Compilation of Theoretical Framework of Urban Ranking on a National Scale with Islamic Approach
Journal Title: Urban Strategic Thought - Year 2023, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
Metropolises are evaluated with different indicators, but the indicators used in the rating systems are not indigenous and have never been looked from Islamic point of view. It seems that the Islamic approach can be a suitable basis for ranking cities. This research was developed with the aim of searching for a theoretical model explaining the ranking of cities from the perspective of Iranian-Islamic thought and seeking answers to questions such as what is the conceptual model explaining city ranking from the perspective of the Iranian-Islamic city. For this purpose, researchers have used various quantitative and qualitative methods such as interviews, questionnaires, qualitative analysis and secondary data analysis. In order to verify the model, structured and semi-structured interviews and Max Kyuda software were used. The community of experts and professionals includes 25 philosophers and specialists in the field of Islamic urban planning. Two categories of factors can be identified in the conceptual model of urban ranking, horizontal and vertical factors.The first category are the factors that create the biological and spatial quality of people in every context and are used in conventional ranking indices.Meanwhile, the second part, i.e. the vertical factors, have secondary, valuable and implicit content and include rating indicators corresponding to the Iranian-Islamic thought. These factors are like warp and weft that can turn the city rating indexing device into a tent. It seems that the horizontal factors determine the explicit and universal content, and the vertical factors based on the framework of thought have a greater contribution to the implicit and value judgments of the ranking indicators. It provides an inference model of horizontal and vertical factors shaping the conceptual model of urban ranking. According to this model, the components of faith, perfection and happiness and the journey to God along with remembrance, attention and worship are among the vertical factors of the superiority of one city or biological complex over another.Originating from vertical factors, five pillars of Iranian Muslim citizen (intellectual-ideological aspect and subsistence aspect), citizen interactions, city interactions and city context can be identified. The results indicate the effectiveness of the tent model on the pillars and components and indicators of urban ranking. The first pillar; the intellectual-ideological aspect of the Iranian Muslim citizen includes 2 categories (reminding and awareness, explanation jihad, spirituality and ethics, and scientific jihad), the second pillar; the livelihood of Iranian Muslim citizens includes 3 categories (salary, productivity and economic prosperity, health and lifestyle), the third pillar; citizen interactions with each other include 4 categories (nation solidarity and socio-political interactions, Islamic justice and governance, identity and dignity, family dignity and privacy, and the general level of satisfaction of citizens with the city), the fourth pillar; city interactions (interaction with others, Iranian Muslims in the national and international arena) including 2 categories (national and international relations and tourism and independence and synergy with other metropolises) and the fifth pillar; the bed of the city (the city, the arena of excellence of citizens) includes 5 categories (accessibility, naturalism, habitation, public spaces and resilience)
Authors and Affiliations
Mohsen Rafieian, Fatemeh Shams, Abolfazl Mashayekhi
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- EP ID EP727905
- DOI 10.30479/UST.2023.18828.1122
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