Toward social sustainability: evidence from the Chaharbagh Abbasi Pedestrian Street in a historical Middle Eastern city, Iran

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Autor(a) principal: Shahmoradi, Soudabeh
Data de Publicação: 2024
Outros Autores: Guimarães, Pedro
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10451/64257
Resumo: Pedestrianization is a prevalent strategy, especially in urban centers, aimed at creating safer and more vibrant environments. however, there remains a conspicuous absence of studies exploring the social consequences of pedestrianization in the Middle east (Me). this research aims to bridge this gap by assessing the social impacts of pedestrianization on chaharbagh abbasi Pedestrian street (chaPs), a historical social hub of isfahan, a city in the heart of iran, which was revitalized from a car-oriented to a car-free street between 2017 and 2020. We focused on five independent factors: social interaction (si), sense of belongingness (sB), sense of responsibility (sR), security (sec), and safety (saF). Data from 984 in-person questionnaires and online surveys were analyzed via sPss and arcGis, and pre- and post-project outcomes were compared. the findings indicate an improvement in saF, sB, and si, a negligible change in sec, and an unexpected decrease in sR post-pedestrianization. specifically, si improved for 60% of visitors and 72% of urban residents reliant on public transportation. saF increased by 97% and 80% for city inhabitants and visitors, respectively, while sec witnessed minimal progress of under 10% for both groups. Despite sB achieving a remarkable improvement of 93%, sR surprisingly decreased by 21.5% for those living far from chaPs. the study aligns with the United Nations sustainable Development Goal (sDG) 11 (sustainable cities and communities), indicating the pedestrianization project’s contribution to social sustainability to a large extent. however, further efforts are needed to fully meet sDG sub-indicators. this study provides practical guidelines for urban planners intending to enhance social sustainability through built environmental planning at the city level in the ME.
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spelling Toward social sustainability: evidence from the Chaharbagh Abbasi Pedestrian Street in a historical Middle Eastern city, IranPedestrianizationSocial sustainabilityBuilt environmentUrban planningUrban gentrificationChaharbagh abbasiPedestrianization is a prevalent strategy, especially in urban centers, aimed at creating safer and more vibrant environments. however, there remains a conspicuous absence of studies exploring the social consequences of pedestrianization in the Middle east (Me). this research aims to bridge this gap by assessing the social impacts of pedestrianization on chaharbagh abbasi Pedestrian street (chaPs), a historical social hub of isfahan, a city in the heart of iran, which was revitalized from a car-oriented to a car-free street between 2017 and 2020. We focused on five independent factors: social interaction (si), sense of belongingness (sB), sense of responsibility (sR), security (sec), and safety (saF). Data from 984 in-person questionnaires and online surveys were analyzed via sPss and arcGis, and pre- and post-project outcomes were compared. the findings indicate an improvement in saF, sB, and si, a negligible change in sec, and an unexpected decrease in sR post-pedestrianization. specifically, si improved for 60% of visitors and 72% of urban residents reliant on public transportation. saF increased by 97% and 80% for city inhabitants and visitors, respectively, while sec witnessed minimal progress of under 10% for both groups. Despite sB achieving a remarkable improvement of 93%, sR surprisingly decreased by 21.5% for those living far from chaPs. the study aligns with the United Nations sustainable Development Goal (sDG) 11 (sustainable cities and communities), indicating the pedestrianization project’s contribution to social sustainability to a large extent. however, further efforts are needed to fully meet sDG sub-indicators. this study provides practical guidelines for urban planners intending to enhance social sustainability through built environmental planning at the city level in the ME.Taylor & FrancisRepositório da Universidade de LisboaShahmoradi, SoudabehGuimarães, Pedro2024-04-15T13:27:18Z20242024-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10451/64257eng10.1080/15487733.2024.2335724info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-11-20T18:29:50Zoai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/64257Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openairemluisa.alvim@gmail.comopendoar:71602024-11-20T18:29:50Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Toward social sustainability: evidence from the Chaharbagh Abbasi Pedestrian Street in a historical Middle Eastern city, Iran
title Toward social sustainability: evidence from the Chaharbagh Abbasi Pedestrian Street in a historical Middle Eastern city, Iran
spellingShingle Toward social sustainability: evidence from the Chaharbagh Abbasi Pedestrian Street in a historical Middle Eastern city, Iran
Shahmoradi, Soudabeh
Pedestrianization
Social sustainability
Built environment
Urban planning
Urban gentrification
Chaharbagh abbasi
title_short Toward social sustainability: evidence from the Chaharbagh Abbasi Pedestrian Street in a historical Middle Eastern city, Iran
title_full Toward social sustainability: evidence from the Chaharbagh Abbasi Pedestrian Street in a historical Middle Eastern city, Iran
title_fullStr Toward social sustainability: evidence from the Chaharbagh Abbasi Pedestrian Street in a historical Middle Eastern city, Iran
title_full_unstemmed Toward social sustainability: evidence from the Chaharbagh Abbasi Pedestrian Street in a historical Middle Eastern city, Iran
title_sort Toward social sustainability: evidence from the Chaharbagh Abbasi Pedestrian Street in a historical Middle Eastern city, Iran
author Shahmoradi, Soudabeh
author_facet Shahmoradi, Soudabeh
Guimarães, Pedro
author_role author
author2 Guimarães, Pedro
author2_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório da Universidade de Lisboa
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Shahmoradi, Soudabeh
Guimarães, Pedro
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Pedestrianization
Social sustainability
Built environment
Urban planning
Urban gentrification
Chaharbagh abbasi
topic Pedestrianization
Social sustainability
Built environment
Urban planning
Urban gentrification
Chaharbagh abbasi
description Pedestrianization is a prevalent strategy, especially in urban centers, aimed at creating safer and more vibrant environments. however, there remains a conspicuous absence of studies exploring the social consequences of pedestrianization in the Middle east (Me). this research aims to bridge this gap by assessing the social impacts of pedestrianization on chaharbagh abbasi Pedestrian street (chaPs), a historical social hub of isfahan, a city in the heart of iran, which was revitalized from a car-oriented to a car-free street between 2017 and 2020. We focused on five independent factors: social interaction (si), sense of belongingness (sB), sense of responsibility (sR), security (sec), and safety (saF). Data from 984 in-person questionnaires and online surveys were analyzed via sPss and arcGis, and pre- and post-project outcomes were compared. the findings indicate an improvement in saF, sB, and si, a negligible change in sec, and an unexpected decrease in sR post-pedestrianization. specifically, si improved for 60% of visitors and 72% of urban residents reliant on public transportation. saF increased by 97% and 80% for city inhabitants and visitors, respectively, while sec witnessed minimal progress of under 10% for both groups. Despite sB achieving a remarkable improvement of 93%, sR surprisingly decreased by 21.5% for those living far from chaPs. the study aligns with the United Nations sustainable Development Goal (sDG) 11 (sustainable cities and communities), indicating the pedestrianization project’s contribution to social sustainability to a large extent. however, further efforts are needed to fully meet sDG sub-indicators. this study provides practical guidelines for urban planners intending to enhance social sustainability through built environmental planning at the city level in the ME.
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