Study on Space Sustainability and Structure of Worn-out and Inefficient Fabrics and Neighborhoods of Esfahan City Using Space Syntax

Permeability and access problems are two traits of worn-out and inefficient fabrics of cities; However, rarely they have been studied in a systematic and non-narrative way. By examining the spatial structure of Isfahan using Space Syntax, It has been tried to study on place of worn-out and inefficient districts, and neighborhoods of Esfahan in spatial structure of city meanwhile introducing an appropriate way to study and analyze the structural conditions of the residential areas of cities. By using " integration" index, the ability to move and communicate in the city, and in target districts, were quantitatively modeled in macro, intermediate and local level, and the integration value of the target districts in relative to the entire city were analyzed by using five circumstantial evidences (average, minimum, maximum, standard deviation and the mean difference of integration value of city and target districts). The results show that the integration value of the target district spatial structure in all three levels is lower than other city neighborhoods; confirming the weakness of accessibility and permeability of these areas in the city. So, the results of the analysis using Space Syntax show a significant direct relationship between spatial structure of neighborhoods included worn-out fabrics and other neighborhoods with their status, in a systematic way, and suggest the effectiveness of these methods in the study of the same issues.