Organizing the municipal square with the approach of revitalizing cultural and historical identity

Master's Thesis

Department of Geography, Urban Planning

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to emphasize the importance of organizing Rasht Municipality Square with the approach of revitalizing historical cultural identity. Therefore, this aspect is dedicated to the generalization of the classic relationship between organization and identity.

Here the main emphasis is on the impact of social, cultural and historical identities on the urban environment. The purpose of this research is to identify the methods of organizing the Rasht Municipality Square and present the organization model of the Rasht Municipality Square with the approach of revitalizing the historical cultural identity. The descriptive and analytical method was used. And the data collection method in this research is (field, library, and documentary).

The data collection tools of this research are questionnaires, interviews, observations, and field studies.

The statistical population of this research is all citizens living in the area, whose number is more than 159,207, and the Cochran sampling method was used, and their number is more than 320.

and research hypotheses including 1. It seems that not all components have been paid the same attention to the organization of Rasht Municipal Square. 2. There is a significant relationship between the functional organization of the municipal square and historical identity elements, which was confirmed according to the results of the statistical tests of both hypotheses. Organizing, revitalizing, identity, Shahr Rasht Municipal Square.

Introduction

The square is a performance arena for the life of a city, it informs about the movement, effort and effort for the life and vitality of the citizens. The square, with its design and composition, gives identity to the city and informs about the identity of its residents, the power, creativity, art and perfect friendship of the people are in it. It tells about love for life and love for collective ideals. The role of order, cleanliness and peace of mind of its people is in it. If you want to know a city, visit a square that is a public destination, the city is perfectly reflected in the small mirror of its squares. The effect of these elements on the individual leads to the understanding and collective personal experiences and memories of the citizens. The city's identity is the mentality and inference of the city's residents from the special language and sensations and perceptions of the city. It is the meaning that people give and take from the abstract environment of the city. Urban identity is a reflection of the set of social and cultural beliefs and economic factors, as well as their physical manifestation, which creates the ability to identify and differentiate each city from other cities. Therefore, it can be said that examining the identity components of the city will help to know more about our cities (Mohboob, No. 51, p. 12).

The ancient structures are facing destruction and destruction of institutions due to indiscriminate and incorrect constructions and lack of attention and care for them in most cities of Iran. This problem has many negative consequences in cities and sometimes even in villages. Human neglect (as a pedestrian), lack of urban life, destruction of public spaces, loss of collective memories and many other negative effects can be included among these consequences. In addition to these issues, what this research emphasizes more is the value of these textures and valuable works and buildings in tourism and attracting tourists. The presence of tourists can have many positive effects. Understanding and recognizing the environment, getting to know the culture and customs of the people and their way of thinking in each region, increasing public areas, promoting urban life, economic growth and poverty, maintaining the residents of Baft and many others are among these positive effects (Ghaffari, Beta: 31)

Walking is the oldest form of human movement in space. Cities have long been built based on pedestrian movement, with the growth of urbanization, the expansion of cities and the appearance of cars, the movement of pedestrians has decreased. In the last few decades, modern cities have made a significant effort to increase the role of walking in the urban transportation system, especially for short distances, instead of using cars. The transportation network in every city is the connecting factor of all urban spaces, and the sidewalk is considered the main part of the urban road network, whose main functions are access, shopping, stopping for walking and recreation. (Abadi/2013/p.138)

In Iran, during the last few decades, the deterioration and destruction of old structures and squares has taken on such a large scale that it may severely affect the security and cultural and historical identity of urban spaces.The city of Rasht is one of those cities where large parts of it include old structures with historical and cultural identities. The Rasht Municipality Square is located at the intersection of Imam Khomeini, Shariati, Saadi and Alamalhodi streets. Imam Khomeini Street is located on the south side, Shariati Street is on the east side, Saadi Street is on the north side, and Ulam Al Hodi Street is on the west side of the square. Shahdari Square is elongated in the east-west direction, Imam Khomeini, Saadi and Alamalhadi streets are close to each other in the west, and Shariati Street is located on the other side of the square and at a relatively large distance from the other street. This square is considered one of the main commercial and service centers of the city, and for this reason, the number of passers-by around this square is high, and these passers-by are forced to cross the streets leading to the square.

Rasht Municipal Square is one of the important and old squares of the city, and the municipal and post office buildings. which is located around the square, is considered one of the ancient buildings, and preserving the appearance of these buildings and not disturbing the appearance of the square is one of the main factors governing the design. 12 Statement of the problem Old structures and squares, which are also considered the primary nuclei of the formation of cities, reflect beliefs, thoughts, and tell the history and evolution of cities and show the chosen solutions of urban management. The process of organizing these tissues has caused the disintegration of the social organization and identity elements of the central urban part. Therefore, recycling this identity in order to create the appropriate layer of the city is important to the concept of preserving the structure in urban planning. Since different people use different ways to create structure and organize their surrounding environment, therefore, the organization or structure that claims to be a city should not be limited to a single unit, but different and effective factors in this structure should be placed on top of each other in different layers and penetrate each other to create a comprehensive and meaningful network. Therefore, the study of these tissues and squares in different places shows that in some places the rapid growth of cities, rapid changes in urban life, extensive changes in the way of life of people and inexperience in taking care of these tissues have led to the occurrence of psychological problems in them, and as a result, these squares and tissues have lost their dynamism and efficiency day by day by distancing themselves from the manifestations of current life. The old has assumed such wide dimensions that it may strongly affect the security and cultural and historical identity of urban spaces. The city of Rasht is one of those cities where large parts of it include old structures with historical and cultural identities. Due to the very humid climate and the element of rain, the city of Rasht has an impact on the spatial organization and architectural form of the city. The sources of fresh water and natural elements along with social indicators in this city in the central part are involved in the identity of the central square of the city. The identification and analysis of these elements are investigated in this research.

Rasht Municipal Square is one of the old and important squares of Rasht, which indicates many cultural and historical values, and with the passage of time and the growth of urban life in this context, despite the existence of cultural and historical approaches, it has witnessed many problems, and the lack of coordination of this square with the current needs has caused many problems. Therefore, this research intends to examine some of the existing problems in this area by organizing Rasht's municipal square with the approach of reviving the historical cultural identity, taking into account its current facilities and conditions. 13 research questions - In the physical organization of the city of Rasht, which components have received less attention? What are the cultural and social characteristics of Rasht? 14 Hypotheses: 1. It seems that geographical and historical identity components have been paid less attention in the physical organization of Rasht city. 2. There is a significant relationship between the functional organization of the municipal square and the historical and functional identity elements.