چکیده:
Place identity is a function of the functions of spaces and spatial structures. Place identities trigger different feelings of place belonging that, in accordance with the political culture of their residents, are considered creators of different political actions. The sphere of influence of places is a function of their spatial weight and strategic position. From this perspective, political actors, by being present in specific places, engage in power demonstration and participation. Due to the existence of various political and educational centers at national and international scales and the connection between East and West Tehran, Districts 6 and 11 of Tehran have given a special political character to the area of Enghelab Square and Street over the past few decades. These characteristics have made the aforementioned area an arena for various political forces and currents. The present research, by utilizing field findings from other studies, concluded that the space, structure, and spatial functions of the Enghelab Square and Street area convey a form of place identity for political currents that other areas are no longer able to provide the ideals and demands of.
خلاصه ماشینی:
The Role of Spatial Identity in the Emergence of Political Action: A Case Study: Enqelab Square and Enqelab Street, Tehran Received: 2011/01/31 Accepted: 2011/05/05 Pages: 151-167 1 Morad Kaviani Rad: Assistant Professor of Political Geography, Faculty of Geographical Sciences, Tarbiat Moallem University, Tehran Email:kaviani75@yahoo.
Keywords: Spatial identity, sense of place, political action, Tehran, Enqelab Square 1 Introduction Place, the center of geography and identity, is the manifestation of culture in space.
, given the structure and function of capital, land value, levels of privilege, spatial exchanges, historical background, social and political transformations, and the role of power centers in decision-making and the pattern of distribution, has given heterogeneous identity and function to places.
Over the last two centuries, the city of Tehran, in its position as the two-hundred-year-old capital of Iran, has been a center of power and spatial interaction at both national and transnational levels and has had high geopolitical weight in shaping the political, social, cultural, and economic trends and transformations of the country.
com) and these concepts, by blending with the identity and function of places in the city, give direction and manifestation to the movements of actors in the arena of politics and power at various levels.
In this context, the environment, in the form of space and structure, imparts a specific identity and spatial weight to urban places, such that the functions of these places will be a function of the mental map arising from the environment and political and social transformations.
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