Partaking Strategies in Developing Regeneration Indicators for Bojnourd City with a Sustainable Development Outlook

Urban regeneration is a comprehensive program that provides the basis for improving the sustainability of economic, physical, social and environmental conditions and mainly seeks to resolve the problems of worn-out urban structures through enhancement by public participation; furthermore, the objective of this act is the use of potential and genuine capabilities in urban contexts. For this purpose, a number of 386 questionnaires have been distributed and evaluated among the residents of a neighborhood in Bojnourd, in which urban regeneration is proceeding. The research method of the present study is based on a descriptive-analytical and experimental-survey method; also, the statistical analysis tool applied is the SPSS software. Based on the research findings, the average of the indicators excluding the physical and environmental dimensions, is less than 3, that demonstrates the indicators related to the act of regeneration are not in a good state. In order to analyze the data, the ANP method has been used, which among the economic criteria and sub-criteria of economic opportunities, in social and cultural criteria and sub-criteria of crime reduction, in physical and environmental criteria and sub-criteria of housing and infrastructure and finally in the governing criteria and sub-criteria of local community participation have achieved the highest values. To explain the problems of residents and better implement urban regeneration, more extensive studies are required integrated with a systemic approach at the micro and regional level. Moreover, decision-makings should be accomplished with the participation and involvement of the residents of the mentioned areas.

1- Creating the grounds for a favorable management system in the field of regeneration in Bojnourd city. 2- Creating conditions for improving the level of citizens' participation with organizations and city managers in the field of upgrading and recreating the worn-out structures of Bojnourd city.

1- Is urban regeneration in Bojnourd based on sustainable development? 2- Are physical, economic, social and environmental aspects considered in urban regeneration in Bojnourd city?