siavashgh gholipour; a m; n r
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Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the rights of the elderly to the city. The theoretical approach of the present study is based on Henri Lefebvre's theory of the "production of space" and "the right to the city" and the method of study is ethnographic. The technique of data collection ...
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Abstract The aim of this study was to investigate the rights of the elderly to the city. The theoretical approach of the present study is based on Henri Lefebvre's theory of the "production of space" and "the right to the city" and the method of study is ethnographic. The technique of data collection used is observation and interview. Accordingly, 20 interviews were conducted through theoretical sampling. The results of the research show that sidewalks and streets are problematic for use, access, and availability for elderly people due to the high structure of concrete tables, inequality and disproportionate furniture; green spaces, cafes, alleys, and pathways are among the spatial sites of the neighborhoods that are determenants of facilitating the movement, settlement, and accommodation of the elderly but various defects deprive the elderly of memorizing, protecting and using the city. Social welfare and social organizations of the elderly have an unfavorable position for the elderly, and welfare services have been limited to medical and psychotherapy. The home for the elderly has become a supportive space against external hazards; it is more like a sanatorium than a place for the elderly to play a great deal of interaction. Finally, many psychological and existential injuries such as anxiety, depression, loneliness, and isolation, are not individualistic but are rooted in neglecting the right of the elderly to the city. Keywords: Spatial Deeds, Production of Space, the Right to the City, Elderly Citizens, Kermanshah
siavashgh gholipour; j k; Galawijh Sadeqi
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Government-Funded Residential Apartments and Informal Settlements Siavash Gholipour[1] , Jalil Karimi[2] , Gelavij Sadeghi[3] Abstract This article seeks to examine the development of urban residential spaces in Kermanshah in 1996-2016. The theoretical framework of the research ...
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Government-Funded Residential Apartments and Informal Settlements Siavash Gholipour[1] , Jalil Karimi[2] , Gelavij Sadeghi[3] Abstract This article seeks to examine the development of urban residential spaces in Kermanshah in 1996-2016. The theoretical framework of the research is based on Lefebvre’s views on production of space. The research method is qualitative and the data collection technique includes observation, interviews, and evidence analysis. The findings of the research indicate that the city has undergone external growth in different directions, especially northeast, northwest, southwest, and east during this time. Natural population growth and rural and urban immigration to Kermanshah are of the main reasons for the growth of the city in this period. Three processes have played a part in the development of the residential spaces of this period. First, the government-funded residential apartments policy, which stimulated the growth of Pardis, Dolatabad, Danesh, and Kianshahr towns. These towns brought about the dispersal and disruption of urban space. Also, due to a shortage of substructural facilities and public space, they are devoid of urban life. Neighborhood identity has yet to be developed there, and people tend to stay in their houses. Secondly, the growth of informal settlements of Darederaz, Nookan, Karnachi, and Dehpahn enjoy more dynamism in daily life in spite of the lack of substructures and shortage of facilities. Thirdly, the economic and recreational functions of the new residential spaces have made their interaction with the interurban arcades inevitable. Additionally, it has brought about the growth of the phenomenon of Alley Life, defined as spending one’s free time in alleys near their residence, as a tactic of resistance against the shortage of recreational space in the informal settlements. Keywords: Production of Space, Informal Habitats, Space, Kermanshah, Residential Apartment. [1]. Assistant Professor, Depat, Sociology, RaziUniversity (Corresponding Author). gholipoor.sia@gmail.com. [2]. Assistant Professor, Depat, Sociology, RaziUniversity. jkarimi 79@gmail.com [3] . M.A, Depat, Sociology, RaziUniversity. sadeghi.gelare@gmail.com