Applying the principles of New Urbanism in accordance with Islamic Iranian city IDs Case Study : Old residential neighborhood Robat Karim

The main question of this investigation is how to design self-supporting neighborhood for our cities that has the ability of fulfilling today’s people demand, based on new urbanism principles, and how much these modern principles are compatible with the norms of Iranian-Islamic urbanization. Therefore, using probability of new urbanism principles according to Iranian-Islamic urbanization principles to design and restore today’s neighborhood is the aim. Importance of this article shows that Iranian-Islamic urbanization principles along with new urbanism can help recovering our land’s Residential neighborhoods, like case study of historical neighborhoods of Rabatkarim. For this purpose in this investigation document and library studying in the case of Iranian-Islamic urbanization and Contemporary urbanism discussions and field studies have been done. In next stage traditional codes of Iranian-Islamic cities was compared with principles of new urbanism in terms of content and finally was matched. Fundamental results of this investigation shows Iranian-Islamic urbanization perspectives are beyond the time and location and include modern urbanization principles of now days. Neighborhoods in historical cities of Iran was based on principles that now days could be seen in mottos of one of the most famous city drawing’s movement in the world, means new urbanism. Therefor this principles to draw new neighborhood and to restore old neighborhoods of Iran can be used. For planning for old neighborhood of Rabatkarim, diverse functions implementing to historical tissue, providing and implementing restored projects, along with supplying financial sources have more Priority. This investigation searches scientific approaches to redesign on Iranian Residential neighborhood, by helps of update standards of world like new urbanism in line with traditional principles of Iranian-Islamic urbanization. In recent investigations about new urbanism, general principles have considered that gradually was completed and was criticized so that emphasis isn’t only on new developments. Also for Iranian-Islamic urbanization diverse principles are categorized by pundits. This principles sometimes are focused on past and positing of mosque, Bazar, tower are mentioned. But some of the Pundits emphasize on Non-physical and out of time aspects and they make role of this principle more considerable in society. This investigation is trying to compare Contemporary new urbanism’s principles with short brief of Iranian-Islamic cities code and principles and utilizing of all results so as to restore and new making of Robatkarims old neighborhood(old Robat) in this town. New urbanism
New urbanism movement has been designed as a universal movement and urban planning with an emphasis on the development of inner city and old center of towns and tries to return the traditional values to the city.
New Urbanism is a movement that has been proposed since the 1980s and in opposition to modernism. Today, New Urbanism is a reaction to urban sprawl. Neighborhood, district and urban areas, the study area is New Urbanism. The most important document that outlines the theoretical content deals New Urbanism movement, the Charter of the New Urbanism is. The Charter in 1996, after holding the fourth annual meeting of the Association of New Urbanism Charter of the New Urbanism was presented comments.
The most active individuals in the early formation of the New Urbanism movement are, 1.Andrés Duany, 2.Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, 3.Peter Calthorpe, 4.Daniel Solomon, 5.Stefanos Polyzoides, 6.Elizabeth Moule.
The principles of New Urbanism are classified in ten categories which include:1. Walkability
2. Connectivity
3. Mixed Use & Diversity
4. Mixed Housing
5. Quality Architecture & Urban Design
6. Traditional Neighborhood Structure
7. Increased Density
8. Smart Transportation
9. Sustainability
10.Quality of Life
Urban planners in Iran - Islamic
Pirnia to the principles of the people of Varian, avoiding idleness, self-sufficiency, introspection and Pymvn in Persian Islamic architecture and urbanism has pointed out. Latifi and Safari also compare concepts of neighborhood schools and new urbanism movement focused and Indicators and standards in the design of Iranian neighborhoods - based on the principles of New Urbanism suggesting that include : Spatial continuity, Unity and diversity of Space, Hierarchy, The emphasis is on community relations and The importance of the concept of neighborhood. Ghyrkalbdy principles such as unity, worship, piety, guidance, remembrance and contemplation, justice, reform, sugar, warning, security, kindness and moderation are analyzed in this type of urban development. Rezai based on physical and non-physical aspects of the urban studies classify the and Finally, four general principle component extracted with strategies that cover a variety of factors that include : Stability with justice, Unity in diversity, At the same conflict evolution and Reasonable flexibility. The result of this research is that : Iranian-Islamic urbanism has a lot of dynamism and richness of modern urban planning principles and contemporary covers, if viewed from a dynamic aspects Frakalbdy. Unlike modern urban planning principles that additional revisions done on it, Be sure to, Pundits urban rich Iranian-Islamic aspects for the development of our cities and to pay more attention in practice show.
Robatkarim city is located in 30 kilometers southwest of Tehran province, since many years ago it has been noticed and been important due to the fact that it was in "Silk road" and in pilgrimage road from Khorasan to Baghdad, and that is why the oldest and the most unique karvansris like Stone Karvansrie was built in this area, and gradually when it was abandoned, another karvansrie was built with the name of Hajkamal Karvansrie (former Fathali Shah), which this karvanserie is located in the center of old Robatkarim neighborhood. This neighborhood has historical value and truely is both old and ancient, and the main city mosque and one of old holyshrine (named Emamzadeh Mohammad Taghi) are located in this neighborhood. According to Studies, in order to restore life in this valuable and old neighborhood, all of nine principals of New Urbanism including the ability to walk, communicability, mixed use, variety housing, etc should be utilized