Model of women’s empowerment for Development of Urban Neighborhoods (Case Study: Tarasht Neighborhood, Tehran Metropolis)

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1 PhD, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

3 Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Faculty of Earth Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Nowadays , numerous challenges have emerged cause of increasing expansion of urbanization. Accordingly, global focus has shifted towards the comprehensive development of cities, and also improvement of countries. One of the most important urban development’s approaches is to focus on the smallest unit, in fact the neighborhoods within the framework of neighborhood planning , with an emphasis on enhancing the quality of life and providing an appropriate context for the formation of community spaces in order to be aware of the requirements and coordinate the projects are presented with the necessity of the local community. Women, as the most influential social groups, play a key role in development of countries. Therefore, the present study seeks to explore the role of women in the local community for the development of the neighborhood. This research is a developmental research with a mixed approach (qualitative and quantitative). Initially, in the form of an open questionnaire, in-depth interviews were conducted with experts to identify the dimensions, components and indicators of the research and were analyzed by Maxqda12 software. Next, the newborn model was entered into Smart pls software for analysis. It was a little bit. The results show that women in the local community play a moderating role in development, which in turn accelerates neighborhood development. Also, factors of political and institutional structures, women's right to the city, education and awareness and finally cultural beliefs and attitudes are the most important factors affecting the role of women in the development of Tarasht neighborhood.

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Geography (Regional Planning)
Volume 11, Issue 45
December 2021
Pages 169-182

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