Mehdi Haghighat Bin, Mojtaba Ansari, Clemens Steenbergen, Ali Akbar Taghvaee,
Volume 22, Issue 2 (December 2012)
Abstract
Respect and reverence for water and trees are institutionalised in many ancient civilisations due to socio-cultural traditions,
values and beliefs. In Iranian societies, respect for trees and water, separately and in composite form as gardens, is a well-known
cultural value both before and after Islam. Therefore, the first part of this paper explains the value and importance of plants and
gardens according to the religious and socio-cultural beliefs of the Iranian people in various historical periods. The paper
continues by focussing on the history of the Persian garden city during the Timurid and Safavid dynasties. The straight streets,
long-lasting gardens and the water supply of the three capitals of Samarqand, Herat and Isfahan are explained individually
according to their historical references. Furthermore, it explained the special idea that has had direct relation with religious
believes. In Safavid period designers often used the gardens as parables of Heaven. This idea influenced on urban design and
was important in selection of green spaces as composing elements in urban fabrics. Finally, the paper classifies the features of
Charbagh Street as an axis of the city of Isfahan, and compares these features with the features of the axes in the cities of
Samarqand and Herat. The results of the study compare the design innovations, features and origins of the Charbagh axis of
Isfahan, the Safavid garden city, with earlier garden cities of the Timurid period.
Azadeh Khaki Ghasr, Haniye Poudine, Sadaf Daneshpajooh, Soheila Haghighat,
Volume 34, Issue 2 (4-2024)
Abstract
The study intends to explore the factors that lead to an increase in place attachment of apartments in residents' attitudes toward applying for housing. After analyzing previous research on connectivity, five major components that affect place attachment were identified: perceptual-cognitive, social, historic-cultural, physical, and economic factors. Field research involving 73 Tehran mid-rise apartment residents utilized textual-visual questionnaires to investigate these factors, employing open coding and content analysis for data interpretation. Despite subtle contextual changes, the findings support the relevance of the identified components. According to the participants, influencing factors listed as environmental, sociocultural, perceptual-cognitive, economic, and historic emphasize the relevance of the first five; however, the details, order, and synthesis differ somewhat from those in the research reviewed. Furthermore, based on the literature reviewed, the study concluded a three spatial scale named global-urban-property for the home connectivity scope, with varying strengths. Additionally, based on the field study conducted, the paper added two sub-scales to the property scale, specifically within the context of an apartment. These sub-scales are building and unit. City, community, and neighborhood are subscales of the urban scale.
The global scale is also related to the country, which was not highlighted in the context of the present study since all participants were Iranian. Thus, the spatial scales of place attachment for apartments include city, community, neighborhood, building, and unit. Analyses highlight the relationship between a sense of belonging, influencing factors, and spatial scales. The study concludes that residents' place attachment is a protracted process that includes building/unit allocation and context-sensitive design considerations. In conclusion, changes in the sociocultural setting impact inhabitants' perceptions of place attachment.
