An Evaluation of Reduction and Revitalization Solutions in the old Texture of Yazd Using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) (Case Study: Sheshbadgir quarter)

This study focuses on the views of residents of Sheshbadgir quarter in the old texture of Yazd and their institutional capacities and social enhances, promoting economic and financial capacity. The components (factors) and functional changes and requirements for service deficiency, and network access improvement are the main focuses of the study. This research is applied research where the evaluation methods are description-analysis and survey in nature and is based on creating an understanding of the current situation. The research is set in place to improve and promote the components of social, economic, functional and physical elements in Sheshbadgir quarter in the old texture of Yazd through identifying the main challenges and prioritizing(Rating) them to revive and to promote the level of this quarter. Based on the results, the weight of the five indexes of, functional, physical, social, economic and network traffic were orderly: 0.513, 0.261, 0.129, 0.063 and 0.033. based on the output of the utilized software.
Therefore, we can conclude that the effectiveness of functional element to revive the this texture was more than others. Also, the criteria of ‘residents stay time’ in terms of social indicators with a mean weight of 0.318, the "Household economy" in terms of economic indicators with a mean weight of 0.394, the buildings Skeleton in physical index with a mean weight of 0.328, the “Criteria of land use” in the form of performance indicators with a mean weight of 0.637 and the criteria of “Quarter access widening “in the form of network traffic index with a mean weight of 0.565, were most effective among others.