شمارۀ جدید فصلنامه (زمستان 1404) منتشر شد
PhD in Sociology, Islamic Parliament Research Center Of The Islamic Republic Of IRAN, Tehran, Iran , farshidkhezri@gmail.com
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Evidence indicates the social decline of the historic core of Tehran and the concentration of various social issues in this area. Accordingly, the aim of the present study is to analyze the process of this decline. The research adopts a case study methodology with a historical approach, focusing on three distinct periods: the Qajar period, the first Pahlavi period, and the second Pahlavi period. Data were collected from historical sources and analyzed using pattern matching and time-series analysis. The findings indicate that, at the macro level, the model of dependent development planned by authoritarian governments, particularly during the second Pahlavi period, led to profound inequalities. In this process, the benefits of development were predominantly allocated to the industrial and service sectors, as well as to groups affiliated with the state in the city of Tehran. This, in turn, initiated a wave of migration to the city. Simultaneously, urban development programs -which emphasized development towards the west and north of the city while neglecting the historic core—alongside the gradual encroachment of the market into residential spheres, reinforced the process of spatial segregation. Consequently, as a result of this process, the native residents of the central neighborhoods gradually relocated to newly developed areas, and their place was taken by migrants from the lower strata of society. This replacement led to the social decline of the city's historic core and weakened the residents' capacities to organize their living environment, including the capacity to solve local problems.
Keywords: Top-Down and Dependent Development, Migration, Spatial Segregation, Social Decline, Historic Neighborhoods.
Type of Article: Original Research |
Subject:
Social problems
Received: 2025/08/13 | Accepted: 2025/11/29
Received: 2025/08/13 | Accepted: 2025/11/29
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