Abstract
Problem statement: The interventional plans are one of the most influential policies which affected the socio-economic and physical fabric of the old parts of the Iranian cities. While the foundation of old areas of many cities are based on the socio-historical values which has unique compatibility with the cultural background, the new urban development plans notably comprehensive and detailed, have not been integrated to such values. Approach: This study investigated the impact of urban development plans on the historic structure of Sanandaj city in Kurdistan province by using a descriptive-analytical method. Results: The results revealed several different and negative consequences, which included disintegration of the neighborhood organization, erosion of old urban fabric and the decline of identity and attachment to the traditional environment. Conclusion: The prevailed interventional policy imposed a modern circulation network into the old sites which now is criticized as copy of Hussmannian style. The internal parts of the city have experienced physical transition along with urban sprawl during the last 40 years which led to disintegration of social and spatial fabric of the city.
Highlights
Urban planning has evolved in the shadow of many different theories which paved the way for urban renovation and rehabilitation
It was expected that preparation of the comprehensive plan in 1973 would control the physical development but the plan had an obvious contradiction with the old urban site by providing neighborhoods such as Sahrifabad, Khosroabad, Shalman and Jandarmeri with plaid-shaped intersections
By the reviewing the history urban planning we can discuses that the physical-spatial structure of the old site of Sanandaj is found in the quadruple axis intersecting the bazaar
Summary
Urban planning has evolved in the shadow of many different theories which paved the way for urban renovation and rehabilitation. Camillo Sitte, the Austrian architect and city planner, who’s most important study, was “the art of making cities” His view on the renaissance cities was an aesthetic look. He was fascinated by the beauty and homogeneity of historical city environments and believed that “New towns are unbeautiful, disproportionate and artless due to excessive regulatory order, monotony He introduced artistic solutions through urban restoration which could be explained by following remarks. First he believed that the principals of old urbanism integrate beauty and value of old and new in modern build spaces and the identity and the real value of each building are depended to its past and whole surrounding environment. Second he tried to keep urban continuity and sustainability by recognizing the regulations of the past to transfer it to new urbanism
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