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Since formal planning typically performs poorly with respect to informal settlements that epitomize the "unplannable" (Roy 2005), relying on certain expectations based on set goals and objectives would, therefore, be imprudent. This pretty much holds in the Iranian case too, not solely because what could have possibly gone wrong there went wrong, but setting goals for informal settlements acts like moving targets with unpredictable outcomes.According to most accounts, the World Bank's physical upgrading loan to five Iranian cities (Sanandaj, Kermanshah, Bandar Abbas, Tabriz, and Zahedan) during the early 2000s partially achieved its goals (at least as far as enabling their informal settlements is concerned) . The US War on Poverty policies of the 1960s yielded similar results. Many policy analysts or policymakers might consider the overall outcome of both initiatives as failures. people-vs. place-prosperity distinction in the USA, for example, purports well-known policy lessons. He made this distinction in the context of regional economics and not necessarily on informal settlements per se. This tension questions the effectiveness of policies that focus on empowering individuals di

Author

Mahyar Arefi

Publisher

Springer International Publishing : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9783319784083

Subjects

Architecture, Sociology, Management