Applied Research in Geographical Sciences

Applied Research in Geographical Sciences

Presenting a hybrid model for measuring place identity in urban spaces (Case study: Tehran's historical district)

Authors
Mana Taheri
Mohammad saied Izadi 1
Hamid Majedi 2
Zahra Sadat Saeedeh Zarabadi 3
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Design, Faculty of Art and Architecture, Bu Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran
2 Professor of Urban Planning Department, Faculty of Civil, Architecture and Art, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 Associate Professor, Department of Urban Planning, Faculty of Civil, Architecture and Art, Department of Science and Research, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
10.61186/jgs.24.74.19
Abstract
According to the fact that place identity is influenced by various social, physical, semantic, functional, and natural factors, each of these dimensions has multiple indicators with complex internal relationships; Measuring and evaluating it is a fundamental and complex issue. Therefore, the aim of this study is to "provide a combined model for measuring the identity of place in urban spaces." To achieve this goal, quantitative methods have been used. First, the expert questionnaire with a sample size of 19 people was analyzed in the form of a combination of DEMATEL model and Analytical network process, then the questionnaire of space users with a volume of 384 samples in 12 urban spaces was analyzed by TOPSIS model. The results show that despite the decline in identity in recent decades, Tehran Bazaar as the central core of Tehran's historical district still has an acceptable level, but the further away from the Bazaar, the different dimensions of social, physical, functional, natural and the semantic identity is declining. Also, from a methodological point of view, it can be said that the combined DANP-TOPSIS model is a suitable model for measuring the various dimensions of place identity in an integrated way.
Keywords
place identity
DEMATEL model
TOPSIS Model
Analytical network process
DANP-TOPSIS hybrid model
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