An Analysis of Utility Criteria in Isfahan Safavid Social Spaces, Case Study: social Spaces of Isfahan Historical context

Document Type : Original Research Article

Authors

1 Faculty of Art and Architetcture, Islamic Azad University, West Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran.

2 Faculty of Art and Architetcture, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Today, social spaces have become a Emancipation way from mechanical life, high speed, and Enormous potential for attracting citizen and tourists, to increase the level of participation and vitality of cities, along with their impact on the surrounding urban texture has been proven in many successful global examples, for this reason many urban professionals and managers in recent years have emphasized the necessity of building, recreate and equip Iranian cities with these types of spaces
The present study aimed to evaluate social spaces existing in the historical texture of Isfahan, as one of the ancient and historic cities of Iran, during the prosperity of one of the governments that focused on urban planning, and this paper also examines the weaknesses and strengths of these types of spaces.
In the first step in the present study, urban space, public space, and social space have been defined and the presence of these spaces in historical texture, and also social spaces of Isfahan in the Safavid era have been described. Then, based on experts’ opinions on the definition of social space, prominent social spaces of Isfahan have been evaluated. In the next step, elites of this field helped us explain the components of assessment and conduct a survey, and their consensus on the spaces was evaluated so that at the end, to develop a more accurate model of utility criteria of social spaces in historical textures can be proposed.

Keywords

References

Andalib, A. (2010). Public spaces of the city. Manzar, (7), 18-19.
Ashrafi, Y., Pourahmad, A., Taghi Rahnemaie, M., Rafieian, M. (2014). Conceptualization and typology of contemporary urban public space. Geographical Urban Planning Research, 2(4), 435-464.
Atashinbar, M., Motadayyen, H. (2018). Fading out the sematic dimension of street in Iran, from the ancient times to today. Bagh-e Nazar, 15(67), 71-80.
Brown, A. (2006). Contested Space: Street Trading, Public Space, and Livelihoods in Developing Cities. Rugby: ITDG Publishing.
Carr, S., Francis, M., Rivlin, L. G, & Stone, A. M. (1992). Public Space. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Brun, C. (1718). Voyages de Corneille Le Brun Par la Moscovie en Perse. Amsterdam: Freres Wetstein
Ebrahimi, M. H. (2009(. meydan: indeterminate urban spaces in Iranian cities. Hoviatshahr, 3(4), 107-120.
ETC Institute (2009). Importance-satisfaction analysis. In Importance-Satisfaction Analysis Blue Springs. Kansas City: Blue Springs Direction Finder Survey, Final Report (35-50).
Falamaki, M. M. (1992). Formation of Architecture in Experiences of Iran and the West. Tehran: Faza.
Gehl, J. (1987). Life between Buildings: Using Public Space. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold.
Gehl, J. )2011(. Public Spaces, Public Life. Copenhagen: Danish Architectural.
Habibi, K., Pourahmad, A. & Meshkini, A. (2007). Urban Rehabilitation Renovation in the Old Texture. Tehran: Entekhab.
Habibi, M. (2008). Isfahan school of urban designing. Honar-Ha-Ye-ziba, (31), 23-33.
Hami, A. (1993). Water Finding and Water Supply. Tehran: Markaz-e Tahghighat-e Sakhteman va Maskan.
Al-Isfahani, Hamza bin Hassan. (1988). Tarikh-e Payambaran va Shahan [History of Prophets and Kings] (Anoushe, H., Trans.). Tehran: Amir Kabir.
Hillenbrand, R. (2017). Me’mari-ye Eslami [Islamic Architecture] (Ayatollahzadeh Shirazi, B., Trans.). Tehran: Rozaneh.
Magalhaes, C. & Trigo, S. (2017). Contracting out publicness: the private management of the urban public realm and its implications. Progress in Planning, (115), 1-28.
Mahmoudi, M. & Chelgavani, Y. (2013). Evaluation of urban space quality components on utility of pedestrian touristic routes, case study: prioritization of pedestrian touristic routes in the city of Isfahan. Journal of Iranian Architecture and Urbanism, (5), 15-32.
Mansouri, S. A. (2001 May 30). Faza-ye jamei va hayat-e madani [Public space and civil life]. Hayat-e Nov.
Mansouri, S. A. (2016). Mabani-e nazari va hekmat dar Manzar [Theoretical foundations and wisdom in landscape]. Unpublished Textbook, Department of Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, College of Fine Arts, University of Tehran.
Mashhadizadeh Dehaghani, N. (2011). An Analysis of Urban Planning Characteristics in Iran. Tehran, Iran University of Science and Technology.
Mehta, V. )2014(. Evaluating public space. Urban Design, 1(19), 5-23.
Nafisi, A. A. (1976). Farhang-e Nazem al-Atebba (vol. 1), Introduction, Tehran: Khayyam.
Oldenburg, R. (2001). Celebrating the Third Place: Inspiring Stories about the “Great Good Places” at the Heart of Our Communities. Boston: Da Capo Press.
Oldenburg. R. (1999). The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community. New York: Taylor and Francis.
Pakzad, J. (1997), What is urban design?. Abadi, (25), 30-36.
Proshansky, H. M., Fabian, A. K., & Kaminoff, R. (1983). Place-identity: physical world socialization of the self. Environmental Psychology, 3(1), 57–83.
Qasemi, A. (2018). Neighborhood system in Isfahan in the Safavid era. Journal of Urban Development Studies, 2(5), 105-119.
Ranjbar, E., Azarm, Z. & Kazanovas, M. M. (2019). Investigating the nature of urban space transformation in historic cities of Iran, Case study: Isfahan. Bagh-e Nazar, 16(73), 29-40.
Reilly, C. J. & Renski, H. (2008). Place and prosperity: quality of place as an economic driver. Main Policy Review, 1(17), 11-25.
Saremi, H. & Ali Asl, Sh. (2016). Iranian Human Life in Contemporary Architectural Space. Tehran: Andishe-ye Talaei.
Shafaqi, S. (1999). A structural and spatial survey of the bazaar in Isfahan. Geographical Research University of Isfahan, (52-53), 63-78.
Shafaqi, S. (2000). Principles of urbanism in Isfahan in the Safavid era. Isfahan Culture, (15), 35-51.
Shafaqi, S. (2006). Isfahan Grand Bazaar. Isfahan: Sazman-e Farhangi-Tafrihi-ye Shahrdari-ye Esfahan.
Shahabinezhad, A. & Aminzadeh, B. (2012). The Landscape of Naghsh-e Jahan Square’s Main Entrance: Values and Issues. Honar-Ha-Ye-ziba, 1(17), 27-38.
Shama'i, A. & Pourahmad, A. (2005). Urban Rehabilitation and Renovation: a Geographic Perspective. Tehran: University of Tehran.
Sheikhi, M. (2001). Regional planning in Iran (1989-2001), necessities, trends, and challenges. Urban Management, (6), 18-25.
Shoja'i, D. & Partovi, P. (2015). Analysis of factors affecting the creation and promotion of sociability in public spaces in different scales of Tehran city, Case studies: two neighborhoods and an area in district 7 Tehran. Bagh-e Nazar, 12(34), 93-108.
Soltanzadeh, H. (1993). Urban Spaces in Iranian Historical Context. Tehran: Daftar-e Nashr-e Pazhouhesh-ha-ye Farhangi.
Tibbaldes, F. (1992). Making People-Friendly Towns: Improving the Public Environment in Towns and Cities. Harlow: Longman Group.
MANZAR, the Scientific Journal of landscape
Volume 12, Issue 50
March 2020
Pages 16-27

Files

Share

How to cite

Statistics