Urban identity and sense of place in new public spaces (Nahjolbalagheh Park in Tehran city)

Subject Areas : architecture

Smaeil Daviran ¹ , Malihe Kariminezhad ²

1 - Ph.D, Urban planning,Tarbiyat Modares University.
2 - M. A., Urban Planning, Zanjan Branch, Islamic Azad University.

Received: 2012-02-15 Accepted : 2012-07-30 Published : 2014-08-23

Keywords: Identity, urban landscape, urban furniture, Tehran, Nahjolbalagheh Park,

Abstract :

Traditionally only the identity of towns and places that have a certain historical works. But today these places in large cities do not have the old place. So must be identity to the cities in new places. One of the ways that these identities can be created from the use of the identity of urban design and urban spaces, especially spaces in a furniture builder is new. This not only strengthens the identity and survival in the minds of people. But the continuation of sustainable urban identity and enhancing the sense of belonging somewhere.The purpose of this study is research role new spaces in creating sense of place belonging and without belonging place. The other hand achieve to this concept that the design of new spaces in desolate places as much impact on the community to create vitality and sense of belonging place and will result in the identity space.This research using descriptive - explanatory and using data collection methods as librarian and survival had intended to try to identify the role of design in creating a sense of belonging and research urban identity in Nahjolbalagheh park in Tehran city. The survival research in this research is observation and completion of questionnaires. Sample size is 100 cases of Nahjolbalagheh park visitors that the data collected in SPSS software was implemented and analyze hypothesis test was with the use of chi-square, Kendall, and gamma test. This research shows that community-based design space, proper placement of urban elements, the elements of identity construction, furniture and improving the quality of urban environment, including factors that may lead to new urban spaces are spaces in the maker’s identity. These finding shows that should not be sought identity in areas of historic old town. Proper design and use of furniture in a dynamic urban spaces abandoned not only led to the development of social spaces, increasing the level of citizen engagement, a sense of belonging somewhere, peace and comfort is psychological. But also on improving the security space. This study  with  studying of Nahjolbalagheh park of Tehran city examined the content expressed  that how old abandoned space using design tools in new and dynamic space and time resolution of the identity and authentication mechanism be created.Therefore can say to be promoted how much quality and service in space, how well the various elements of the quality of urban spaces and urban design elements in public spaces, especially the new builder of quality and quantity as so attract the people, the use of space, satisfying feeling of space and space and thus increase the shelf-space and space in mind and the space is identity. The purpose of this study is research new space and role of new spaces in creating sense of place and belonging is non-place. Therefore results of studies show that identity and sense of belonging related with style and environment design and improving the quality of the urban landscape, such as furniture, identity and urban culture in the new areas will be strengthened.