Examining the Adaptability of the 15-minute City Approach in the Old and New Context by using the Analytic Network Process Method (Case Study: MollaSadra and AghaKabir Neighborhoods in Qazvin)

Sheikhi, Fatemeh; Babakhani, Maliheh; Adeli, Zeinab

doi:10.48301/kssa.2024.459601.2919

Examining the Adaptability of the 15-minute City Approach in the Old and New Context by using the Analytic Network Process Method (Case Study: MollaSadra and AghaKabir Neighborhoods in Qazvin)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Fatemeh Sheikhi ¹

Maliheh Babakhani ²

Zeinab Adeli ³

¹ Master of Urban Planning, Imam Khomeini International University (IKIU), Qazvin, Iran.

² Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Planning, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Imam Khomeini International University (IKIU), Qazvin, Iran.

³ Associate Professor, Department of Urban Planning, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Imam Khomeini International University (IKIU), Qazvin, Iran.

10.48301/kssa.2024.459601.2919

Abstract

Urban life completely dependent on personal cars has created many problems in various fields. In line with these problems, the 15-minute city approach has been proposed by city planners as a planning approache. The major cities of Iran are also facing the above problems, and therefore, using the new approaches presented can be effective in solving the problems. Since the adaptation of a comprehensive urban approach such as the 15-minute city approach in the old and new contexts has different requirements, this research sought to examine the two old and new neighbourhoods of Qazvin city in the degree of adaptability to the 15-minute city approach. The purpose of this research was to explain a practical framework based on the principles of the 15-minute city approach, and to prioritize indicators in two contexts, the old (Agha Kabir neighbourhood) and the new (Molla Sadra neighbourhood). In the present study, the Analytical Network Process (ANP) method was used, relying on experts’ questionnaires. The questionnaire conformed to the required standards and was completed by 25 urban planning experts. The findings indicated that the sub-criteria of safety in active transportation, pedestrian infrastructure, cycling infrastructure, and all-inclusiveness of routes, which were investigated as a subset of the access and routes criterion, respectively, were the most important among the investigated sub-criteria. The results also showed that the new context (Molla Sadra neighbourhood) was more consistent with the principles of the 15-minute city approach than the old context (Agha Kabir neighbourhood). Applying the requirements of this approach in the new context was easier and using this approach in the old context will require the use of greater resources.

Keywords

Minute City Approach Analytic Network Process (ANP) Aghakabir Neighbourhood Mollasadra Neighbourhood Qazvin City

Subjects

Architecture (urban design)

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