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  1 - Assessment Effects of Neighborhood Management-based on the Trust of Citizens in Urban Management (A Comparative Study of Two Tehran Neighborhoods: Tajrish and Shahadat)
  Najme dashtaki Hamid Majedi
  In the recent years many of urban management institutions in the world have an emphasis on promoting a bottom-up participatoryapproach in the neighborhood associations.‘Neighbourhood management’ is an approach that enables local communities and service provi More

  In the recent years many of urban management institutions in the world have an emphasis on promoting a bottom-up participatoryapproach in the neighborhood associations.‘Neighbourhood management’ is an approach that enables local communities and service providers to work together at aneighbourhood level to improve services and quality of life. It does this by joining up local services and making them moreresponsive to local needs. It is a process which recognises the uniqueness of each place; allowing the people that live, work orprovide services in it to build on its strengths and address specific challenges.In another definition ‘Neighbourhood management’(NM) is broadly defined as a process which brings the local community and local agencies together, at neighbourhood level, totackle local problems and improve local services. This process has been particularly applied to deprived neighbourhoods. Thereare seven key elements of Neighbourhood management:A clearly defined neighbourhood, Resident involvement and support for residents to get involved, A dynamic neighbourhoodmanager with ‘clout’, A local partnership to provide strategic direction, Support and commitment from the local authority andLocal Strategic Partnership, Quality information, Commitment of service providers.Neighborhood management tackles"quality of life" issues in communities through working to narrow the gap between the mostdisadvantaged neighbourhoods and the rest of society.it focuses on six target areas:crime and community safety, Education,Environmental qualities, Health, Housing, jobs and Traning.Its aim is to change the way mainstream services are delivered through: changing corporate policies,reallocating mainstreamresources,reshaping the way mainstream services are delivered, joining up services and imporving access for service users.Iran is the country that has low level of citizen participation in urban management .because of this matter in this recent years Tryingto achieve neighborhood management- based. Creation of neighborhood houses and community participation in communityguidelines are crucial steps towards realize this approach in urban management.This article aims to evaluate the performance of two neighborhoods House in Tajrish and Shahadat neighborhoods in Regiontehran and Effects of neighborhood management- based on the trust of citizens in urban management . Research methods that wasemployed for this paper is descriptive – analytical and ANP techniques, Mann Whiteney-U test and Spearman's test are statisticalmethods that used in this research. The results show that neighborhood house in Shahadat neighborhood has been able to witnesshis performance and for this matter increase the level of citizens' trust in city management unlike Tajrish neighborhood. Howeverthe existence of flexible management and use of local expertise is effective for better Neighbourhood management.There are some suggestions in order to improve performance in two neighborhood houses: Published weekly and monthlypublications on various topics in neighborhoods, Identify authoritative people and inviting them to the neighborhood houses,Promote participation in decision-making neighborhood houses, Putting useful information on the website to learn more and morelocal residents about their neighborhood houses, use of neighborhood schools in order to create training programs in associationwith civil rights and partnerships. Manuscript profile
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  2 - Investigating the impact of local management on social contribution of Tehran
  کاوه تیمورنژاد فاطمه مسایلی محمدرضا تاجیک
  Abstract   Introduction and Objective: The purpose of this study is to identify the role of neighborhood management in the social participation of citizens. Our study’s population included all residents of Tehran district 3 and among them, 400 people w More

  Abstract   Introduction and Objective: The purpose of this study is to identify the role of neighborhood management in the social participation of citizens. Our study’s population included all residents of Tehran district 3 and among them, 400 people were selected through random sampling method. In order to identify the role of neighborhood management in the social participation of citizens, we used questionnaire as a research tool.  A questionnaire of 47 questions is designed as a package, and each of the five-choice questions were scored by Likert scales. Before distributing the questionnaire and in order to assess the validity of questions, the questionnaire was experimentally distributed among 30 people of the population. Methods: In this study, Cronbach's alpha was used to assess the reliability of the test. Out of a total of 453 distributed questionnaires in the Community, 400 questionnaires were returned. The data extracted were analyzed using SPSS software. The results showed a significant positive relationship between the management of neighborhood and social participation of citizens. Findings: The results also suggested that there is a relationship between all elements of citizens’ participation and neighborhood management. When this relationship lies between developmental, social welfare and surveillance categories and safety programs, it is meaningful at the alpha level of less than 0.01. But when it lies between environmental categories and neighborhood management, at the alpha level of less than 0.05 that relationship is meaningful. Regression results showed that neighborhood management has an impact on social participation of citizens and on all aspects of social participation of citizens, and also that neighborhood management is a predictor of citizens’ social participation. Manuscript profile
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  3 - Barriers of Social Participation of Citizens in Urban Environment Using the SWOT Method and Approaches for Improving Environmental Sustainability
  Akramolok lahijanian ُShadi shiehbeiki
  Background & Aims: Participation is a process that involves all people and groups actively. Participation by Abhouf and Cohen means decision-making, implementation, evaluation, since the division of profits. Based on the theory of H.C.Tree, all people are sharing in More

