Geography And Urben Planning
Mohsen Shaterian; Younes Gholami; Sayed Ahmad Hosseini; Nastaran Khalaji
Abstract
In most of the old cities of Iran, the tissues with historical value are seen in abundance, which are recognized by various characteristics such as smallness, access problems and instability. Taking into account problems such as negative population growth, lack of access within the necessary neighborhoods, ...
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In most of the old cities of Iran, the tissues with historical value are seen in abundance, which are recognized by various characteristics such as smallness, access problems and instability. Taking into account problems such as negative population growth, lack of access within the necessary neighborhoods, and the ever-increasing expansion of space is therefore important. In ruined and abandoned tissues, not having the necessary facilities, action should be taken to solve these problems. This research was conducted with the aim of analyzing the effects of social, economic and physical factors on the regeneration of the neighborhoods of the central fabric of Kashan city (including seven neighborhoods) and the descriptive, analytical research method and the desired information was collected in the form of a survey. There were about 44,000 people in the area. The size of the research sample was estimated to be 385 people using Cochran's formula. SPSS and AMOS software were used to analyze the research data. The findings of the research showed that access to services and facilities, identity and social capital, housing ownership, and income were factors influencing the regeneration of dilapidated structures, and in the neighborhoods of Soltan Mirahamd and Darb of Esfahan, which enjoyed the mentioned privileges, residents were more inclined to re-create dilapidated structures.
Geography And Urben Planning
Younes Gholami Bimargh; abolfazl dehghan jazi
Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of pedestrian based design on Khajeh Nasir Street, located in the old part of Gazborkhar city, on increasing urban vitality, by the application of descriptive-analytical and survey methods. The statistical population of the study included citizens over ...
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of pedestrian based design on Khajeh Nasir Street, located in the old part of Gazborkhar city, on increasing urban vitality, by the application of descriptive-analytical and survey methods. The statistical population of the study included citizens over 18 year old living on Khajeh Nasir street in Gazborkhar. The sample size was calculated using Cochran's formula to be 182 people. Research samples were selected using simple random sampling method. Data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire whose reliability was confirmed with an alpha coefficient higher than 0.7 structural equation tests and one sample t-test in Amos and SPSS software for analyzing the data. Unlike previous studies, and instead of the usual methods, the present study has utilized deeper look through structural models to investigate and evaluate the impact of latent variables affecting urban vitality. According to the obtained results, the urban vitality index is affected by the implementation of the pedestrian plan and with the implementation of the pedestrian plan; we can expect an increase in urban vitality with an average of 0.85 in the city of Gazborkhar.
