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Sociology and Anthropology Vol. 2(2), pp. 41 - 45
DOI: 10.13189/sa.2014.020203
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Recreating a Vibrant City Center in Response Urban Environments by Using AHP Model (Case Study: Qazvin City Historical Context in Iran)
MohammadReza Sadeghi Moghadam 1,*, Negin Mousavi 1, Gelare Solgi 1, Salameh Azimi 2
1 Department of urban planning, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran
2 Department of Industrial Engineering, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran
ABSTRACT
In this age of transition from decades of turmoil and instability in urban areas, urban centers validate their prestige and importance as a commercial, cultural and recreational center. Urban centers as the housing and shelter for millions of people and visitors will facilitate and improve human interaction. Since the city is very complex, existence and attendance of cycles of declining and wane, reform and reconstruction are obvious. At the best form, appearance of a city will be realized from its center & heart. Recently, in western countries, having vibrant and dynamic urban centers has caught the attention of many scholars. Actually creating an environment where social interaction is high and gives people a sense of vitality. On the other hand, to include such dynamism in context of an urban center, it needs adequate respondents. Therefore, in this paper, at firs the criteria for responsive environments, characters of a vibrant city center and the main & common features between them is introduced, using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP), criteria are weighted and prioritized. The results show that, sustaining the above criteria and codifying proposed policies and strategies, helps to recreate the historic core of Qazvin city.
KEYWORDS
Vibrant City Center, Responsive Environments, Socialization, AHP, Qazvin
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] MohammadReza Sadeghi Moghadam , Negin Mousavi , Gelare Solgi , Salameh Azimi , "Recreating a Vibrant City Center in Response Urban Environments by Using AHP Model (Case Study: Qazvin City Historical Context in Iran)," Sociology and Anthropology, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 41 - 45, 2014. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2014.020203.
(b). APA Format:
MohammadReza Sadeghi Moghadam , Negin Mousavi , Gelare Solgi , Salameh Azimi (2014). Recreating a Vibrant City Center in Response Urban Environments by Using AHP Model (Case Study: Qazvin City Historical Context in Iran). Sociology and Anthropology, 2(2), 41 - 45. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2014.020203.