Network of In-Between Spaces and Sustainable Integration of Industrial Heritage and Context; Case Study: Hamedan Historic Neighborhoods

The strong relationship between place and society is evidence of the formation of sustainable social life in the urban space. The valuable houses, as part of modern heritage; and factories as part of the industrial heritage; are separated from their context. The main purpose of this research is to formulate a place-based development approach. According to the research hypothesis, there is a significant relationship between economic, structural, public and environmental factors.

In order to achieve the objectives of the research, the process of analysis has been organized with the method of logical reasoning and content-qualitative analysis of the texture of neighborhood centers. This study intends to study the effect of interface space on inner-city dynamism by qualitative studies of the indicators derived from the location-based development approach, using the opinions of participants to evaluate the effectiveness of effective metrics. Three neighborhoods have been studied, selected from among the historical and valuable neighborhoods of Hamedan.

Analysis of the interaction of elements left over from the past heritage of Hamedan, with emphasis on the theory of place-based development, showed that the reconnection of urban elements with each other is of special importance and is one of the most obvious effective features in intermediate spaces.

According to the place-based development approach, in the dimensions of the middle space, spatial arrangement and diversity of economic performance and socio-cultural infrastructure in the urban context of neighborhoods, have an increasing role in the vitality of neighborhoods and creating sustainable dynamism.