Improvement Process of Ardakan worn-out texture with Environment Planning Approach

Subject Areas : Architecture and urbanism

seyed kazem  mousavi ¹ (PH. D, Department of Environmental Management, Department of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. *(Corresponding Author))
Akhtar Sadat  Mousavi ² (PH. D Student, Department of Art Studies, Art University of Isfahan, Iran.)

Received: 2017-01-04 Accepted : 2017-06-10 Published : 2022-03-21

Keywords: Environment, SWOT model, Worn-out Texture, rehabilitation,

Abstract :

Background and Objective: There are few cities in today’s world where there is no worn-out texture. The physical, functional and service providing as well as urban, social, economic and environmental status of worn-out infrastructures is really undesirable. With the growing decay, the quality of life has also declined and it is necessary to improve the condition of these textures by an environmentally-based plan and according to the indexes of Rehabilitation the quality of the environment.Material and Methodology: The current study is a practical one in terms of purpose, and regarding the method, it is descriptive-survey. In the basic concepts introduction section, the method of gathering data is library method, and in the part about documentation collecting, field studies (questionnaire, interview and observation) were done. At first, the environmental problems of worn-out textures have been identified for the aim of planning for their revival and in the end, some strategies for improving and reviving the worn-out textures are introduced.Findings: the results of the study show that physical problems and then environmental, social, economic and management ones in order comprise the main portion of problems. Also, in studying the physical aspects, it was noticed that the low quality of the buildings, superfineness of the pieces and impenetrability of passageways are among the most important problems of the studied texture.Discussion and Conclusion: Based on the final analyses, some strategies for the purpose of strengthening the positive points and opportunities and also eliminating the weaknesses were provided in the form of SWOT models to improve the worn-out texture at the center of Ardakan.

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