed more or less in many European redevelopment initiatives. Yet, reviewing mega-scale regeneration in Iranian cases reveals the existence of the same concerns, and more. Using the theory about state-failure, the chapter argues that the additional issues Iranian cities are involved with compared to European cases, is because of the dominance of the state-led approach and the lack of institutional capacity in regeneration programmes, leading to their failure.
Springer, Cham, 2019
In many countries, the poorly constructed and socially deprived areas in the historic part of the... more In many countries, the poorly constructed and socially deprived areas in the historic part of the city-known as declining areas-have been the subject of a variety of intervention approaches. Housing-led approach in regeneration aims to tackle the failure of commodified housing market, meet housing needs of deprived households, mitigate the social deprivation and poverty and improve the area's built environment. This chapter investigates how housing-led approach in regeneration programmes has the ability to meet the low-income housing needs decently and tackle social exclusion; and how this approach might contribute in restructuring cities. During the last decades in Tehran, declining areas have been subjected to many urban regeneration programmes. Here contemporary programmes are categorised into two generations. These programmes-particularly the second generation-not only took the redevelopment of declining areas in historic zones into account, but also looked at the provision of (affordable) housing, to meet the overall accelerating housing needs caused by rapidly growing urbanisation, demographic change and unaffordability of houses in the city. However, success degrees are disputable, particularly in terms of the ways in which they have restructured the socio-spatial pattern of the city and whether the targeted areas moved towards social inclusion or not. Evaluating advantages and disadvantages of contemporary regeneration in Tehran as well as some other international experiences, the chapter argues that in order for affordable housing-led approach to regeneration of declining areas in the historic zones to be successful five key points need to be considered: (a) a developed monetary system has to secure the financial aspects of programmes, (b) to alleviate the negative impact of interventions, the changes have to take place in long period, (c) the participation of private sector is crucial, albeit with reservations, (d) each programme requires its own innovative methods to encourage participation of people, (e) on top of spatial development, the empowerment of deprived households through various methods is required.
Springer, Cham, 2015
Duringthelasttwodecadesanumberofstate-led,large-scaleproperty-led regenerations have been impleme... more Duringthelasttwodecadesanumberofstate-led,large-scaleproperty-led regenerations have been implemented in Iran. This chapter evaluates the reasons for the failure of these projects by critically discussing two case studies: one in Tehran (Navvab) and the other in Mashhad (the city centre). Mega-scale regeneration projects are usually associated with concerns about the social polarisation and spatial frag- mentation in cities. These concerns can be observed more or less in many European redevelopment initiatives. Yet, reviewing mega-scale regeneration in Iranian cases reveals the existence of the same concerns, and more. Using the theory about state-failure, the chapter argues that the additional issues Iranian cities are involved with compared to European cases, is because of the dominance of the state-led approach and the lack of institutional capacity in regeneration programmes, leading to their failure.
plaNext - next generation planning
This paper addresses the problem of accessing decent and affordable housing in the Global South, ... more This paper addresses the problem of accessing decent and affordable housing in the Global South, where the housing need is, in general, more problematic than in the Global North. The paper first identifies five distinctive characteristics of housing systems in the Global South as compared to those in the Global North. These include: (a) the diverse facets of global financialization; (b) the role of the developmentalist state; (c) the importance of informality; (d) the decisive role of the family; and (e) the rudimentary welfare systems. Given these features, the paper reflects on the concept and practices of social housing, particularly their appropriateness to deal with the housing problem in the Global South. The paper then addresses the question of whether the social housing approach is relevant for solving the contemporary housing needs in the Global South. It argues that social housing, redefined to better encompass the distinctive characteristics of housing systems in the Glob...
