Applied Research in Geographical Sciences

Applied Research in Geographical Sciences

Explain the conceptual model of environmental vitality: a comparative study in the social sciences, architecture and urban

Authors
maryam Sanatgar Kakhaki 1
-Manouchehr Foroutan 2
Mohammad Mehdi Soroush 2
sara Jalalian 2
1 Ph.D. Student of Architecture, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan , iran
2 Assistant Professor of Architecture, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran.
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Abstract


Vitality is one of the main components in design, but it is a complex and multifaceted concept that overlaps in its physical, social and economic dimensions. Therefore, in this paper, according to the theoretical vacuum of this concept in architecture and considering its interdisciplinary nature, using the model of various types of communication and types of vitality, the fields of psychology and sociology were selected for comparative study of vitality. Then, by using the comparative method by juxtaposing the differences and similarities of vitality in the field of psychology and sociology with definitions in architecture and urban planning, as well as examining the difference between vitality and other similar concepts in architecture and urban planning, including quality. Life, viability, and sustainability were ultimately represented by the definition of vitality and the model of environmental vitality. Therefore, the present study was performed with interpretive paradigm, qualitative approach, comparative method and logic of deductive reasoning, which is explained in terms of theoretical purpose and type of results. The purpose of this study is to answer questions about the definition of environmental vitality, the appropriate approach to research on vitality, the appropriate scale of vitality research, the factors affecting environmental vitality and its evaluation methods.



Key word: Happiness, social vitality, comparative study, environmental vitality




[1] The results of this study show that environmental vitality is a relative concept of place and time that cannot be specifically defined for the vitality of all places in all countries and in all time periods, but rather Factors must be identified locally according to location. Factors affecting environmental vitality in general include experimental and aesthetic, functional and environmental components. The impact of each factor varies according to the culture and local characteristics of the place, which is due to the collectivist culture. And the place of collective happiness in our country, paying attention to the factors of vitality that increase the social aspects of space, attracting and involving people, can be a way forward.
Keywords
Happiness
social vitality
comparative study
environmental vitality
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