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Authenticity and the spirit of place: an approach towards making urban textures durable

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: This paper aims to examine the influence of the spirit of a place on the space durability. Specifically, we consider the hypothesis that respecting the concepts of psychological and behavioral elements of a place would make the urban textures more durable. We investigate this hypothesis by performing a thorough qualitative and quantitative study. We start by studying the concept of durability and its critical role in relation to urban texture. We next examine the relationship between the spirit of a place and its durability from a phenomenological point of view. We also perform a comprehensive descriptive analysis of the existing literature to support the claimed hypothesis. We corroborate this claim by a statistical survey of the population of the Julfa neighborhood of Isfahan, Iran, followed by a quantitative analysis of the collected data.

Source: Cogent Arts and Humanities

DOI: 10.1080/23311983.2021.1982482

Authors: Shaghayegh Amirshaghaghi, Shahriar Nasekhian

Institutions: California Polytechnic State University, University of California, Los Angeles, University of California System, California State Polytechnic University, Isfahan University of Art

Language: English

Topic: Urban Development and Cultural Heritage

Subfield: Urban Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Sustainable cities and communities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,165