Investigating the role of Capacity Building in Sustainable Urban Regeneration

Considering concepts such as emphasize on the role of the all stakeholders in urban Regeneration, is one of the important and fundamental principles. This is important because in most cases, the private sector, government and municipal are considered more in process of intervention in distressed area and play a key role in this situation. But the role of people is often considered minor. Empowerment of residents, gain their trust, increasing belonging to neighborhoods and generally capacity building for residents is one of the main cases to realize urban regeneration that the framework of sustainable urban regeneration refers to that and this despite the fact that the concept of capacity building as totally spontaneous and popular has formed and is running in our country. This means that there is imperative of introducing capacity building concept intheoretical and practical way in our country there. Home librarian Monirieh neighborhoods of Tehran, is a prime example of capacity building in the community, which aims to empower people and increase their sense of belonging which has been formed neighborhood and their city. Surveying these samples, important and positive role has been known in creating sustainable community capacity building. This role can make opportunities in the community (in parallel with) and can be effective with recognition of its needs. What is very important is a strong correlation between the employment and wider activities in making capacity of the community. However, making capacity is not anurgent action, but essential and integral part of local development sustainable approach is resolving neighborhood problems. As mentioned in this article, Librarian House sample is comparable with foreign capacity building sample in many aspects; therefore it is suggested that based on the its principlesandin order to realize to “The National Document of Sustainable Urban Regeneration”, it is necessary to prepare appropriate context for developing similar models of the Librarian House of Monirieh Tehran in other neighborhoods. 173 Investigating the role of Capacity Building in Sustainable ÔãÇÑå 48 - 47 disaster or illness in a city or an organism conjures up two options: reverting back to a previous status or pursuing a preferred option. The former represents an “equilibrium” model associated with capacity building and reaching normalcy. Exposure to natural and human-made disasters has prompted the need to reduce vulnerability by increasing safety and adaptability in the city. Post-disaster recovery reconstruction efforts tend to mitigate risk and reduce vulnerability through capacity building. In a “non-equilibrium” model, however, the goal is to promote “flexibility” rather than reduce “vulnerability.” Accordingly, in the spring of 2008, a group of University of Cincinnati planning students explored resiliency in downtown Cincinnati. This research discerns three areas in downtown Cincinnati for adapting to new conditions. These areas grow, thrive, and develop over time based on their internal logic. Resiliency here transcends its typical post-disaster recovery normalcy observed in an equilibrium model, and represents forms that can adapt to short-range, midrange, or long-range change within a nonequilibrium model. Infrastructure includes the areas subject to long-range change, whereas areas subject to mid-range change include public spaces, while areas subject to short term change consist of temporary urban spaces. These three areas embody the physical and social aspects of flexibility described above.