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Esmailpoor N, Foroughinasab F, Esmaeilpoor F. Narratives of the Social Relations of Economic Activities and Professions in Historical Neighborhoods of Yazd to Gain Lessons for Regeneration. IJAUP 2024; 34 (3)
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Narratives of the Social Relations of Economic Activities and Professions in Historical Neighborhoods of Yazd to Gain Lessons for Regeneration
Najma Esmailpoor * 1, Fateme Foroughinasab2 , Fatemah Esmaeilpoor3
1- Faculty of Art & Architecture, Urbanism Department, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran , najmaesmailpoor@yazd.ac.ir
2- Faculty of Art & Architecture, Urbanism Department, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
3- Geography Department, Campus of Human and Social Sciences, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran
Abstract:  
Statement of problem: due to the weakened social life and residence function in historical fabrics, they have absorbed attention as the social and identity heart of the city. A part of each city's identity is composed of narratives concerning the roots, influential figures, as well as prominent processes and activities, most of which have occurred in historical centers. Preserving and reinforcing the historical fabric of Yazd requires a comprehensive multidimensional approach, requiring the recognition of the previous socio-economic structures of the fabric, and valuing it once more as a part of the solution. Therefore, the present study aimed to find an answer to the question of what lessons can be gained from the social relation narratives of economic activities and professions in historical fabrics of Yazd and how they can be used in the regeneration of the neighborhoods. The purpose of the study was to find lessons from the social relation narratives and economic activities and professions of the fabric and to show how these narratives can be used in the planning of different regeneration approaches of historical fabrics. The research was conducted using an interpretive paradigm with a qualitative approach, historical methodology, and narrative. According to the results, a feature that has distinguished Yazd city from other cities in Iran is that the people from different religions have peacefully lived together; followers of all religions have contributed to making valuable physical elements. Moreover, women from different religions have been involved in architectural activities. The neighborhoods were socially connected. The elders were the leading social figures in each neighborhood, who were volunteers in public affairs, including the creation of neighborhood facilities and services, as well as helping the poor and people in need, and played a prominent role in the economic, social, and management activities of the neighborhood. Today, any act to reconstruct the historical neighborhoods needs to be based on “reinforcing social life and the resident’s behavioral systems” and “the use of popular management, revival and improvement of the elders in the neighborhoods, and reviving the old professions to their modern versions and according to the needs of the time as a manifestation of economic and social empowerment of the historical fabrics”. At the end, the study presented how “narratives” can be used for “planning” in different approaches of regenerating the historical fabrics.
 
Keywords: Narrative, Narrative-based Regeneration, Narrative of Social Relations, Narrative of Old Activities and Professions, Historical neighborhoods, Yazd
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Type of Study: Review Paper | Subject: Urban Planning
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