  Background & Aims: Participation is a process that involves all people and groups actively. Participation by Abhouf and Cohen means decision-making, implementation, evaluation, since the division of profits. Based on the theory of H.C.Tree, all people are sharing in the profits. The aim of this research is investigation of barriers of public participation in environment by SWOT and presents some suggestions for promoting environment .This research is descriptive survey and the questionnaire was used to gather information Method: The population of the study area limits 4 (Neighborhood S. Smiley, Davoudieh), of Section 5 (Darrus neighborhood, Gohak) and the District 6 (Neighborhood cassock and Tavusiyeh) Tehran to 3,800 people. Sample size and sampling method, 380 cluster is estimated based on the theories of Weber's conceptual framework, Humez, Lerner, Guy, drama, Uccle and Marsiden and Parsons organize and design. Study the relationship between gender, employment status, marital status, education, satisfaction with municipal services, membership in social organizations and social barriers to the participation of citizens is examined. To test the hypothesis test is a sample of the T test is organized. Results: The results of the bivariate analysis revealed a significant association between these variables other than social participation. The results of multivariate analysis showed that the independent variables explain the dependent variables have different variables. Manuscript profile
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  4 - Policy-making of Promotion the Local Management Status in Informal Settlements
  Nima Bayramzadeh Amin Shahsavar Morteza Baghban Novini
        The main purpose of this study is policy is policy-making of promotion the local management status in informal settlements with community-based approach. The method of the present research is descriptive-analytical and the method of data c More

