An analysis of the role of government policies and market proximity on functional changes and decline of urban neighborhoods (Case study: Siroos neighborhood of Tehran)

The purpose of this article is to analyze the role of government policies and market proximity on functional changes and decline of siroos neighborhood.

The type of research is based on purpose, fundamental-cognitive and in terms of nature and method, qualitative-exploratory. Documentary-field research has been used to collect information. The statistical population includes relevant subject matter specialists, residents and owners, real estate agencies and market traders, who have been selected using the snowball technique. 25 experts related to the field of research, 42 residents and 38 owners of real estate agencies and market traders were interviewed. One-sample t-test and multivariate regression in SPSS software were used to analyze the data.

Out of 7 studied variables, the variable "How to acquire and destroy by the Reconstruction Company", with 16.7 and 83.3% frequency in the high and very high range, respectively, according to the respondents, had the highest level of impact on neighborhood decline. The components of "market entry and land use change" and "savings due to integration and proximity" are in the second and third ranks of impact and intervention in the decline of the neighborhood, respectively. The components of accumulation, landlord persuasion, rent and Gentrification were ranked next, respectively, in terms of the importance of their impact on neighborhood decline.

Despite the numerous plans that have been prepared for the siroos neighborhood, the neighborhood has been physically and socially neglected, so that the interaction of government and market forces with the tools of politics and economy has led to the gradual decline of housing.