Promoting Sustainable Development of Cultural Assets by Improving Users’ Perception through Space Configuration; Case Study: The Industrial Heritage Site
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Research Background
2.2. Methodology
- questionnaire survey
- documentary coding
- interviews [42]
2.3. Research Scope and Case Study
- Historic value
- Technologic value
- Economic value
- Educational value
- Psychological value [54]
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Questionnaire form | |||
Description: This Questionnaire is carrying out as a part of research entitled “Promoting sustainable development of cultural assets by the enhancement of users’ perception through space configuration” in Dezful. This research is under the permission of Dezful’s municipality. | |||
Procedure: The test begins with a brief verbal description of the complex. This description is classified into a route-type description, a survey-type (overview) description, similar to the classification of the questions. You will be then led to the test area. We highly encourage you to follow the guide through the predefined walking paths run through the complex for 10 min. Finally, you will be asked to fill the questionnaire out based on your previous experience in the complex. | |||
Personal information: | |||
Name and Surname: | Year of Birth: | ||
Gender: | Highest Education: | ||
Place of Birth: | Previous experience of this place: | ||
Route-type questions: | |||
1. The starting point of the route is at the …. End of the complex | |||
(a) Southern | (b) Western | (c) Southwestern | (d) Can’t remember |
2. After going through the gate, the first thing on your left is …. | |||
(a) A grocery store | (b) A fruit shop | (c) A vegetable shop | (d) Can’t remember |
3. Just after entering the complex, there saw a relatively large empty space ….of you | |||
(a) Left-hand side | (b) In front | (c) Right sand side | (d) Can’t remember |
4. Then, did you see two route-options? If so, which one did you choose? | |||
(a) Yes, the left one | (b) Yes, the right one | (c) No, I didn’t see | (d) Can’t remember |
5. Did you turn to reach the corridor? If so, in which orientation? | |||
(a) Yes, left | (b) Yes, right | (c) No, I didn’t turn | (d) Can’t remember |
6. In the corridor, what kind of shops did you see in the first shops? | |||
(a) A grocery store | (b) A fruit shop | (c) A vegetable shop | (d) Can’t remember |
7. When did you see the large supermarket chain? | |||
(a) near the entrance | (b) after the corridor | (c) before the corridor | (d) Can’t remember |
8. Where did you see the sewing shop? | |||
(a) at the entrance | (b) at the end of the route | (c) at the left-hand side of the entrance | (d) Can’t remember |
9. How many turns did you make in your path? | |||
(a) 0 | (b) 1 | (c) 2 | (d) Can’t remember |
10. The starting point of the route is at the …. End of the complex | |||
(a) Southern | (b) Western | (c) Southwestern | (d) Can’t remember |
Survey-type questions: | |||
11. The shape of the complex is … | |||
(a) Rectangular | (b) Parallelogram | (c) curve shape | (d) Compound shape |
12. How many main areas are in this complex | |||
(a) 4 | (b) 5 | (c) 6 | (d) Can’t remember |
13. Where is the facilities area? | |||
(a) North region | (b) south region | (c) East region | (d) West region |
14. How many types of shops do you see in the complex? | |||
(a) 4 | (b) 5 | (c) 6 | (d) 7 |
15. How many entrances this complex have? | |||
(a) 2 | (b) 3 | (c) 4 | (d) Can’t remember |
16. How many empty spaces the complex have? | |||
(a) 1 | (b) 2 | (c) 3 | (d) West region |
17. Where is the location of the supermarket chain? | |||
(a) North region | (b) south region | (c) East region | (d) West region |
18. Where is the location of the sewing shop? | |||
(a) Middle of the complex | (b) Southern region | (c) Western region | (d) Can’t remember |
19. What is the orientation of the corridor? | |||
(a) South-North | (b) West-East | (c) Southwestern- Northeastern | (d) Can’t remember |
20. What is the function of the middle part? | |||
(a) Shops | (b) Facilities | (c) Empty spaces | (d) Can’t remember |
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Route | Length of Route (m) | Isovist Field | Entrance Visibility |
---|---|---|---|
First | 68 | 105.73 | 93.42 |
Second | 55 | 89.52 | 62.76 |
Third | 68 | 105.73 | 73.65 |
Route | Length of Route (m) | No. of Interviewee | Maximum | Minimum | STDEV | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First | 68 | 30 | 83.63 | 48.5 | 15.32 | 71.4 |
Second | 55 | 30 | 61.83 | 27.42 | 38.72 | 41.52 |
Third | 68 | 30 | 86.28 | 43.73 | 21.63 | 62.25 |
Examined Factors | V1 | V2 | V3 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
V1 | Users’ perception | 1 | 0.716 | 0.838 |
Sig. (2-tailed) | - | 0.015 | 0.006 | |
N | 90 | 90 | 90 | |
V2 | Average Visibility | 0.716 | 1 | 0.582 |
Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.015 | - | 0.035 | |
N | 90 | 90 | 90 | |
V3 | Visibility of entrance | 0.038 | 0.582 | 1 |
Sig. (2-tailed) | 0.006 | 0.035 | - | |
N | 90 | 90 | 90 |
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Bazazzadeh, H.; Nadolny, A.; Attarian, K.; Safar ali najar, B.; Hashemi safaei, S.s. Promoting Sustainable Development of Cultural Assets by Improving Users’ Perception through Space Configuration; Case Study: The Industrial Heritage Site. Sustainability 2020, 12, 5109. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12125109
Bazazzadeh H, Nadolny A, Attarian K, Safar ali najar B, Hashemi safaei Ss. Promoting Sustainable Development of Cultural Assets by Improving Users’ Perception through Space Configuration; Case Study: The Industrial Heritage Site. Sustainability. 2020; 12(12):5109. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12125109
Chicago/Turabian StyleBazazzadeh, Hassan, Adam Nadolny, Koorosh Attarian, Behnaz Safar ali najar, and Seyedeh sara Hashemi safaei. 2020. "Promoting Sustainable Development of Cultural Assets by Improving Users’ Perception through Space Configuration; Case Study: The Industrial Heritage Site" Sustainability 12, no. 12: 5109. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12125109