        The main purpose of this study is policy is policy-making of promotion the local management status in informal settlements with community-based approach. The method of the present research is descriptive-analytical and the method of data collection and information is survey. Two library and field methods have been used in order to study and formulate theoretical foundations related to the research topic. The SWOT model has also been used to analyze the data. Whereas the mechanism of the council's internal relations must move from "secretary-centered" to "council-centered"; The council and the municipality should have an efficient and transparent model, maintaining the independence of the supervisory body (council and council) from the executive body (municipality) in the type of neighborhood administration, considering the existence of three sides; The district municipality, the neighborhood house and the council in each neighborhood. Therefore, it seems that the project, due to its goal of empowering neighborhoods, can be effective in empowering and creating a communication channel between government organizations and neighborhoods. The results show that in order to improve the current situation of local management, certain combined strategies should be used, which are: Low-top planning with a combination of collective votes, Existence of a valid database in line with the requirements for neighborhood management, Increasing the participation of neighborhood residents with awareness in the field of neighborhood management and housing, Legal and constructive interaction of the urban management complex with the citizens and residents of the neighborhood.Extended AbstractIntroduction:    In recent decades, with dramatic changes in the spatial structure of urban neighborhoods, their political, social and economic role has diminished and deficiencies such as environmental pollution, unemployment, poverty, marginalization, housing, socio-psychological and cultural damage, especially the loss of material and spiritual capital. In today's local society, citizen participation in the management of urban affairs has decreased and the level of local community participation in the design of urban neighborhoods has decreased, which has made the urban management system inefficient and so, it requires structural reform and maximum use of partnership management. The main purpose of local community development is to help the local community to build capacity and participation of residents for development, to solve economic, social, environmental and cultural problems and on the other hand, the purpose of local community planning is to improve the effectiveness of public services to meet people's needs. Local communities and improving the quality of life for all. In this regard, a people's aid-council was established with the aim of facilitating local problem-solving mechanisms with a participatory approach. Aid-Councilors at the neighborhood level through direct communication with local residents and through non-governmental organizations should identify the needs, shortcomings and limitations of the neighborhood, and since aid-councilors do not have executive guarantees, problems should be solved by interacting with executive bodies. Informal settlements are one of the main challenges of urban management and knowing the patterns in these settlements will help to manage this type of housing. Empowerment of local communities is a new approach to solving the problem of urban poverty, which no longer considers building engineering and injection of mere financial resources as the solution, but social engineering with the support and facilitation of the public sector and local and non-governmental organizations and active participation. The main purpose of this study is to present a proposed strategy to launch neighborhood management in informal settlements with a community-based approach that has sub-objectives; Assigning local decision-making to the local community, increasing the participation of local people, improving the conditions for effective communication with interventionist organizations, and empowering the mentioned neighborhoods. Given the importance of the issue, it seems that the existence of local management and neighborhood housing in informal settlements is effective in improving the current situation of the neighborhood economically, socially, physically and creating a channel of communication with city managers.Materials and Methods:     The method of the present research is descriptive-analytical and the method of data collection and information is survey. In order to study and formulate theoretical foundations related to the research topic, both library and field methods have been used. To achieve the objectives of this research will be done in two parts: documentary and field studies. Documentary study technique is based on taking notes from books and written works and will be used to know the opinions of experts in the field of concepts and based on content for theoretical issues related to the field of research. The SWOT model was also used to analyze the data, which ultimately provided strategies to improve neighborhood management. This model, provided fully implemented, will be an appropriate basis for policy-making.Results and Discsussion:     The aid-council has been established in order to carry out the actions of the councils and the neighborhood management in order to carry out the interactions and instructions of the municipality.Also, the goal of both projects is to empower the neighborhoods and follow the bottom-up planning. Differences in the degree of solidarity and belonging of citizens to the place of residence as well as the diversity of socio-cultural context in traditional and modern societies should be considered more in participatory planning. Given that aid-councils and local management as a model of participatory management of cities, to facilitate citizen participation at lower levels, especially neighborhoods, should be paid attention in the stages of establishment and how to determine its members to issues such as socio-cultural context and citizenship and the internal structure of the neighborhood in every city. After finding the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the current management of the neighborhood, an evaluation matrix of external and internal factors of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities has been formed in order to obtain their weighted points. The obtained combined strategies from offensive, change direction, diversity and defensive strategies are as follows:Availability of physical site for neighborhood management and equipped with a valid database;Optimal interaction between neighborhood management and neighborhood residents with a trust building approach;Ability to use ICT for standard monitoring and regular reporting;Decentralized neighborhood management system and organic service process.Conclusions:      The need for citizen participation to improve the physical and socio-economic situation of urban neighborhoods is tangible and sensible. One of the strengths of settlements is the existence of social capital, regardless of its degree, so that the sustainable local management can be formed by valuing the connecting social capital and seeking participation. On the other hand, production in a city requires resources, interest and actors. In a situation of economic-financial deficit, even revenues with specific purposes (limited funds) as well as other revenues are increasingly important in the relevant budgets for efficiency and effectiveness in the management of informal settlements. It should be noted that the physical structure of the neighborhood reflects its strengths and weaknesses and issues. According to the research of this work, informal settlements generally have heterogeneity and conflict in their socio-cultural and physical contexts, and therefore, the issue of unsociability and lack of interaction among residents is rippling and this, makes the management of such residential areas doubly difficult, in other words, special bed and tools are needed for the dynamic presence of residents in the local community and to establish constructive interaction. Whereas the mechanism of the aid-council's internal relations must move from "secretary-centered" to "aid-councilor-centered"; and the council and the municipality should be in an efficient, transparent, clean model and maintaining the independence of the supervisory body (council and aid-council) from the executive body (municipality) in the type of neighborhood administration, considering the existence of three sides; District municipalities, neighborhood halls and aid-councils in each neighborhood, therefore, it seems that the plan, due to the purpose of empowering neighborhoods, can be effective in empowering and creating a communication channel between government agencies and neighborhoods. Manuscript profile
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  5 - A sociological study central neighborhood and social participation
  sara monirifar reza esmaili Mansour Haghighatian hossein imani
  Abstract Title: A sociological study central neighborhood and social participation The current study investigates the pivotal neighborhood and social cooperation. The aim of this design is to fathom and interpret senior administrators and the informed people with regar More

  Abstract Title: A sociological study central neighborhood and social participation The current study investigates the pivotal neighborhood and social cooperation. The aim of this design is to fathom and interpret senior administrators and the informed people with regards to social participation and the neighborhood management. The methodology of the study is the consecutive combination which includes both qualitative and quantitative methods. Firstly, a number of 22 administrators and informed people were interviewed regarding the concept of participation and neighborhood management and a theoretical absolution was obtained. Given the findings of the qualitative data and the theories posed, a theoretical model was designed. In the quantitative section, the assumptions of the study were tested. The number of population of the study is 487. The findings are indicative of the fact that the degree of participation was at the lowest level according to Arneshtain. The majority of the interviewees regarded attendance in the training sessions as part of social participation . Based on the results of path analysis, we can say that social confidence, neighborhood management and neighborhood bondage have had the highest impact on social cooperation. Manuscript profile