Politicization of livability components in managing the space between high-rise buildings with sustainable development policies approach: Golestan Semnan
Subject Areas : Urbanismamirhossein takmil 1 , mehdi tavakoli kazeroni 2 , mahsa ghane 3 , saeed ghane 4
1 - PhD student of urban planning, University of Tehran, Kish International Campus
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz Branch, Shiraz, Iran
3 - Ph.D. candidate, Department of Urban Planning, University of Tehran, Kish International Campus, Iran, Tehran
4 - Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Masjid-Soliman branch, Islamic Azad University, Masjid-Soliman, Iran
Keywords: High-rise building, Politicization of livability, sustainable development, structural-interpretive method, Golestan Semnan settlement,
Abstract :
High-rise buildings and specifically high-rise construction have always been the focus of many designers, and urban planners. The widespread Usage policies of high-rise construction methods gradually included residential uses in addition to economic uses (industrial, office and commercial) and spread to the surrounding areas of cities. But what is often ignored are the spaces between high-rise buildings. Neglecting these spaces will lead to a decrease in the quality of life. Therefore, an attempt is made to help the management of these spaces by benefiting from the livability components. On the other hand, considering that today's urban policies are in line with the goals and principles of sustainable development, this research analyzes and examines the management of the space between high-rise buildings by benefiting from the politicisation of livability components in line with sustainable development. In this regard, theoretical studies of 18 variables in five dimensions, including access, physical and user, environmental, urban facilities and equipment, and social dimensions, have been compiled. A questionnaire was used to collect the data. Questionnaires were completed by 18 experts. The analysis of the questionnaires was done using the structural-interpretive method with the help of MicMac software. The structural-interpretive method is a method in which the relationships between variables are analyzed, especially in extensive systems with multiple dimensions. In this method, the variables are explained in five groups: relay variables (stake and target), influent, regulating, depending, and independent. The variables of access to the park, lack of air pollution, and pleasant smell have been identified as influent variables in the system. Relay variables (stakes), including security, functional lighting, and green space, were determined. Relay variables (target) are expressions of urban furniture, recreational use, and social interactions. Readability was also identified as an influential variable in the system. The variables of access to parking, access to public transportation, lack of noise pollution, public toilets, and safety were explained as independent variables in the system. Also, the variables of open theater, flooring, and lack of solid waste contamination have been identified as regulatory variables. Identifying the nature of variables in these five groups helps architects, designers, and urban planners choose policies related to the space between tall buildings. Thus, the results of the research show that the variables of security, functional lighting, access to the park, urban furniture, and green space have the most influence, and the variables of readability and safety have the least influence, respectively.