Surveying the Level of Quality and Identity of Islaamshar Urban Sight from the Citizens’ Viewpoint

Subject Areas : environmental management

Masoud Alimardani ¹ , Mahdi Vaezi ²

1 - Assistant Professor, Faculty of Architecture Engineering and Urbanization, Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University *(Corresponding Author)
2 - - M.Sc. in Architecture and Urban Design, Islamic Azad University of Islamshahr.

Received: 2014-09-17 Accepted : 2015-11-07 Published : 2019-03-21

Keywords: Urban Identity, Environmental quality, Appearance and landscape, Components of identity, Identity assessment, Islamshahr,

Abstract :

  Abstract Background and Objective: In scientific sources, urban identity has been introduced as consisting of objective and subjective dimensions with different components which are manifested in perspective and image of the city. On the other hand, increasing the quality and beauty of the environment in the integrated spatial patterns will be an introduction to achieve identity in the city. In this paper, after identifying multiple dimensions of identity and investigating the components involved in creating quality and beauty in scientific sources and environmental design theories, it was attepted to assess the urban perspective identity in a part of islamshahr of user’s viewpoint.  Method: The first part of the study focused on theoretical basis associated with the topic. In the second part, 250 of the users were selected to respond the questions about identity, and the obtained results were presented in qualitative and quantitative forms. Results from this study can provide a framework for preparion of the plan for re-organization of city identity and urban landscape in Eslamshahr and increasing the quality of urban environment. Findings: City is an artificial phenomenon which depends on human being and his activities and social relations. To define a city, its physical and subjective components must be distinguished. From this point of view, each city we can surveyed to become familiar with its difficulties and potentials. In this study, the difficulties and potentials of Islaamshahr neighborhood were identified and some solutions were suggested. Discussion and Conclusion: In this study it was found that there is a direct connection between city identity and quality of environment. City identity affects the behavior of inhabitants and also is a basic factor for sustainable development. To solve the problems of Islamshahr paying attention to city framework, open spaces, variety of land uses, improving the quality of environment, and balancing the usage of building materials and colors seem to be necessary.

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