Investigating the Significance of Physical and Functional Factors in the Vitality of Urban Squares (The Case of Sabzemeydan Square, Rasht)
Climate, culture, and behavioral patterns has shaped the identity of cities. Culture and climate are two main factors that differentiate cities from each other. Finding significant cultural and behavioral patterns and interests of people is a prerequisite of understanding, introducing, and saving...
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| author | Mehrnaz Molavi Mahtab Seyedabadi Nader ZaliUniversity of Guilan |
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| description | Climate, culture, and behavioral patterns has shaped the identity of cities. Culture and climate are two main factors
that differentiate cities from each other. Finding significant cultural and behavioral patterns and interests of people is a
prerequisite of understanding, introducing, and saving the identity of cities in order to save urban spaces. The current
research by investigating the vitality reasons of Sabzemeydan Square in Rasht takes a step in this regard. The research
method is a survey research and a comparison of two functional and physical aspects in the creation of vitality in this
square. In the quantitative method 200 questionnaires were analyzed using SPSS and at the end the features and buildings
were ranked using ANP technique. The results demonstrate that the presence of people in Sabzemeydan Square as one of
the crowded areas of Rasht, mainly depends on the functional factors, which are the most effective ones in creating the
sense of place. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5189f3431d2342a282d6aec997e187db2023-01-03T04:10:16ZengUniversidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroAnuário do Instituto de Geociências0101-97591982-39082017-05-01402199209http://dx.doi.org/10.11137/2017_2_199_209Investigating the Significance of Physical and Functional Factors in the Vitality of Urban Squares (The Case of Sabzemeydan Square, Rasht)Mehrnaz Molavi0Mahtab Seyedabadi1Nader ZaliUniversity of Guilan2University of GuilanUniversity of GuilanUniversity of GuilanClimate, culture, and behavioral patterns has shaped the identity of cities. Culture and climate are two main factors that differentiate cities from each other. Finding significant cultural and behavioral patterns and interests of people is a prerequisite of understanding, introducing, and saving the identity of cities in order to save urban spaces. The current research by investigating the vitality reasons of Sabzemeydan Square in Rasht takes a step in this regard. The research method is a survey research and a comparison of two functional and physical aspects in the creation of vitality in this square. In the quantitative method 200 questionnaires were analyzed using SPSS and at the end the features and buildings were ranked using ANP technique. The results demonstrate that the presence of people in Sabzemeydan Square as one of the crowded areas of Rasht, mainly depends on the functional factors, which are the most effective ones in creating the sense of place.http://www.anuario.igeo.ufrj.br/2017_2/2017_2_199_209.pdfVitalityMixed UseContextRashtSabzemeydan |
| spellingShingle | Mehrnaz Molavi Mahtab Seyedabadi Nader ZaliUniversity of Guilan Investigating the Significance of Physical and Functional Factors in the Vitality of Urban Squares (The Case of Sabzemeydan Square, Rasht) Anuário do Instituto de Geociências Vitality Mixed Use Context Rasht Sabzemeydan |
| title | Investigating the Significance of Physical and Functional Factors in the Vitality of Urban Squares (The Case of Sabzemeydan Square, Rasht) |
| title_full | Investigating the Significance of Physical and Functional Factors in the Vitality of Urban Squares (The Case of Sabzemeydan Square, Rasht) |
| title_fullStr | Investigating the Significance of Physical and Functional Factors in the Vitality of Urban Squares (The Case of Sabzemeydan Square, Rasht) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Investigating the Significance of Physical and Functional Factors in the Vitality of Urban Squares (The Case of Sabzemeydan Square, Rasht) |
| title_short | Investigating the Significance of Physical and Functional Factors in the Vitality of Urban Squares (The Case of Sabzemeydan Square, Rasht) |
| title_sort | investigating the significance of physical and functional factors in the vitality of urban squares the case of sabzemeydan square rasht |
| topic | Vitality Mixed Use Context Rasht Sabzemeydan |
| url | http://www.anuario.igeo.ufrj.br/2017_2/2017_2_199_209.pdf |
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