Abstract
The idea of regeneration and revitalization of historical distressed urban areas has been the focus of academic and scientific discussions over the last five decades. The evolution of these ideas, from a mere physical approach after the reconstruction of World War II ruins to the ideas of urban sustainability, has always been in line with adjustments to circumstances and accelerated developments in cities. The present study aims to investigate one of the new approaches to renewal, improvement and modernization of distressed urban areas to examine sustainable urban regeneration approach based on physical approaches. Multiple topics were examined in the case study conducted in Isfahan districts 1 and 3 to propose restructuring strategies for these historic districts using analytical methods. We employed analytical methods such as ArcGis software for reaching conclusions and obtaining results. The findings from the case study suggested a structural gap between the northwest district and Isfahan districts 1 and 3 restructuring strategies. Also, the strategies and suggestions regarding the discussion points are extracted.
Highlights
Drawing on Iran Urban development review of literature over the last four decades, historic urban textures have been among the most important municipalities activities and other urban development related institutions and entities
The problem of historic urban textures is one of the most important issues facing the community of specialized and urban development experts
Hasty measures taken in urban management towards expanding urban growth boundary and inattention to inner city development potential has led to the current underdevelopment of historic urban textures
Summary
Drawing on Iran Urban development review of literature over the last four decades, historic urban textures have been among the most important municipalities activities and other urban development related institutions and entities. The problem of historic urban textures is one of the most important issues facing the community of specialized and urban development experts. This is while based on the concepts, instances and features; intervention approaches to these textures are seriously and ambiguously challenged. The current study investigated sustainable urban regeneration strategies based on inner physical development measures to outline an internal approach to urban development issues that can highlight the importance of inner development and inner potentials of historic textures. The fundamental question the study seeks to find an appropriate answer to is “what are the characteristics and features of Iran historic textures based on which renovation and improvement strategies can be directed towards urban inner development strategies?” Having said that, the physical aspects of sustainable urban regeneration strategies, executive policies and their indices were explored and the optimum renovation and improvement strategies are proposed
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