A Design Framework in the Walkable Tourism Network related to the Historical Structure of the City (Case Study: Qaleh Tabareh Neighborhood of Esfahan)

Noghsan Mohamadi, Mohamadreza; Harandi Zadeh, Saeedeh

doi:10.22034/jspr.2023.1999644.1044

A Design Framework in the Walkable Tourism Network related to the Historical Structure of the City (Case Study: Qaleh Tabareh Neighborhood of Esfahan)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Mohamadreza noghsan mohamadi ¹

saeedeh Harandi Zadeh ²

¹ Yazd University

² Master of urban design, Yazd University, Iran

https://doi.org/10.22034/jspr.2023.1999644.1044

Abstract

Exploiting the capacities of historical cities and the axes formed by Slow movement and the nature of cities can strengthen tourism and prevent some of the problems of contemporary life such as air pollution and traffic density. Being in Coherent networks improves the performance and responds to the need for pedestrians in the city. Destroying the significant historical value monuments and reduction of signs of historical value of Pathway, poor use of pedestrian green space, reduced compliance of new buildings with the history of the city architecture and Interference movement of pedestrians and Vehicle are some of the problems caused by automobile-oriented transit in the study area. The purpose of this study is to reinforce the relationship and coherence of historical axes by promoting tourism potential and walkable quality in the historical structure of the city. The type of research is applied with the descriptive method, content analysi, and library studies. Also, the views of the theorist’s theory and components and indicators of tourism-oriented tourism network are extracted and then by integrated analysis of SWOT and urban network analysis in Rhino software, indicators of Reach, Gravity and Straightness Index in the study area, It has been analyzed, and the strategic and comprehensive urban design process has been used in codification the design framework. The results of urban network analysis show the importance of land uses and reach to the street network in determining the potential of a place for design. Promoting the two concepts of pedestrianism and tourism in the historical structure of the city by strengthening the common dimensions and components of land use mixing, continuity, natural elements, reach and other components and indicators, strengthens the relationship between historical axes and relaxation at the intersection The old and new structure, strengthening the existing compatible functions, creating and strengthening the continuity of memorial paths, reviving the element of the castle according to historical research and the criteria of Iranian-Islamic facades strengthened the physical and historical value.

Keywords

Walkability

Historical structure

Urban network analysis

Tourism

Esfahan

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