Urban Public Spaces: Needs and Obstacles; Case Study: Vali-ye Asr Crossroad intersection in Tehran

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1 Imam Khomeini International University

2 nazar research center and Paris 8 University

Abstract

As a social being, humans gain many of their abilities from society and the public.In the sense that public spaces in the city are the field of acquiring skills, training, and practicing social behaviors for human beings. Meanwhile, education plays an important role in the development of human beings in the process of socialization. The process of socialization begins in childhood and accompanies the man throughout his life. Of course, it should be noted that the society must be prepared to socialize and internalize values towards a person's desire for socialization.
Vali-ye Asr intersection, the intersection of the two main streets of Vali-ye Asr and Enghelab, is the centerpiece of the city of Tehran. Given its unique location, this place have been one of the most significant, acceptable and lively public spaces in Tehran, but with all its potentials today, this place has not been able to appear in its main role. So what obstacles prevent this unique point to act as a modern urban center?
While addressing the process of human socialization, this article, explores its role in the public spaces of the city. In the next section, it studies the Vali-ye-Asr intersection asan area with a high potential for becoming a communal space and in the end, the deterrent factors against the transformation of the Vali-ye-Asr cross-section into an active and high-quality urban community space.

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MANZAR, the Scientific Journal of landscape
Volume 10, Issue 44
October 2018
Pages 18-23

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