چکیده:
In recent decades, inconsistent growth in urban environment has had an impact on the quality of
urban life, and historical and valuable textures, resulting in urban problems and forcing urban
officials to adopt new approaches. Accordingly, refinement and improvement approaches have
evolved over time with urban renaissance as the new approach. The current research assesses the
quality of urban life in the historical context of Imam Ali Square in Isfahan, based on social,
economical and physical criteria with urban renaissance. The research has used SWOT technique
and Analytic Network Process (ANP) for the analysis. The research results showed a significant
relationship between criteria and sub-criteria with an improved quality of urban life and the
alternative of renaissance. The economic criterion was the most important element for improving
the quality of life. The satisfaction level of the neighborhood criteria was for social quality, and the
housing and land market criteria were considered for economy. Flexible development plan was
considered as one of the important factors for monitoring new constructions and in urban renewal
alternatives. The impact on the quality of life was also recognized in the study area. Finally,
strategies such as balancing the functions of the texture by injecting business, tourism, etc.,
formulating urban planning rules, taking into account land economics, and monitoring the human
system in new constructions were studied in order to avoid the depreciation of valuable buildings.
خلاصه ماشینی:
The current research assesses the quality of urban life in the historical context of Imam Ali Square in Isfahan, based on social, economical and physical criteria with urban renaissance.
Keywords: Quality of Life; Historical Texture; Urban Renaissance; Analytic Network Process; SWOT; Imam Ali Square in Isfahan * Corresponding author.
Considering the main purpose of this research, that is to promote the quality of life in the historical context with an emphasis on the urban renewal approach, this study answers the following questions: How can one improve the quality of life based on renaissance approach and through economic, social and physical indicators which can be effective in urban planning, especially planning to live in the historical context of Imam Ali Square?
Research Mostafa, a resident of Egypt, in a study entitled ‘Quality of life indicators in major urban areas case study: Kasr el Street in Cairo’ in 2012, concluded that the development of historical regions should be based on the economic, social and environmental dimensions, with the aim of addressing the quality of life in order to solve new urban issues.
Table 6 Urban Renaissance alternatives (VIEW the Image this page) (Source: Authors) In this research, the network analysis model was used to improve the quality of life and to select alternatives for the urban regeneration approach.