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Strategic Planning for Eroded Urban Textures with an Emphasis on Public Participation (Case Study: Neighborhoods of Baghe Melli, Agha Hakim Nasrollah, Shadmand and Shahid Yazdani of Shahreza City)
Get PDFUncontrolled and unplanned development of large and medium cities of the country have been caused the formation of new textures in the vicinity of urban cities, displacement of residents and urban land use to new areas in the past few decades. Neighborhoods of Baghe Melli, Agha,Hakim Nasrollah, Shadmand and Shahid Yazdani are selected as areas of this study in this paper, it is not exception from this rule and are considered among the most eroded textures of the country. The statistical population of the study is study case of households residing of Shahreza’s neighborhoods that the number of them was 10568 according to the census of 1390. Cochran method is used to select the sample size that 120 households was selected as the sample size. This study is applied in terms of purpose and it is descriptive-analytic in terms of the method. We were used from field studies, such as interviews and questionnaires to collect data and by using QSPM-AHP- SWOT models and according to analysis, results show that the lack of facilities, urban services and infrastructure have been caused migration of indigenous inhabitants to other areas of the city. It is hoped that we find a solution for problems of eroded textures of Shahreza city by using appropriate strategies and solutions.
Keywords: Participation, eroded texture, Strategic planning, Shahreza city, improvemen
The Home Architecture Data Mining from a Spatial Structure Perspective (Case Study: Jangjouyan House)
No full textInformation technology has led to significant advances in various sciences, including architecture, causing fundamental changes in the quantitative architectural research. In this regard, space syntax is one of the techniques used in space structure analysis that has created new horizons in digital modeling and design.
From the syntactic theory point of view, space is the primary core in the state of social and cultural events. Moreover, rather than the attributes of space being individually definable, the relationship between activity and space can be perceived and defined within the existing relationships between the spaces as well as the relationships between spaces and the relationships between the addressees and social interactions.
Through the desk and field studies and while getting familiar with the “Graph Theory” and the principles of space syntax (node, connection, spatial arrangement, convex space, and justified plan), this study attempts to evaluate the architecture of Qajar period from another perspective by describing its mathematical relationships in terms of total depth, mean depth, degree of spatial integration and the value of spatial control, and examine the relationship between spatial coexistence in an example of Qajar houses in Esfahan, and the House of Jangjouyan (Warriors’ House) in particular.
The method used in this study is a descriptive-analytical one with a case study strategy, for which the definitions of “Gross Hopper” and” Space syntax” are used to quantify it. The present study introduces for the first time the value of control in space, which implies the adaptability of space as one of the indicators of flexibility.
The results indicate that the courtyard positioning in the middle layers and its relationship with the intermediate spaces including the corridors, stairs, and partitions create a significant role for it, leading to its flexibility in the spatial configuration, while the location of yards in the primary layers in the contemporary homes has declined in importance and this role has been transferred to other spaces
Infographics and Routing of Tourism Sites of Tourist Cities
Get PDFThe contemporary world is a space full of messages, and information that is exchanged constantly. All the urban visual effects (whether in open spaces or huge images, or in closed public places), have a special visual expression power that defines how they can be used in the field of environmental graphic design.
Large and tourist cities face many problems. Problems related to tourist may arise in communicating tour guide such as the weakness of the information system in identifying tourist sites, the lack of adequate facilities on sites such as maps, movies and educational boards. In tourist cities, one observes that environmentally graphic elements is not used and have no vitality and designed related to the urban texture. The present study, attempts to design and present a model based on informative environmental graphics to determine the specific route of tourism in order to know the space of urban tourism sites. Considering that the purpose of this research is to use the capabilities and functions of environmental graphics in the historical space of tourist cities and finally to provide a model to determine the routing infographic, so in terms of purpose it is practical - development. When studies done related to the scientific principles of environmental graphic design with aesthetic language as an effective tool in facilitating the routing of tourists and paying attention to special tourist routes, it is also based on descriptive-analytical research method. The environmental graphics at Naghsh-e Jahan Square do not respond to the rapid growth and development of this tourist site. This is because in many cases not only it does not convey information to the audience, but causes confusion and difficulty. Most of the environmental graphic factors in Naghsh Jahan Square are not in their proper place and therefore have lost their features and have only made this space more crowded. Therefore, with the proposed model of this research, domestic and foreign audiences can become more familiar and use the facilities and attractions of tourist sites
Study the Challenges in the Water Section of the Sixth Development Plan from a Portfolio Management Perspective
Get PDFIn recent years and with the intensification of international sanctions against Iran, the supreme leader of the Islamic Revolution has proposed a new approach to economics called resistance economy with the aim of overcoming the country's economic problems and improving the livelihood of the people. Now, after a few years of this plan, we have evaluated, in this study, the results of this plan in the Water Section of the Sixth 5-Years Economic, Social and Cultural Development Plan of the Islamic Republic of Iran using the portfolio management theory to address and examine the challenges of this perspective. The findings of the study indicated that Iran has faced lots of problems and difficulties since the sanctions and on the other hand, weak management in agriculture, water and production resources in this section can be clearly seen. Accordingly, application of modern management methods in irrigation and the exploitation of Iran's water resources as well as the formation of a specialized water commission in the parliament along with the public participation are suggested
Designing the Recreational Cultural Complex Park of Janoobe Yazd with an Emphasis on Preserving the Industrial Heritage Values
