The Role of Islamic Culture in Contributing to Sari s Urban Decay Texture Based on the Conceptual Model of Social Capital

Alirezasaeedi Saeed Abadi¹ Abbas arghan²

1) PhD student of Geography and Urban Planning. Semnan Azad University. Iran
2) Assistant Professor of Geography and Urban Planning, Semnan Azad University. Iran. Semnan

IOI Code : XCZH-EDBCB
Publication : 3rd. International Conference on Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urban Development Management in Iran(caumconf.com)
Abstract :
    Abstract The present study aimed at investigating the role of Islamic culture in contributing to the urban fabric of Sari city based on the conceptual model of social capital. This research is a descriptive survey of survey type And it has been applied in a sense.The statistical population is 161450 citizens of Saro over 20 years. According to Morgan s standard sampling table (1970) 384 individuals were selected as sample.Cluster sampling was used to access the sample in this study. Data gathering tool was social capital questionnaire. Validity of questionnaires obtained by expert opinion (content validity by experts) And Cronbach s alpha for the social capital questionnaire was 0.80. To test the research hypotheses with respect to the normality of the data (by means of the normality test) of parametric Pearson correlation coefficient test and also Multivariate regression test was used simultaneously. Finally, the results showed that there is a significant relationship between social trust, social cohesion, social relations and citizen participation in the improvement of worn-out urban textures. There is also a significant relationship between social capital and the participation of citizens in the upgrading of worn-out urban textures. The results of multivariate regression showed that social trust has a greater impact on the participation of citizens in improving the worn-out urban fabric of Sari.

Keywords : social capital social participation social confidence social cohesion social relations citizen participation urban decay textile improvement