Evaluating the role of people's participation in the renovation of worn-out fabric (case study: Rasht city)

With the passage of time and lack of proper attention and maintenance, the old and worn-out fabric of the country's cities has suffered physical and functional wear and tear. Like these cities, Rasht has an old texture. This city is facing problems such as uneven road network width, severe wear and tear of residential buildings, small and very small parts. In this regard, the aim of the present research is to investigate the role of public participation in the renovation of the dilapidated fabric of Rasht city. It is a descriptive-analytical research method that uses documentary-library and field methods to collect information. The data collection tools of this research are questionnaires, interviews, observations, and field studies. The results obtained from the research showed that the examination of the value of usefulness (s) and the value of dissatisfaction (R) in the research indicators for area 2 of Rasht city (with the value of usefulness 0.389) shows that this area having the lowest The distance from the ideal point and with a value of 0.177, the lowest amount of regret (dissatisfaction) compared to other regions in the field of public participation, has assigned a high rank to improve the indicators of public participation in the direction of renovating worn-out structures.