Urban Planning
ali saberi; Ahmad Pourahmad; saeed zanganeh Shahraki
Abstract
Urbanization, which began in simple, centralized societies that were primarily reflections of different social forces, has led to significant environmental changes in cities, especially with the increase in urban population, which has led to the collapse of the urban services distribution system and ...
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Urbanization, which began in simple, centralized societies that were primarily reflections of different social forces, has led to significant environmental changes in cities, especially with the increase in urban population, which has led to the collapse of the urban services distribution system and the unequal distribution of citizens using urban services. The current study aims to evaluate the distribution of urban services in Yasouj city from the perspective of spatial justice and to identify the root causes of imbalances and inequalities to offer a suitable solution. This is because the issue of spatial justice is crucial to the distribution of urban services. This article used a descriptive-Causal research method. The distribution pattern of urban services was determined using the Average Nearest Neighbor (ANN) and network analysis index, and the contributing elements in the imbalance of urban services were determined using the Delphi technique. The relationship between the variables, their level of influence, the prioritization of each variable, and eventually the relevant measures to lessen the imbalance of urban services was determined after the elements in the MICMAC program were found. The results collected demonstrate the cluster distribution of urban services as well as the centralized, unprincipled, and ineffective distribution of these services at the level of Yasouj city's regions and districts. The analysis's findings also indicated that the unequal distribution of urban services in Yasouj city is mostly caused by permissive rules and regulations, high economic rents, and intense owner pressure. Finally, under the findings, suggestions for establishing spatial justice in the city of Yasouj and a fair allocation of services were made.
Urban Planning
Ahmad Pourahmad; rahmat alah farhudi; Saeid Zangane Shahraki; Tahoura Shafaat Gharamaleki
Abstract
Introduction
Historical texture includes various spiritual, symbolic, and aesthetics aspects. It also indicates the regions as evidence of urban civilization because it is reflecting the city identity. There are various approaches for sustainable regeneration in the cities. An approach can create sustainability ...
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Introduction
Historical texture includes various spiritual, symbolic, and aesthetics aspects. It also indicates the regions as evidence of urban civilization because it is reflecting the city identity. There are various approaches for sustainable regeneration in the cities. An approach can create sustainability for the city that not only can implement reconstruction in physical dimensions but also can lead to the sustainable economic, social and cultural-identity performance of the texture. Regeneration with the tourism development approach can lead to texture sustainability. The historical context of Tabriz, with its many historical monuments, is an attractive area with many potential assets that can be used for tourism development. While the historical context of Tabriz has long been a center of production and trade, the city has lost much of its main attraction due to a wide range of social, cultural, economic, and physical issues. Research suggests that urban regeneration is the dominant theory for intervening with problems of historical and worn-out textures. It also shows that efforts to develop tourism can lead to the regeneration of historical textures. In this study, the impact of tourism on regeneration has been investigated, and its purpose is to analyze the relationship between tourism and urban regeneration in economic, socio-cultural, physical, and environmental dimensions.
Methodology
The current research is an applied study, and the research method is analytical-descriptive. The study area is the historical texture of Tabriz City. The statistical population is the residents of the historical texture of Tabriz, which is 115580, according to the statistics in 2016 (Statistics Center of Iran, 2016). The sample size was determined using Cochran’s formula, which is 383. It must be mentioned that the proper sampling method in the current study is the cluster sampling method. A number of questionnaires were completed by the residents of the historical texture. The questionnaires were prepared using a five-point Likert scale. The research results were analyzed using SPSS software and the Chi-square test.
