Participatory urban planning and position of people in urban planning (case study: Region six Esfahan)

Subject Areas : Urban and Regional Planning Studies

ahmad Khademalhosini ¹ , safieh arefipour ²

1 - استادیار دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد نجف آباد، گروه جغرافیا، نجف‌آباد، ایران
2 - دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد جغرافیا و برنامه ریزی شهری، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی، واحد نجف آباد، نجف آباد، ایران

Received: 2012-03-10 Accepted : 2012-09-15 Published : 2012-08-22

Keywords: participatory urbanization, city planning, distrect six of Isfahan, citizen participation,

Abstract :

The evolving of city sociaties from smaller cities to larger ones has brought a bout some transformations in the such a way that it can be said that this trend has changed .the socital and cultural characteristics of  these societies along with economic, political,environmental, and physical variables. In fact, in order to meet modern needs and consider the future generations’ share in resources, we should define and design a wise management of cities based on participatory  urbanization  and  conscious participation of  citizens. The presence of citizens in decision making and their closeness to authorities and , experts as well as ful filling their needs and wants respective of life condititions  and  social  and economic features will be attainable through participatory urbanizations is not more than a deceiving , superficial  manifestation and, at best , amounts to information and consultation offerings. However, numerous activities done or being done such as vicinity council elections, attention to NGOs, etc reflect a promising future so as to devise theoretical  foundations for the participation of citizens in cities and identify factors establishing the oarticipation, of citizens. This study aims  at investigatingparticipatory urbanization, participation and the role of people in city planning taking in to account the realities. At hand, as well as offering suggestions for the aims and favorable measures in order to establish participation. The main aims of this piece of research is to study participatory urbanization and the place of people in city planning in distric 6 of Isfahan. The methodology of the present study is descriptive – analytic, and the data were collected through action research, document analysis and  libray research using questionnaire and interviews with experts and citizens. The collected data were then combined and compared with other  research done  and  the results were utilized to provide and offer recommendations for the betterment and improvement of citizen participation in plannings of this study imply that making use of citizens’ views and comments via forming  NGO and the promation of citizens participation through mass media can help us to reach this important goal.