Erfanain Salim M Urban regeneration policies in Iran have been formed to improve the quality of urban life. These policies, concerning local characteristics, emphasize the improvement and renovation of urban tissues. One of the main goals of these policies is to improve the quality of urban life, which in practice is often measured by quantitative […]
Mona Erfanian Salim Kish Island is one of the most important sea and beach recreational holiday and tourism destination in Iran. As a Small Island, Kish Island‘s current development and tourism practices may not be sustainable in the longer term. Small Islands are supposed to follow sustainable tourism principles through balancing between environmental and economic
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Ali Afshar, Mona Erfanian Salim This paper studies the assumed relationship between tourists’ needs and the concept of happy city in the urban open public space (UOPS) in Kish Island as the most favorite tourism destination of Iran in the Persian Gulf. The main research question is “how answering to the tourists’ needs in UOPS
Mona Erfanian Salim Today, urban open spaces play a key role in meeting tourists’ needs while urban tourism is one of the most important types of tourism in the world. In a sustainable order, to meet tourists’ needs in an urban open space, it is essential to describe tourist needs theories in detail based on
Mona Erfanian Salim Despite the economic importance of tourism for communities, its negative impacts have caused a general agreement on the essential of “sustainable tourism development” in recent decades. Meanwhile, along with the increase in intellectual claims of urban development, urban design is becoming more fascinating in this field, and it sets in the concerns
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Erfanain Salim M., Afshar A “Bani Adam” is a piece of poetry by Saadi, a famous Iranian poet in the 13th century, who won the title of one of the songs in the eighth album of the British band Coldplay, entitled Everyday Life, due to its human-friendly theme in 2019. This poem is declamated into
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Mona Erfanian Salim Since stories play important roles in human experiences, they can guide the design of different dimensions of tourists’ experiences. Meanwhile, some scholars display a significant relationship between the story and the city. In this view, the story of city contains events and memories that change the face of the city over time.
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Helena Carone Through the pictures by the Iranian architect Mona Erfanian, who registered aspects of the city and its inhabitants with great sensitivity, beauty, and insight. The works – a mixture of drawing, painting, and collage – are distributed through 5 spots around town. Here, are two examples of the collection titled “Stories of the
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Catarina Rebelo de Sousa Mona Erfanian came to the Caldas da Queen to show us her Art Project which tells the lives of historical Caldas characters and their inhabitants as an integral part of life in the city. Chatting with Mona ES brought to you the story of the people of the city of Caldas
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Each of us is a part of the story of the city we live in or stay in for a short period. The phrase “The Story of The City” is a simple word that on first impression has a clear meaning, which often searches for the subject in written literature, not oral literature, and not
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