Investigating the Status of Good Urban Governance Indicators and Their Impact on Urban Regeneration (Case Study: The Worn Texture of Semnan City)

AbstractBackground: As one of the main sources of development, the city has a very important and decisive role. Therefore, urban management plays an important role in the development of this factor. In this context, good urban governance by using the capacity of existing institutions and creating institutional platforms to facilitate decision-making is effective in recreating the worn-out urban texture.Objective: In this research, the objective is to investigate the status of good urban governance indicators and their impact on the regeneration of the worn-out texture of Semnan City.Research Method: In this study, the descriptive-analytical research method was based on collecting data through the field. The data collection tool was a questionnaire. The structural and content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed and its reliability was also verified with a Cronbach coefficient greater than 0.70. The statistical population of the research is made up of 92,203 residents in the worn-out texture of Semnan. The sample size (380 people) was determined by Cochran's formula.Findings: The result of the one-sample t-test showed that the variables of good urban governance are significant at a level of less than 0.05 and have an average status in the worn-out texture of Semnan city. Also, the result of the test confirmed that the best situation was related to the central justice index with an average rating of 4.24. The result of the one-sample t-test showed that the healing state of the texture was weak. In addition, the regression result of the 63.2 percent effectiveness of good governance in promoting urban regeneration indicates that two indicators of transparency and justice have the greatest impact on regeneration with beta values of 0.324 and 0.311, respectively. Overall, good urban governance as a model of urban management can be effective in recreating the worn-out texture.Keywords: Good Governance, Regeneration, Worn Texture, Urban Development, Semnan City. IntroductionGood urban governance and urban regeneration are two important concepts that are not important on their own but are related to each other. Good urban governance helps by creating transparency and citizens' participation in the urban decision-making process, improving urban management, and creating equal opportunities for urban development. Meanwhile, urban regeneration aims to improve the conditions of urban space in order to improve the quality of life of citizens, and increase the comp