plaNext – next generation planning, 2021
This paper addresses the problem of accessing decent and affordable housing in the Global South, ... more This paper addresses the problem of accessing decent and affordable housing in the Global South, where the housing need is, in general, more problematic than in the Global North. The paper first identifies five distinctive characteristics of housing systems in the Global South as compared to those in the Global North. These include: (a) the diverse facets of global financialization; (b) the role of the developmentalist state; (c) the importance of informality; (d) the decisive role of the family; and (e) the rudimentary welfare systems. Given these features, the paper reflects on the concept and practices of social housing, particularly their appropriateness to deal with the housing problem in the Global South. The paper then addresses the question of whether the social housing approach is relevant for solving the contemporary housing needs in the Global South. It argues that social housing, redefined to better encompass the distinctive characteristics of housing systems in the Global South, is indeed a useful policy approach and can play a decisive role in satisfying unmet housing needs. Such an approach needs to take into account the great role of informality and family support systems and develop appropriate funding instruments and modes of institutionalization protecting housing rights and the quality of life.
Books by Alireza Vazirizadeh
Springer, Cham, 2015
During the last two decades a number of state-led, large-scale property-led regenerations have be... more During the last two decades a number of state-led, large-scale property-led regenerations have been implemented in Iran. This chapter evaluates the reasons for the failure of these projects by critically discussing two case studies: one in Tehran (Navvab) and the other in Mashhad (the city centre). Mega-scale regeneration projects are usually associated with concerns about the social polarisation and spatial fragmentation in cities. These concerns can be observed more or less in many European redevelopment initiatives. Yet, reviewing mega-scale regeneration in Iranian cases reveals the existence of the same concerns, and more. Using the theory about state-failure, the chapter argues that the additional issues Iranian cities are involved with compared to European cases, is because of the dominance of the state-led approach and the lack of institutional capacity in regeneration programmes, leading to their failure. Keywords Large-scale regeneration Á State failure Á Social polarisation Á Institutional capacity Á Navvab regeneration project Á Mashhad city centre Abbreviations
The Urban Book Series, 2015
During the last two decades a number of state-led, large-scale property-led regenerations have be... more During the last two decades a number of state-led, large-scale property-led regenerations have been implemented in Iran. This chapter evaluates the reasons for the failure of these projects by critically discussing two case studies: one in Tehran (Navvab) and the other in Mashhad (the city centre). Mega-scale regeneration projects are usually associated with concerns about the social polarisation and spatial fragmentation in cities. These concerns can be observed more or less in many European redevelopment initiatives. Yet, reviewing mega-scale regeneration in Iranian cases reveals the existence of the same concerns, and more. Using the theory about state-failure, the chapter argues that the additional issues Iranian cities are involved with compared to European cases, is because of the dominance of the state-led approach and the lack of institutional capacity in regeneration programmes, leading to their failure.
Springer, Cham, 2019
In many countries, the poorly constructed and socially deprived areas in the historic part of the... more In many countries, the poorly constructed and socially deprived areas in the historic part of the city-known as declining areas-have been the subject of a variety of intervention approaches. Housing-led approach in regeneration aims to tackle the failure of commodified housing market, meet housing needs of deprived households, mitigate the social deprivation and poverty and improve the area's built environment. This chapter investigates how housing-led approach in regeneration programmes has the ability to meet the low-income housing needs decently and tackle social exclusion; and how this approach might contribute in restructuring cities. During the last decades in Tehran, declining areas have been subjected to many urban regeneration programmes. Here contemporary programmes are categorised into two generations. These programmes-particularly the second generation-not only took the redevelopment of declining areas in historic zones into account, but also looked at the provision of (affordable) housing, to meet the overall accelerating housing needs caused by rapidly growing urbanisation, demographic change and unaffordability of houses in the city. However, success degrees are disputable, particularly in terms of the ways in which they have restructured the socio-spatial pattern of the city and whether the targeted areas moved towards social inclusion or not. Evaluating advantages and disadvantages of contemporary regeneration in Tehran as well as some other international experiences, the chapter argues that in order for affordable housing-led approach to regeneration of declining areas in the historic zones to be successful five key points need to be considered: (a) a developed monetary system has to secure the financial aspects of programmes, (b) to alleviate the negative impact of interventions, the changes have to take place in long period, (c) the participation of private sector is crucial, albeit with reservations, (d) each programme requires its own innovative methods to encourage participation of people, (e) on top of spatial development, the empowerment of deprived households through various methods is required.
