An Analysis of the Components Affecting the Sense of Community in the old and new Contexts of Tabriz (Case Study: Yaghchian, Sorkhab and Davehchi Neighborhoods)

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1 Assistant Professor, Architecture Group, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.

2 PhD student in Geography and Urban planning, Faculty of Planning and Environmental Science, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran.

3 M.A student in Urban Design, Faculty of Fine arts, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Today, the physical factors affecting the formation of social interactions and, consequently, the sense of community in neighborhoods have been ignored. This seems to be due to the sudden acceleration of the growth and development of neighborhoods, which has ultimately led to forgetting the social nature of neighborhoods. This is happening at a time when neighborhoods have previously played a special role in the interactions between urban life and citizens. Therefore, these changes have led to problems such as reduced cooperation and trustworthy social relations, and as a result, the continuation of this has hindered the social development of neighborhoods. The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of objective and subjective dimensions of the neighborhood on the sense of community in the old and new neighborhoods of Tabriz. Sorkhab and Dohchi neighborhoods have been studied as an example of old texture neighborhoods and Yaghchian neighborhoods as a sample of new texture neighborhoods. The present research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-analytical in nature. Library and field studies have been used for data collection and sample t-test, Spearman and regression statistical tests have been used for analysis.  The path model shows that the objective dimension has a greater impact on the sense of community. Also, the objective dimension, the body component, and the building area index, and the subjective dimension, the meaning component, and the security index have the greatest impact on the social sense of the mentioned neighborhoods. Therefore, planners and designers must pay attention to the components of the objective dimension (body) and the subjective dimension (meaning) to promote the sense of community in old and new neighborhoods. The innovation of this research is in comparing the components affecting the sense of community in old and new tissues using a quantitative method.

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Geography and Territorial Spatial Arrangement
Volume 12, Issue 42
March 2022
Pages 1-26

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  • Receive Date: 13 June 2021
  • Revise Date: 19 September 2021
  • Accept Date: 26 September 2021

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