Analysis and Investigation of Factors Influencing Spatial-Physical Structure of Decayed UrbanTexture(the Case of Decayed Texture of DogonbadanTown)

Many traditional textures in which cities once took pride are now exposed to decay and destruction. A great proportion of the residents of those areas have moved out and the cultural, historical, and social heritage specific to those historical neighborhoods has been destroyed or is being destroyed. Only a few buildings have persisted. These buildings are the monuments of the past and represent the old identity of the texture. Decayed urban texture is an area of the legal confines of the cities which is vulnerable due to physical decay, inappropriate roadway access, inappropriate equipment, services, and vulnerable urban infrastructure. Such textures have low geographical, environmental, and economic value. In general, the decrease in the efficiency of each phenomenon leads to its decay. The present study is an applied research in terms of objectives and a descriptive-analytical library survey in terms of methodology (400 questionnaires were distributed according to the Cochran method). The objective of the study was to investigate factors influencing special and physical conditions of decayed urban texture and to find strategies to improve, reconstruct, and reform the decayed texture of Dogonbadan town. The collected data was processed, tested and analyzed through Excel and SPSS programs. In order to draw the maps, Arc GIS10 was employed. According to the findings, there is a significant relation between low financial capability of residents of decayed textures and lack of reconstruction of decayed textures. The fact that the residents of these areas do not have appropriate, sufficient income precludes the implementation of reforming and reconstructing plans (with correlation coefficient 0.289). Besides, analysis of the physical structure of decayed urban texture is the prerequisite for organization and reconstruction of decayed textures (with Chi square 258.500 and significance level 0.000 for the index of the quality of structure ad chi square 321.425 and significance level 0.000 for the index of reconstruction materials).

decayed texture, special-physical analysis, reconstruction and improvement, Dogonbadan.