Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Aliakbar Anabestani ¹
• Seyedeh Parvin Hosieni ²
• Hamid Shayan ³
• Omid Ali Kharazmi ³

¹ Shahid Beheshti University

² Ferdowsi UNiversity of Mashhad

³ Ferdowsi University of Mashhad

Abstract

The aim of the present study is to identify the drivers affecting place identity in spatial regeneration in the peri-urban settlements of Shirvan. This research is applied in nature and descriptive-analytical in methodology. To examine the theoretical framework of the study, documentary and library methods were used, and to extract the key drivers influencing place identity on spatial regeneration in peri-urban rural settlements, field studies and questionnaires were employed. The sample for this research consists of 25 respondents who are experts and rural planners from North Khorasan Province and Shirvan County. The findings of the research indicate that the results obtained, considering the high scores of direct and indirect influence of 83 factors across 4 main components of key drivers in the program horizon, showed that enhancing satisfaction from increased relationships between the village and external entities (cities and other villages) had a net direct effect of (17+) and an indirect effect of (1683+); attention to the development of mixed land uses and improving access to services within the physical fabric of peri-urban settlements had a net direct effect of (8+) and an indirect effect of (3852+); and satisfaction with the visual quality of public spaces (the exterior appearance of buildings, the network of pathways, and their elements) in peri-urban settlements had a net direct effect of (8+) and an indirect effect of (926-) across five dimensions: economic, socio-cultural, spatial-physical, and environmental quality, in pursuit of achieving sustainability in peri-urban settlements.

Keywords

• Spatial regeneration
• peri-urban
• village
• spatial identity
• Shirvan