AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH TO COGNITION OF THE CONCEPT OF NEIGHBOURHOOD IN CONTEMPORARY IRANIAN CITIES: THE CASE STUDY OF MASHHAD

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SAGHATOLESLAMI AMIDOLESLAM; AMINZADEH BEHNAZ

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Journal: Honarhaye Ziba- Honarhaye Memari va SHahrsazi Year:2009 | Volume:- | Issue:39 Page(s): 81-92

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AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH TO COGNITION OF THE CONCEPT OF NEIGHBOURHOOD IN CONTEMPORARY IRANIAN CITIES: THE CASE STUDY OF MASHHAD

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SAGHATOLESLAMI AMIDOLESLAM | AMINZADEH BEHNAZ | Issue Writer Certificate

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NEIGHBORHOODQ2

SOCIAL STRUCTUREQ2

PEOPLE‘S PERCEPTIONQ2

URBAN DEVELOPMENT PLANSQ3

Abstract

long with the many problems in our cities, there has been much criticism that our cities has failed to provide adequate quality in both physical and phyicological aspects especially in comparison with our traditional cities. Many old cities have experienced radical changes in their structures and identities. The birth of the universal professional city builder was superimposed on historical cities and their structures. One of the criticism about the spatial structure of the cities focuses on fundamental changes in neighbourhood concept and definition. NEIGHBORHOOD has a long history in Iranian urbanization. Importing modernism to urban planning and design in Iran, gradually weakened the concept of NEIGHBORHOOD, and deprived it of its role in contemporary urban planning. At present, different definitions are used by academics and professional urban planners, designers and managers, and no consensus existing on the concept of NEIGHBORHOOD yet. The main goal of this research is to study the concept of NEIGHBORHOOD in contemporary Iranian cities. Objectives are: to find the public perception of NEIGHBORHOOD, to study the definitions and applications of NEIGHBORHOOD in master and detailed plans and to compare these two with each other. The study is seeking whether people ‘s cognition of the concept of NEIGHBORHOOD is similar to the one prescribed by URBAN DEVELOPMENT PLANS. The method is based on inductive reasoning together with a survey on the concept of NEIGHBORHOOD. The study is focused on 6 NEIGHBORHOODs in Mashhad with different character and background. The results show that the concept of NEIGHBORHOOD is meaningful for people; however, their perceptions are based on their individual conceptions of NEIGHBORHOOD rather than collective understanding. The physical boundaries depicted in cognitive maps drawn by the residents do not match the boundaries of NEIGHBORHOOD in urban detailed plans. NEIGHBORHOOD is defined based on social and physical-spatial factors, and the interaction of these factors on each other is of significance in their perception. The social factor can be realized in the form of social groups and the interactions between people in NEIGHBORHOOD activity centers, especially local mosques. The residents‘ cognitive maps show that people‘s understanding of physical dimensions and surface squares of the NEIGHBORHOODs is different from that identified by urban planners and designers in urban detailed plans, seeing that the residents draw smaller domains for their NEIGHBORHOODs. NEIGHBORHOODs with social cohesion between residents, structured centers, definite name, historical backgrounds, physical-spatial attributes, and defined boundaries pose powerful perception in people‘s understanding. At present, NEIGHBORHOOD centers and related services according to detailed plans don‘t occur in locations proposed by professionals; thus, the streets that are considered as the boundaries of NEIGHBORHOOD have turned into centers for NEIGHBORHOOD activities. This study concludes with explaining the importance of NEIGHBORHOOD in people‘s understanding of their living place, and clarifying the difference of the conception of NEIGHBORHOOD between public and those providing urban plans. Recommendations to improve the urban detailed plans in relation to designing or rehabilitating NEIGHBORHOODs in existing or new developments are also suggested.

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AN ANALYTICAL STUDY ON BOUNDARIES OF ADMINISTRATIVE-DEFINED NEIGHBORHOODS USING RESIDENTS’ COGNITIVE MAPS (CASE STUDY: MASHHAD MUNICIPALITY NEIGHBORHOODS, IRAN)

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SAGHATOLESLAMI, AMIDOLESLAM, & AMINZADEH, BEHNAZ. (2009). AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH TO COGNITION OF THE CONCEPT OF NEIGHBOURHOOD IN CONTEMPORARY IRANIAN CITIES: THE CASE STUDY OF MASHHAD. MEMARI-VA-SHAHRSAZI (HONAR-HA-YE-ZIBA ), -(39), 81-92. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/154320/en

Vancouver: Copy

SAGHATOLESLAMI AMIDOLESLAM, AMINZADEH BEHNAZ. AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH TO COGNITION OF THE CONCEPT OF NEIGHBOURHOOD IN CONTEMPORARY IRANIAN CITIES: THE CASE STUDY OF MASHHAD. MEMARI-VA-SHAHRSAZI (HONAR-HA-YE-ZIBA )[Internet]. 2009;-(39):81-92. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/154320/en

IEEE: Copy

AMIDOLESLAM SAGHATOLESLAMI, and BEHNAZ AMINZADEH, “AN ANALYTICAL APPROACH TO COGNITION OF THE CONCEPT OF NEIGHBOURHOOD IN CONTEMPORARY IRANIAN CITIES: THE CASE STUDY OF MASHHAD,” MEMARI-VA-SHAHRSAZI (HONAR-HA-YE-ZIBA ), vol. -, no. 39, pp. 81–92, 2009, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/154320/en

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