Assessing the potential of culture-led regeneration in Fahadan district of Yazdwith the aim of developing tourism in the district

Close relationship of culture with the climate, living environment and lifestyle of residents can be considered a strong, attractive and diverse background for tourism planning. This means the maximum use of cultural capital, which leads to cultural fundamental recreation by considering cultural activities and events as a facilitator and a driving force for urban regeneration. This approach explores the use of existing cultural capabilities to redefine the forgotten city mechanisms, economic prosperity, guiding the integrated urban development, and generally turning threats into development opportunities. The purpose of this study was to explore the potential of the culture-based recreational approach to the success of urban tourism in the Fahadan neighborhood of Yazd. The type of research is applied and its method is descriptive-analytical. To collect information, documentary and field survey methods using questionnaire tool have been used. The statistical population of the study is domestic and foreign tourists in Yazd and Fahadan, whose sample is 268 people. The results of the study, using multivariate regression analysis, showed that among the four components of the basic culture of recreation, namely environmental, formal, functional and semantic, the semantic component has the highest capacity in the neighborhood in order to recreate the base culture and development of tourism and in In contrast, the functional component needs to be strengthened and more planned in line with the objectives of tourism rehabilitation and development. The order of priorities indicates that the neighborhood of Fahdan has a "semantic dimension" and a high mental image for neighborhood visitors according to their ancient history, So that the meaning of the transfer is taken well in the neighborhood. Elements that have been able to replace the user's mental image are Shaykh Fahdan, Qadiyama Mosque, Fahdan Mosque, Ziyari's School (Alexander's Prison). The existing spatial organization of the neighborhood largely matches the image of the tourists. Also, the existence of social partnerships in a public space has prompted volunteered users to enter these spaces voluntarily.