Analysis and identification of underlying factors of development Creative industries through the creation of a cultural quarter. Case study: "Karim khan", Tehran
Subject Areas : Restoration of Historical MonumentsMarjan Khanmohammadi 1 , Ali Zolfaghari 2
1 - Department of Architecture, Islamic Azad University of Karaj, Alborz, Iran
2 - Department of Architecture, Islamic Azad Univesity of Karaj, Alborz, Iran
Keywords: urban regeneration, Karim Khan, Creative Development, Cultural Quarter, Creative Industries,
Abstract :
The purpose of this study is to the development of creative industries through the development of cultural quarters within historical contexts as a creative strategy that affects the city as a whole and provides the field of competition and the possibility of being present at international levels. The research method is descriptive-analytical and its type is applied-developmental. The geographical area under study is "Karim Khan" street in Tehran, which has a rich historical and cultural identity. Therefore, using the hierarchical analysis process and "Lisrel" software, the cultural quarters' indicators were ranked and each one's importance was extracted. The findings, according to the calculations of the importance coefficient and the compatibility coefficient of each of the indicators in the study area, show that the "walkability" criterion, "the drivers of the creative economy", and the meaning index of a cultural quarter, the criterion of "evocativeness and urban memory" with importance coefficients of 0.62, 0.78, and 0.65 in the quarter have been assigned the highest rank among other indicators. And as a result, it was shown that the economic importance of sidewalks and the presence of active horizontal grains on the edges, the permeability of the passages, the safe accommodation for pedestrians, the facilities for the transportation of cars and their related services, as well as the quality of urban furniture and green spaces in the quarter as underlying factors. The instrument of creative development and the formation of the cultural quarters are the most important.