Development-driven projects are the context in which urban regeneration can revitalize the fabric. The implementation of these projects, while creating functional-social vitality and revitalizing urban identity and heritage, strengthens economic structures and attracts large investments in the area of worn-out urban structures. For this purpose, in this research, the stimulus project for the development of Imam Ali (AS) Square in Isfahan has been studied and evaluated. The research method is descriptive-analytical and applied in the framework of positivism and with inductive approach. The method of data collection is library and field. The statistical population of the study includes urban management experts in the study area and residents, businesses and other people passing through the area of Imam Ali (AS) and the sample size is 266 people for citizens and 30 people for experts. Data analysis methods include confirmatory factor analysis, central mean parameter and T-test. The results showed that the evaluation model of development stimulus projects consists of five dimensions. These dimensions include social, economic, physical, environmental and spatial sustainability indicators. Also, the results of the analysis of experts showed that the model has validity and each of the factor loads indicates the high validity of the five components. Also, the analysis of residents' opinions showed that the project stimulating the development of Imam Ali Square (AS) in terms of social and physical factors with averages of 3.65 and 3.37, respectively, has had a somewhat positive effect; But its impact on other aspects of regeneration, especially economic and environmental variables has been less.
Keywords: Urban regeneration, worn texture, development stimulus project, Imam Ali (AS) Square, Isfahan City
Ebrahimnejad M R, Sheikh Al-Islami A, Malek Hosseini A. Evaluation of the development stimulus project in recreating the worn-out tissue of Imam Ali Square in Isfahan City. جغرافیایی 2021; 21 (76) :75-98 URL: http://geographical-space.iau-ahar.ac.ir/article-1-3683-en.html