Aliakbar Anabestani; Alireza Moieni
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of spatial identity on the participation of villagers in the process of preparing and implementing Rural Guide Plans for settlements around the metropolis of Mashhad. The method of the study is descriptive-analytical. By selecting 10 villages from ...
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of spatial identity on the participation of villagers in the process of preparing and implementing Rural Guide Plans for settlements around the metropolis of Mashhad. The method of the study is descriptive-analytical. By selecting 10 villages from 17 periphery villages of Mashhad metropolitanin which the Rural Guide Plans have been implemented, 168 rural households were surveyed as a sample size using Cochran's formula. The research findings show a significant negative difference between the measured mean and the obtained mean, both in the dimensions of spatial identity and participation in Rural Guide Plans. Also, the results indicate a significant inverse relationship in all aspects of spatial identity with the level of involvement of villagers in the preparation and approval of Rural Guide Plans. Besides, three dimensions of differentiation (0.199), continuity (0.390), and self-esteem (0.345) showed a significant positive relationship with the level of participation of villagers in the implementation of these kinds of plans. In the supervision and maintenance phase, a significant positive relationship was observed in all four dimensions of differentiation (0.170), continuity (0.527), self-esteem (0.482), and self-efficacy (0.253). Indeed, paying attention to psychological criteria, proper crisis management in rural areas, and villagers' understanding that notice to them and the villages are increasing, will grow participation in at least two stages of implementation and supervision and maintenance.
Mahjabin Radaei; Esmaeil Salehi; Shahrzad Faryadi
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Urban landscape can have potential in creating dynamic and livable communities when it interacts optimally with its ecological context. Underground or subsurface spaces of desert cities can be considered as a kind of spaces based on ecological wisdom that reflects socio-ecological perception and creates ...
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Urban landscape can have potential in creating dynamic and livable communities when it interacts optimally with its ecological context. Underground or subsurface spaces of desert cities can be considered as a kind of spaces based on ecological wisdom that reflects socio-ecological perception and creates a cultural commitment of individuals to the correct interaction of natural environment and artificial environment. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to analyze the role of underground spaces in promoting the livability of desert cities and to emphasize planning based on ecological wisdom to create urban spaces compatible with the ecological context. The research method in this study is descriptive-analytical, based on the qualitative method and logical reasoning. To evaluate the effect of underground space functions on the livability criteria of desert cities, T-test and SPSS statistical analysis were used, and to strategically analyze underground spaces, SWOT technique and AHP hierarchical analysis were used and finally, adaptive, defensive, offensive, and contingency strategies were presented. The results indicate that the regeneration of the principles of ecological wisdom in the process of strategic planning of the subsurface spaces development requires a kind of participatory and communication planning between members of society on the one hand and also society and nature on the other hand. Such regeneration can pave the way for the sustainability, resilience, and livability of urban ecosystems.
Mohammad Mohazzab Tollab; Mehrdad Karimimoshaver; Hassan Sajadzadeh
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The beauty of the urban landscape includes different aspects and various criteria on which there are different attitudes and opinions. This research sought to identify these attitudes in the aesthetics of the urban landscape, especially at the micro-scale, i.e. urban space. At first, 61 assessment criteria ...
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The beauty of the urban landscape includes different aspects and various criteria on which there are different attitudes and opinions. This research sought to identify these attitudes in the aesthetics of the urban landscape, especially at the micro-scale, i.e. urban space. At first, 61 assessment criteria were adjusted, then participants arranged them in a Q diagram based on the Q method. After gathering data, the correlation between subjects was evaluated by SPSS software with the Q-factor analysis method and 10 factors were extracted using principal components analysis and varimax rotation. Interpretation of these factors leads to 10 opinions: 1.Conservative and Traditional, 2.Naturalist and Meticulous, 3.Person-centered and Forward-looking, 4.Holistic and Reputation-oriented, 5.Pragmatic and Environment-centered, 6.Specialized and Architectural, 7.Nature-centered and Semantic, 8.Experience-oriented and Social, 9.Community-oriented and Practical, 10.Civil and Culture-centered. Moreover, multidimensional opinions and simultaneous consideration to different aspects of urban landscape aesthetics in most opinions unlike current imagination showed that most of the citizens not necessarily focus on subjective and perceptive aspects. On the other hand, gender differentiation was observed among opinions which can be related to type and amount of presence and experience of them in the city that leads to contradictory attitudes among them.
