Investigating the role of leisure tourism in the vitality of urban spaces with a focus on nightlife and social vitality in District 12 of Tehran Municipality

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Emad Amiri ¹ , ali shakoor ² , Ali Tavakolan ³

1 - Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Faculty of Marine Science and Technology
2 - Professor, Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Marvdasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Marvdasht, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor of Geography and Urban Planning, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University,Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2021-02-05 Accepted : 2021-04-26 Published : 2022-11-22

Keywords: Tourism, Urban Spaces, leisure, nightlife in District 12,

Abstract :

The night's identity of the city is an important part of the identity of a modern city. Undoubtedly, Tehran, as the most populous city in Iran, has bright nights, whose residents need the city to be alive for more hours to reach the urban space so that they can be safe and away from the worries of living with friends and Make their families feelOf course, it should be noted that if these needs are to be met in the bright and safe streets of Tehran, it must be done with the full supervision of those in charge and the formulation of laws in urban policies, because in this case there is no guarantee that these places are harmful. is not Therefore, considering the importance of nightlife, it can be acknowledged that the capital of Iran needs to recreate nightlife because in terms of social, economic and cultural structure has a direct impact on the lives of citizens. The main purpose of this study is to pay attention to the role of tourism and leisure in the vitality of urban spaces with a focus on nightlife and social vitality in District 12 of Tehran. This study shows that tourism and leisure play an important role in the vitality of urban spaces in District 12 of the municipality, which can create nightlife spaces in District 12.The research method of this research is based on the nature of the research problem, descriptive-analytical method and the type of applied-developmental research. To collect the data, library and field methods have been used and by identifying the effective variables on the problem that have been obtained through the theoretical foundations of the dissertation and study experiences, first appropriate indicators for component analysis have been set and then data analysis using a questionnaire. In the present study, for collecting information from library methods and based on the information available in the heart of Tehran.

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