Results and Conclusion
According to the conducted studies, tourism development leads to employment, increasing income, and investment in the texture, and results in the economic growth of the texture. This growth solves the social issues caused by the internal economic decline in society. On the other hand, one of the attractions of using tourism as an element in urban regeneration is its economic justification, which can be provided for the improvement and physical regeneration of the worn-out urban center. Environmental improvement in the historical texture can create positive feelings, resulting in the visitors’ satisfaction and loyalty. This is also followed by more serious support of the tourism development. The studies indicate the relationship between tourism development and urban regeneration in the texture. The total impact of the economic factor on the regeneration pattern of the historical texture of Tabriz city with tourism development approach equals 4.37, which is at a significant desirable level. It was revealed that most of the historical texture residents of Tabriz consider this texture valuable for investment (Public and private) and believe that the urban tourism development can lead to economic growth in the historical texture. Also, they consider economic growth a preventive factor of the migration of the youth and economic activists. In terms of the social-cultural aspect, the total impact of the social and cultural dimension on the regeneration pattern of the historical texture of Tabriz with tourism development equals 3.49, which is at a significant and relatively desirable level. Urban tourism development in the area increases the behavioral settings, the tendency to be present in the society, and improves the social relations and welfare and entertainment facilities, and leads to improving the living and security standards level for the women, children, and reducing the crime in the city. The total impact of the physical aspect on the regeneration pattern of the historical textures of Tabriz city with tourism development approach equals 2.64, which is at a significant and relatively desirable level. The urban tourism development leads to eliminating the ruined spaces and improving the access to the recreational centers and urban spaces, and enhancing the physical quality of the urban spaces and historical monuments. Moreover, improving the urban infrastructures will be followed by the improvement in the quality of the public services and urban landscape. However, tourism development will have less impact on the texture traffic and the number of parking lots. The total impact of the environmental aspect on the regeneration pattern of the historical textures of Tabriz city with tourism development approach equals 3, which is at the significant and relatively desirable level. Tourism development leads to improving the environmental situation and reducing environmental pollutions, and increasing the green space per capita in the city.
Conclusion
This case study shows that the historical properties and tourism potentials can have a significant impact on urban regeneration or lead to their possibility in terms of social, economic, physical, and environmental aspects. However, measures must be taken into account to reduce the negative impacts of the tourism development, such as lack of access to parking, lack of possibility to pass due to high traffic, and increase in costs, so that the tourism development leads to urban regeneration. The main issue in the Iranian cities is the fact that urban regeneration and tourism development are implemented by two different organizations. Therefore, tourism development cannot contribute to regenerating the historical textures. Urban regeneration with tourism development will be possible when integrated planning is conducted.
Urban Planning
Ahmad Pourahmad; Heydar Salehi Mishani; Leyla Vothoogi; Ahmad Roomiani
Volume 19, Issue 54 , February 2016, , Pages 83-103
Abstract
Increase in urban population changes agricultural lands to residential, commercial and industrial uses. These changes have unfavorable consequences including loss of vegetation cover on the urban environment. Ambient temperature and high-quality agricultural lands have been destroyed. In In this regard ...
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Increase in urban population changes agricultural lands to residential, commercial and industrial uses. These changes have unfavorable consequences including loss of vegetation cover on the urban environment. Ambient temperature and high-quality agricultural lands have been destroyed. In In this regard one of the strategies that optimizes the physical fabric of urban and reduces environmental damage is the use of modern techniques of remote sensing which plays an effective role in the management and the improvement of urban land use. This paper aimed to evaluate and optimize physical growth of Urmia to maintain vegetation and agricultural lands developed. Therefore, changes in land use Urmia, between 1985 and 2011 were calculated. Reviews indicate a sharp decline in agricultural lands and orchards in the area. So as using AHP descriptive model we found that in order to satisfy the requirements of urban development five categories should be considered: From very suitable to very poor groups. The results showed that over 21.5ha of the area, (i.e. 5.08%) have suitable conditions for the intended purpose.
Ali Mahdi; Ahmad Pourahmad; Hosein Hataminezhad
Volume 18, Issue 49 , November 2014, , Pages 259-293
Abstract
Today, the concept of health-life and healthy urban life, regarding rapid population growth, urbanization, migration, poverty and slumming that have changed to the common trends of the world, especially underdeveloped countries are of the most important issues of medical geography, life quality and stable ...
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Today, the concept of health-life and healthy urban life, regarding rapid population growth, urbanization, migration, poverty and slumming that have changed to the common trends of the world, especially underdeveloped countries are of the most important issues of medical geography, life quality and stable development. Therefore, the present paper with the purpose of studying one of the most important slum living neighborhoods of Qom (Shadgholikhan), deals with knowing the existing problems of the residents on the aspect of related issues such as the abnormal condition of proximity, land users, education, economical situation and peoples’ jobs. The method of study in the present paper is analytical-descriptive and a number of 380 questionnaires based on Cochran model were distributed among residents, so that the ideas of the neighborhood residents were collected in this way and field observations were also o f the major axes. Later, to analyze the questionnaires the SPSS and tests such as Mann-Chi-Square, Whitney, ANOVA, Tukey LSD, Variance equality test, and F test were used. The results showed that because of sever social and cultural and especially economic weakness of residents of Shdgholijhan neighborhood and also threatening interior and exterior factors in the neighborhood, the residents under study do not have clear access to health axes and therefore do not have suitable living health.
