List of Articles Hero Farkisch

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  1 - Determining the Cultural Tourism Side Walk in Payin Khiaban Neighborhood of Mashhad
  Roya Ezzatian Sarabi Vahid Ahmadi hero farkisch
  Due to the lack of suitable and attractive spaces around the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza, as well as the recreational and welfare facilities near the Shrine, the number of tourists has decreased. As the spiritual capital of Iran, Mashhad city welcomes each year a number of More

  Due to the lack of suitable and attractive spaces around the Holy Shrine of Imam Reza, as well as the recreational and welfare facilities near the Shrine, the number of tourists has decreased. As the spiritual capital of Iran, Mashhad city welcomes each year a number of enthusiastic religious tourists, which has led, after tourism, to developing grounds for creating public spaces and the urban development growth. The main purpose of the current study is presenting strategies and recommendations in the field of tourist attractions and taking benefit of the monuments and old districts in Mashhad and revitalizing the historical places of Payin Khiaban neighborhood considering that the place usage should be appropriate to the type of place. To obtain the components affecting the tourist attraction and presenting information about the culture of Mashhad city, the study reviews the relevant literature. To collect data through snowball sampling method, the designed questionnaires were distributed among the experts of the relevant field and the responses were analyzed after the questionnaires were filled in, by software SPSS. Creating sidewalks, the restoration and revitalization of the monuments, creating stops and movements on paths which often associate moving towards a single point, creating usages in contrary to all usages present in the district to date, and blowing spirit to a framework which is not itself anymore to reform the old places of Payin Khiaban neighborhood are some important issues. Manuscript profile
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  2 - Assessment of Social Interaction in Sense of Place: Rethinking the Design of Neighborhood Center in Urban space, Case study: Boshrooyeh City
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  Environmental psychology has been reinforced by focusing on the experiential sense of place in urban environment. In Iranian urban researches, the role of neighborhood center design to reinforce the social interaction and sense of place has not been adequately explored. More

  Environmental psychology has been reinforced by focusing on the experiential sense of place in urban environment. In Iranian urban researches, the role of neighborhood center design to reinforce the social interaction and sense of place has not been adequately explored. The purpose of this study was to explore this claim that neighborhood center with its unique attributes can provide an approproiate place that residents promot their interaction within. The study was conducted in the form of a survey, with data being gathered via questionnaire from 174 randomly selected residents. Miandeh neighborhood center of Boshroyeh city in Iran was conducted as a case study. Analysis revealed that use singularity and appearance of alley encourage interaction between people in neighborhood center. The results also demonstrated that social interaction has an impact in increasing the sense of place in residents due to their interaction with other neighbors. The paper concludes by emphasizing that planners should consider the NC in design of urban space due to its contribution in the social interaction and sense of place in residents. Ultimately, existing elements in neighborhood center can create effective factors to make the image in people’s memories and provide social network and interaction between people with a place. Manuscript profile