Assessing the Role of Social Capital in the Participatory Regeneration Process (Case Study: A Comparative Study of Mahdi Al-Qadam and Haftasyab Neighborhoods of Urmia City)

Nowadays, the approach of social capital has become one of the effective factors in the development of sustainable urban productivity. Components of social capital in the field of participatory regeneration in the neighborhoods of Mahdi al-Qadam and Haftasyab in Urmia. The statistical population of the study includes two groups of urban experts and citizens. The methods of analysis are also based on the two methods of Swara and Mabac, which have been used in weighting the proposed components of the research and ranking the research options, respectively. The research findings indicate that the indicators of public safety and presence in local communities were the highest, respectively, and commitment to religious teachings and public interest had the lowest level of importance and value. Also, according to the final results, Mahdi Al-Qadam neighborhood of Urmia has a better situation than Haft Asyab neighborhood in terms of social capital components. Finally, some suggestions have been made to improve the current situation.