Evaluating Motivation Factors In Enhancement Of Resident’S Participation In Improvement Of Shiraz Distressed Areas

Urban distressed area has been a serious problem in many cities in Iran for decades. One of the fundamental trends in Iranian government is the implementation of consistent strategies for overcoming problems of urban distressed areas. Old historical zone of Shiraz city is among the distressed area with different cultural, social and physical problems. Amongst the improvement and renovation policies for dealing with distressed areas is the people participation concept. This study is directed to find the motivations affecting people participation on the improvement and renovation of their living areas. In this study, the technique of the questionnaire is being used and the statistical analysis of the questionnaire is being carried out using the SPSS program. By using the questionnaire data, the population structure of Shiraz distressed area and their motivation to participate in improving and renovating program were identified. For finding the motivations affecting the people participation, Kendall’s tau correlation coefficient was calculated for bivariate comparisons between partnership and different items. The results show that there are different motivations affecting the people participation in improving and renovating program. Strong association was found for age and gender of the respondents. Also, the respondents who have relationship with their neighbors have more tendencies in participation. The results show that the most important reason for participating in improving and renovating their neighborhood is security enhancement.