Urban Public Policy and the Formation of Dilapidated Abandoned Buildings in Historic Cities: Causes, Impacts and Recommendations

Hamed Tavakoli and Massoomeh Hedayati Marzbali
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Hamed Tavakoli: Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, The University of Melbourne, Masson Rd, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia
Massoomeh Hedayati Marzbali: School of Housing, Building and Building, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor 11800, Penang, Malaysia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 11, 1-25

Abstract: The contradictory and inefficient nature of urban public policy in Iranian historic cities has been subject to long debates in recent years, and has even led to disorganisation in the formation of dilapidated abandoned buildings (DABs). Under the current policies, three government agencies oversee the urban management in historic cities. The projects and processes that have yet to be implemented by these agencies are crucial for solving the problems associated with DABs. This research aims to investigate the current public policies of the essential key players and stakeholders in order to ameliorate the problem of DABs, which in the literature has been proven to be associated with socio-spatial disadvantage. A qualitative semi-structured enquiry was conducted, and urban public policies were evaluated on the basis of 19 in-depth interviews regarding the three historic cities of Yazd, Kashan and Isfahan. The results were analysed using cutting and sorting techniques, and thematic and critical narrative analysis. Several inadequacies in the current urban public policy were specified. This research could help decision-makers to create efficient management plans with respect to the reduction of DABs, an approach that can be considered efficient for the regeneration of life in historic cities.

Keywords: urban public policy; historic Iranian cities; dilapidated abandoned buildings; original residents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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