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Urban Regeneration in Run-Down Urban Areas

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Redeveloping Tehran

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The first chapter, in reviewing urban regeneration literature attempts to address two problems. First, the existing developing world urban regeneration literature, due to the relatively recent adoption of these policies, did not cover the range of issues that is analysed in this research. As such, taking into consideration the context of the developing world cases, this chapter derives many references from the wealth of research on regeneration, drawing on its analytical and argumentative contributions.

Second, there was no specific theoretical fit for the range of issues that this research aimed to investigate to answer the main research question: “How do piecemeal and comprehensive redevelopment models operate in the run-down neighbourhoods of Tehran?” As such, the underlying theoretical elements of each redevelopment model are discussed, with a direct versus indirect planning dichotomy serving as the weaving element that connects the various segments. A special emphasis is placed on the implementation aspects of regeneration, since in Tehran the implementation of regeneration had been unsuccessful. In doing so, the property development aspect as a driving aspect for implementing a redevelopment project is analysed, discussing different elements of implementation ranging from triggering developments in underinvested areas to development problems in run-down areas as well as the social issues related to the development process.

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Soltani, K. (2022). Urban Regeneration in Run-Down Urban Areas. In: Redeveloping Tehran. The Urban Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97091-8_1

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