Urban Decay Vulnerability Mitigation Strategies Against Earthquake Case Study: Imamzadeh Hasan Neighborhood in Tehran

Vulnerability of cities to environmental hazards in countries with high-risk environments has become asignificant challenge ahead of urbanology, engineering management, and urban planning. One of thesedangers threatening many cities around the world including our country is earthquake. Necessity toreduce vulnerability to earthquakes was considered as one of the main purposes of spatial planning, urbanplanning, and urban design. Tehran, as the capital city of Iran with an important and critical situation,has a large zone of distressed areas most of which are located on a major fault and are considered as aserious threat to the city and its inhabitants. Therefore, it was necessary to study of vulnerabilities in oldneighborhood of Imamzade-Hasan. The purpose of this study was to develop strategies for organizingthese textures and to reduce their vulnerability to earthquakes using SWOT model and QSPM matrix. It isan applied- strategic research conducted by a descriptive- analytical method. In addition to several librarystudies, it has also taken advantage of a survey. To collect and evaluate information of the survey, Delphitechnique, questionnaires, and interviews with experts and officials have been used. The findings suggestthat the worn-out urban fabric of Imamzade-Hasan neighborhood needs to be pushed out of the status quo,that is, its weaknesses should be recognized, and its threats need to be addressed. Several strategies suchas renovation and improvement programs, special attention on crisis management, creation of a centralagency to regulate programs related to rusty textures, establishment of appropriate contexts for increasingeconomic activities in the neighborhood, providing infrastructure to attract investments to modernizethe neighborhood, and increasing green open spaces were identified as the high priority strategies, andimplementation of reconstruction and renovation programs for providing adequately wide roads necessaryfor ensuring improved mid- and post-crisis services was determined as the most effective strategy foraddressing the problems of this neighborhood.

کلیدواژه ها:

Urban Decay ، Vulnerability ، SWOT ، QSPM Matrix ، Imamzadeh Hassan Neighborhood