Recognizing the future of the Iranian-Islamic city values through structural analysis and scenario planning; case study of the historical context of Tabriz

 Value and recognition of values are influential topics that have entered various fields of knowledge and have brought many changes. The field of urban studies and urban planning is no exception to this rule, and the discussion of urban values in city interventions, especially the central and historical contexts of cities.

 The present study has also identified the values of the Iranian-Islamic city in a qualitative-quantitative (combined) way to study the place of values in the contemporary city. According to the purpose, the research method is descriptive-analytical. The logical reasoning approach (cultural-discourse) and the structural analysis approach are combined, using library and documentary studies and a questionnaire to use structural analysis and scenario writing. The case study's structural analysis section should form a cross-matrix of effects (impact and effectiveness) before presenting the four urban scenarios. Therefore, fifteen (15) experts developed and distributed a questionnaire. Mick Mac structural analysis software collects the answers. After presenting structural analyzes and determining the gender of each value regarding the impact and effectiveness in the historical context of Tabriz, urban scenarios were written.

 The inference of the values of the Islamic-Iranian city is based on the theory of derivative perceptions of Allameh Tabatabaei. According to the studies, the values of the Islamic-Iranian city were explained in the form of eight (8) axes. Then using the structural analysis technique, the type of impact and the effectiveness of the values in the city's future were determined. Then, the values of the Islamic-Iranian city were analyzed in the form of four future urban scenarios. The orientation of the current situation scenario in the historical context of Tabriz toward the pessimistic scenario, shows the need for a serious review of urban intervention policies and historical contexts.

 Ignorance of urban values in the city project, and insistence on previous routine approaches, inflict irreparable damage on the historical fabric of Tabriz. Therefore, accurate identification and exceptional attention to the values of the Islamic-Iranian city and value-based approaches lead to a change in the attitude of the urban management system. This conscious view provides a favorable context for the city's excellence and man.