Environmental Researches

Environmental Researches

Structural Analysis of Infill Development in Dense Urban Areas with a Livability Approach (Case Study: Districts 19 and 20 of Tehran Municipality

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 Department of Urban Planning; Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch; Islamic Azad University; Isfahan; Iran
2 Professor of Art University of Isfahan
10.22034/eiap.2024.447644.2568
Abstract
In megacities, the excessive consumption of urban land, which is a non-renewable resource, causes a lot of damage to the human environment, and this has led the attention of urban planners to infill development instead of scattered urban development. On the other hand, one of the most important urban interventions to meet human needs and improve urban livability is manifested in the way urban land is used. The aim of the current research is to analyze the structural analysis of infill development in dense urban areas in order to identify the most important factors for improving urban livability in dense urban areas. In this research, districts 19 and 20 of Tehran Municipality have been selected as a case study. This research is quantitative in terms of practical purpose, in terms of its nature, descriptive and in terms of approach, which has collected information by benefiting from the opinions of a 24 -person Delphi team familiar with the concepts of infill development, livability and future research and the 19th and 20th districts of Tehran metropolis. The findings of the research show that the eight factors of "identity and sense of belonging to a place", "people's participation in urban decisions", "urban development plans" and "air pollution" with a weight of 69, "diversity of job opportunities", "mixing of uses", With a weight of 68, "Urban green space quality" with a weight of 67 and "Urban management budget" with a weight of 66 are key factors that planning to improve their performance can improve urban livability in addition to endogenous urban development. The result of the research shows that the improvement of urban livability can be achieved by infill urban development and that for the improvement of urban livability, more use of urban land and scattered and horizontal urban growth is not necessary.
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