Firooz Jafari; Hojjat Mohammadi Torkamani; Zahra Rasoulzadeh
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The concept of livability has emerged alongside sustainability as a slogan in public discourse and planning. Planners and policymakers in relation to the creation or preservation of cities mention the concept of livability as a guiding principle for investment and decision-making and shaping the social, ...
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The concept of livability has emerged alongside sustainability as a slogan in public discourse and planning. Planners and policymakers in relation to the creation or preservation of cities mention the concept of livability as a guiding principle for investment and decision-making and shaping the social, economic, physical and biological environment of the city, and livability is considered the standard of living and the general desirability of people living in a settlement like the city. This concept has various dimensions and indicators and is measured by them.The present study was conducted with the aim of providing an analysis of the factors affecting livability in district 8 of Tabriz metropolitan, which by studying the principles and available resources to develop a livability model for the study area. Then, using the opinions of the residents of the area, the model is tested and finally the final model is presented using the second-order confirmatory factor analysis. The results show that 8 main components with 41 variables form the components of the model."Infrastructure quality" with a factor load of 0.88 is the most important dimension and "health facilities" with a load of 0.23 is the least important dimension in establishing livability. Therefore, based on the obtained results, it can be acknowledged that in order to achieve the desired livability and maintain it, the obtained effective components must be comprehensively addressed.
Ali Akbar Taghipour; Abolfazl Mashayekhi; Ghasem Jafari
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Urbanization is one of the major challenges facing societies. Governments are largely unable to carry out those tasks, and continuation of the current trend can increase the problems of citizens with urban management. Today the good urban governance is spoken as an appropriate solution to stop the current ...
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Urbanization is one of the major challenges facing societies. Governments are largely unable to carry out those tasks, and continuation of the current trend can increase the problems of citizens with urban management. Today the good urban governance is spoken as an appropriate solution to stop the current process. Social capital is one of the effective factors in achieving good urban governance. In this regard, considering the challenges in Semnan, measuring citizens' satisfaction with the performance of urban management and also their role in creating good urban governance is important. In order to study the role of social capital in good urban governance in Semnan, first the definitions of good urban governance and social capital were examined and then the effective indicators of social capital in good urban governance were extracted. Then, citizens' opinions were collected through questionnaire. The results of this research show that the components of social capital and good urban governance in Semnan are not in a good condition and lack of accountability, transparency, collective agreement and legality in Semnan urban governance has caused a loss of trust in urban management and reduced willingness to participate in urban projects. The result is a lack of involvement of citizens in decision-making. Also, the lack of infrastructure such as local council and an appropriate mechanism for public participation in the approval process for projects have been effective.
Asal Karami; Hadi Rezaee Raad
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Today, due to the inability of all social groups to use daylight to meet the needs and the social and economic consequences of the city being empty at certain times of the day, providing night urban space in which the speed of the city can be reduced and provided a place for the persons to relax and ...
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Today, due to the inability of all social groups to use daylight to meet the needs and the social and economic consequences of the city being empty at certain times of the day, providing night urban space in which the speed of the city can be reduced and provided a place for the persons to relax and to establish social interactions, has become necessary.Such a space that can provide a solution to improve the performance of urban space in response to the need for vitality of the environment and the prosperity of the economic and tourism sector, to use the dead times of the city must follow principles.In this research, these principles have been tried to be identified with emphasis on 24-hour spaces in order to count the most important indicators affecting the formation or strengthening of night spaces in the cultural context of Iranian-Islamic cities. For this purpose, Sattarkhan Street in Tehran has been selected as a study sample according to its existing potentials.The method of the present study is descriptive-analytical with the help of techniques such as Delphi ones, cluster analysis and Jenx theory. Analyses show that 13 important principles affect the success rate of night spaces from four economic, social, tourism and cultural dimensions, among which, the principle of attendance has the highest impact. Therefore, in order to achieve this goal, measures such as increasing the working hours of activities and creating night shopping centers are suggested.