Springer, Cham, 2015
Duringthelasttwodecadesanumberofstate-led,large-scaleproperty-led regenerations have been impleme... more Duringthelasttwodecadesanumberofstate-led,large-scaleproperty-led regenerations have been implemented in Iran. This chapter evaluates the reasons for the failure of these projects by critically discussing two case studies: one in Tehran (Navvab) and the other in Mashhad (the city centre). Mega-scale regeneration projects are usually associated with concerns about the social polarisation and spatial frag- mentation in cities. These concerns can be observed more or less in many European redevelopment initiatives. Yet, reviewing mega-scale regeneration in Iranian cases reveals the existence of the same concerns, and more. Using the theory about state-failure, the chapter argues that the additional issues Iranian cities are involved with compared to European cases, is because of the dominance of the state-led approach and the lack of institutional capacity in regeneration programmes, leading to their failure.
plaNext - next generation planning
This paper addresses the problem of accessing decent and affordable housing in the Global South, ... more This paper addresses the problem of accessing decent and affordable housing in the Global South, where the housing need is, in general, more problematic than in the Global North. The paper first identifies five distinctive characteristics of housing systems in the Global South as compared to those in the Global North. These include: (a) the diverse facets of global financialization; (b) the role of the developmentalist state; (c) the importance of informality; (d) the decisive role of the family; and (e) the rudimentary welfare systems. Given these features, the paper reflects on the concept and practices of social housing, particularly their appropriateness to deal with the housing problem in the Global South. The paper then addresses the question of whether the social housing approach is relevant for solving the contemporary housing needs in the Global South. It argues that social housing, redefined to better encompass the distinctive characteristics of housing systems in the Glob...
plaNext – next generation planning, 2021
This paper addresses the problem of accessing decent and affordable housing in the Global South, ... more This paper addresses the problem of accessing decent and affordable housing in the Global South, where the housing need is, in general, more problematic than in the Global North. The paper first identifies five distinctive characteristics of housing systems in the Global South as compared to those in the Global North. These include: (a) the diverse facets of global financialization; (b) the role of the developmentalist state; (c) the importance of informality; (d) the decisive role of the family; and (e) the rudimentary welfare systems. Given these features, the paper reflects on the concept and practices of social housing, particularly their appropriateness to deal with the housing problem in the Global South. The paper then addresses the question of whether the social housing approach is relevant for solving the contemporary housing needs in the Global South. It argues that social housing, redefined to better encompass the distinctive characteristics of housing systems in the Global South, is indeed a useful policy approach and can play a decisive role in satisfying unmet housing needs. Such an approach needs to take into account the great role of informality and family support systems and develop appropriate funding instruments and modes of institutionalization protecting housing rights and the quality of life.
Springer, Cham, 2015
During the last two decades a number of state-led, large-scale property-led regenerations have be... more During the last two decades a number of state-led, large-scale property-led regenerations have been implemented in Iran. This chapter evaluates the reasons for the failure of these projects by critically discussing two case studies: one in Tehran (Navvab) and the other in Mashhad (the city centre). Mega-scale regeneration projects are usually associated with concerns about the social polarisation and spatial fragmentation in cities. These concerns can be observed more or less in many European redevelopment initiatives. Yet, reviewing mega-scale regeneration in Iranian cases reveals the existence of the same concerns, and more. Using the theory about state-failure, the chapter argues that the additional issues Iranian cities are involved with compared to European cases, is because of the dominance of the state-led approach and the lack of institutional capacity in regeneration programmes, leading to their failure. Keywords Large-scale regeneration Á State failure Á Social polarisation Á Institutional capacity Á Navvab regeneration project Á Mashhad city centre Abbreviations