Get PDFThe industrial ruins (or remains) of every country are the activities and historical achievements that follows motivation to identify and its protection. The expansion of heritage requires database and comprehensive documentation of physical factors, so as to incorporate particular user with economic efficiency to develop revitalization and satisfaction. In this paper, an attempt is made to address approaches for recreating the industrial heritage as an urban space that can be converted into an appropriate base for various welfare cultural and recreational activities. This makes it possible for cultural policies and provides an industrial complex for active participation for all people. The researcher has made an attempt by influencing the economic, social and environmental dimensions that causes the enhancement of urban life and revitalization and conserving the industrial heritage in the city of Yazd. This is done through an applied theoretical research and a qualitative and quantitative approach. Among the influencing factor in the land use change are set of environmental and demographic factors which are independent variables and have effect on other variables. It is important to note that the land use change of textile industry at South Park involves change in the type of land use, change in the way of distribution, change in spatial pattern activities and land use, design and integration of necessary land use for other valuable structures
Content Validation of a Checklist to Evaluate Therapists' Competency in Delivering Magic Tricks
Get PDFThe aim of this study is to describe the development and content validation of a magic performance evaluation checklist. Content validation process consisted of two stages. Stage 1 was item generation and stage 2 was item evaluation where 16 professional magicians evaluated items generated from stage 1 for relevance. In Stage 2, each magician independently rated the relevance of each item in the checklist. A content validity index was used to determine the percentage of agreement among the ratings. Stage 1 resulted in a 5-item checklist which included essential skills needed to perform magic. Each item was rated on a three-point scale. The scale content validity index of the checklist was 0.99, which was well above the set criterion of 0.8. Content of the magic performance evaluation checklist was considered relevant to evaluate the ability of rehabilitation therapists to demonstrate magic tricks which provides a benchmark of competency for them to teach magic tricks to children
Study the Effective Factors on the Reduction of Earthquake Damages, Mission of Architects
No full textAs one of the most significant geotechnical hazards, earthquake often threatens Iran’s plateau areas. In Iran, the earthquake risk has increased due to the intensification of the expansion of cities and the concentration of population and capital. Iran is one of the five seismic countries in the world due to the Alpin-Himalayan seismic. According to the experts, on average, there is a 6-magnitude earthquake each year and a 7 Richter earthquake occurs every 10 years. In addition, historical surveys also indicate that vast areas of Iran have suffered financial and life losses due to this natural disaster. Therefore, we have to accept the fact that there is an earthquake and we need to use the best solutions to reduce losses. In this research, which is done by the library method, initially, we will suggest the factors that make it possible to see the increase of earthquake damages and then by investigating the factors affecting the reduction of earthquake damages and especially the role of architects in this regard, we present the results at the end
Simultaneous and Durable Design of Colourful Diversity and Protective Alarms against Ultraviolet on Child’s Apparel
Get PDFSunlight has energetic radiations like ultraviolet that exposed to it for specific time limit causes making vitamin D and bone in body. On the other hand, prolonged exposure to ultraviolet energetic irradiations available in sunlight could lead to irremediable damages such as eye and skin diseases for human beings. In this research, it is tried to create durable design using photochromic dyes sensitive to light and printing conventional process in order to safety against ultraviolet utilizing coloured diversity. To do this, polyester fabrics were put under printing treatment and printed samples were exposed to different irradiations such as sunlight, fluorescent, and D65. Finally, coloured changes were measured and compared with each other by evaluating monochromatic compounds amounts (red, blue, and yellow) of each printed sample and under mentioned irradiations. One of the findings of research is durable and effective protective alarm against ultraviolet through created coloured diversity for child’s garment that was successfully obtained by conducting this research
Urban Recreation a Cultural Approach in Historical Textures (Case Study: Moses Beyki Historical Complex, Yazd, Iran)
Get PDFHistorical textures of each city are a reminder of the city's identity, and the lack of attention to this valuable work led to destroy the identity of the cities over time. Some of Iran's cities have valuable historical textures that, unfortunately, some of them due are destroying to lack of sufficient attention. Conserving and recreating historical texture, which is a component of the cultural constituents of every society, is essential and its realization requires to the continuous cultural activities. The studies done by planners and designers of the city, architects and others show the fundamental role of culture in organizing and restoring cities. The restoration of monuments in different regions makes culture a value and attraction, and it is very effective in keeping alive the native and local cultures of each city.
The data of this research is collect in the form of documentary, library and field studies. The present study by improving the existing situation of the desired site try by considering the culture of society provides strategy and policies. By determining the position of the studied area in SWOT matrix, the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats have been identified and strategies have been identified for recreation of the desired area. Then, using the QSPM method, the prioritization of the strategies presented in the previous step was done. Finally, the strategies obtained from the QSPM method were selected with the scores of 8.35.8.81, 7.98 and 7.86, respectively as top strategies. The results show that the role of internal factors and offensive strategies or strength-opportunity and as well as some conservative strategies are more effective in achieving to the recreation of this site
Investigating the Relationship between the Cultural System of Society and Presence of Citizens in Urban Space (Case study: Pedestrian Path on Farrokhi Street of Yazd, Iran)
Get PDFCulture and cultural values are a community, the identity and spirit of a city. Culture as a decisive factor in behavior is always in the realm of society, because it is shown in a set of beliefs, traditions, and behavioral patterns. Planning for the development of hiking culture is not an issue that will soon come to an end, but any decision taken in this matter will be tangible in the next 10 years. In this paper, the cultural criteria of the community have been studied. A questionnaire was used to collect the research data. The questionnaire items were based on the criteria of the cultural system. The research community in this research was 239,000 people. The sample size was selected randomly and using Cochran model 383 people were selected to complete the questionnaire. The SPSS software was used to study the relationship between society culture and the presence of citizens in pedestrian path. The results showed that there is a significant relationship between these two variables of culture and the presence of citizens