Examining the role of social capital in sustainable urban regeneration(Case study: the northern neighborhoods of the historical-cultural fabric of Tabriz city)

Paying attention to the increase in the number of urban regeneration projects in recent decades, it is very important to pay attention to the social dimensions in it. Based on this, social capital as one of the social potentials of the neighborhood is a concept that has gained special importance in regeneration. Considering the necessity of the topic, this research has investigated the role of social capital in the regeneration of the northern neighborhoods of the historical-cultural fabric of Tabriz city. The current research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in terms of method. The tool for collecting information is library and documentary sources and field (questionnaire). The most important effective factors have been identified and the relationships between the factors have been investigated using the path analysis model in Smart Pls. Reliability and validity are checked with composite reliability and convergent validity, the amount of which for all variables is above 0.7 and 0.5, respectively, indicating good reliability and validity. The results of the path analysis model show that the independent variables of the present study are dependence on the environment, trust, social participation and civic participation, respectively, with path coefficients of 0.471, 0.295, 0.223 and 0.138 at a significance level of 0.5. p < 0 has had a positive and significant effect on the dependent variable of the research, which among the examined indicators has the most effect with a coefficient of 0.471 related to the variable of dependence on the environment and membership in local institutions with (0.842) has the most effect on regeneration A stable city, the northern neighborhoods have a historical-cultural context of Tabriz city.