Studying the influence of public participation on empowerment and improvement of informal settlements ( case study : Golestan , Meymanatabad , Shadchay rever side )

Afshin Golfaramarzi¹ Hossein Hataminejad² Rahim Sarvar³

1) Urban management Masters
2) Assistant Professor
3) Assistant Professor

IOI Code : XYCH-AECBK
Publication : 3rd International conference on Management , Economics and Humanities(icmeh.org)
Abstract :
    Informal settlement is a phenomenon arose from rapid urbanization and urban poverty as a result . Over the past few decades, many different approaches carried to deal with the expansion of informal settlements and at last “ Empowerment “ based on Good governance “ participatory patterns “ based on Local governments and using” Social Capital “ as NGO’s and CBO’s are presented as the best solution by the international communities ( World Bank & United Nations ), and are used in most of developing countries . Based on my master s thesis this essay sought to answer the following questions : 1- Is the public participation in the process of empowerment and improvement of informal settlements are defined as the act or executive? 2- How does the absence of stabilizing aspects for public participation affect the implementation process and project goals and programs to empower and organize informal settlements ? 3- How was the performance of urban management in the area and how far it is from favorable conditions ? In order to answer these questions based on assumptions on the basis of theories in the city of Golestan, Shadabad district (Riverside Shadchay) as a case study using descriptive, analytical and survey and straight questionnaire query after testing hypotheses, The results indicate that despite the approval of the National Empowerment Document with regard to the Fourth Development Plan and The National Twenty years’ Vision stressing on poverty eradication, people s participation and emphasizing local institutions (NGO’s ), Unfortunately the performance of urban management authorities are not very successful in practice, lack of coordination between government organizations and agencies and the lack of integrated management not only couldn’t reduce the informal settlements and its consequences but also biased and unplanned performance led to the loss of public trust in urban management and increasing poverty followed by the growth of informal settlements as well.

Keywords : informal settlements public participation sanitation empowerment good governance