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The role of place identity in the preservation of Iranian historical sites: a comparative study of Jolfa and Masjid Jame districts, Isfahan

Urban places may be perceived as the collective imprints of their inhabitants’ personal participation in the mental and emotional moulding of their place identity and place-attachment. In historical texts (sites) this construction process of place-attachment is even more intense due to the conglom...

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Main Authors: Saradj, Fatemeh Mehdizadeh, Mozafar, Farhang, Sajad, Reihaneh
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Published: Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi 2015
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spelling my-ukm.journal.88832016-12-14T06:48:19Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8883/ The role of place identity in the preservation of Iranian historical sites: a comparative study of Jolfa and Masjid Jame districts, Isfahan Saradj, Fatemeh Mehdizadeh Mozafar, Farhang Sajad, Reihaneh Urban places may be perceived as the collective imprints of their inhabitants’ personal participation in the mental and emotional moulding of their place identity and place-attachment. In historical texts (sites) this construction process of place-attachment is even more intense due to the conglomeration of historical and collective memories as well as its pertinence to the question of national identity. Yet, because the locals’ sense of a place is necessarily unique to the particular place they might be more sensitive, appreciative and protective of it. This paper examines whether and to what extent the locals’ sense of place, place-attachment, and place-identity play a crucial role in the conservation and preservation of historical texts in their cities. For the purpose of comparison two historical sites with different physical situations of the Isfahan city , namely, the Jolfa and the Masjid Jame districts, were selected for study through field observations and questionnaire surveys of 200 randomly selected respondents. The findings revealed that although there were significant positive relationships between place identity and the conservation and preservation of historical sites, several other factors did influence the preservation process. These ranged from aesthetic and ownership considerations to economic situations and management issues. Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi 2015-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8883/1/1ok.geografia-jan15-Raihaneh1-edam.pdf Saradj, Fatemeh Mehdizadeh and Mozafar, Farhang and Sajad, Reihaneh (2015) The role of place identity in the preservation of Iranian historical sites: a comparative study of Jolfa and Masjid Jame districts, Isfahan. Geografia : Malaysian Journal of Society and Space, 11 (1). pp. 1-12. ISSN 2180-2491 http://www.ukm.my/geografia/v2/index.php?cont=a&item=2&thn=2015&vol=11&issue=1&ver=loc
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description Urban places may be perceived as the collective imprints of their inhabitants’ personal participation in the mental and emotional moulding of their place identity and place-attachment. In historical texts (sites) this construction process of place-attachment is even more intense due to the conglomeration of historical and collective memories as well as its pertinence to the question of national identity. Yet, because the locals’ sense of a place is necessarily unique to the particular place they might be more sensitive, appreciative and protective of it. This paper examines whether and to what extent the locals’ sense of place, place-attachment, and place-identity play a crucial role in the conservation and preservation of historical texts in their cities. For the purpose of comparison two historical sites with different physical situations of the Isfahan city , namely, the Jolfa and the Masjid Jame districts, were selected for study through field observations and questionnaire surveys of 200 randomly selected respondents. The findings revealed that although there were significant positive relationships between place identity and the conservation and preservation of historical sites, several other factors did influence the preservation process. These ranged from aesthetic and ownership considerations to economic situations and management issues.
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author Saradj, Fatemeh Mehdizadeh
Mozafar, Farhang
Sajad, Reihaneh
spellingShingle Saradj, Fatemeh Mehdizadeh
Mozafar, Farhang
Sajad, Reihaneh
The role of place identity in the preservation of Iranian historical sites: a comparative study of Jolfa and Masjid Jame districts, Isfahan
author_facet Saradj, Fatemeh Mehdizadeh
Mozafar, Farhang
Sajad, Reihaneh
author_sort Saradj, Fatemeh Mehdizadeh
title The role of place identity in the preservation of Iranian historical sites: a comparative study of Jolfa and Masjid Jame districts, Isfahan
title_short The role of place identity in the preservation of Iranian historical sites: a comparative study of Jolfa and Masjid Jame districts, Isfahan
title_full The role of place identity in the preservation of Iranian historical sites: a comparative study of Jolfa and Masjid Jame districts, Isfahan
title_fullStr The role of place identity in the preservation of Iranian historical sites: a comparative study of Jolfa and Masjid Jame districts, Isfahan
title_full_unstemmed The role of place identity in the preservation of Iranian historical sites: a comparative study of Jolfa and Masjid Jame districts, Isfahan
title_sort role of place identity in the preservation of iranian historical sites: a comparative study of jolfa and masjid jame districts, isfahan
publisher Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, UKM,Bangi
publishDate 2015
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