SajadRenovation and Rehabilitation of Decayed Urban Fabrics with Emphasis on Tourism Case study: Khorramabad City (Babataher Quarter

Today, the concept of renovation and rehabilitation in urban planning and design coincides with actions and predictions for improving the quality of physical and spatial environment so that improvement of spatial environment becomes feasible through the creation of new facilities. Having everlasting cultural values, histori-cal fabrics are considered an important background for planning toward endoge-nous development. With characteristics and features such as a large number of buildings and old places and monuments, these fabrics are distinguished from the neighboring areas and other parts of the city. Among different regions of Iran, Lorestan province in general and Khorramabad city in particular are regarded as potential regions of tourism due to its long history, its large number of attractions and variety in its tourist attractions. Therefore, this research has dealt with the renovation and rehabilitation of the old fabrics of Khorramabad (Babataher Re-gion) with a focus on tourism

Keywords:

Renovation And Rehabilitation , Tourism Development , SWOT Mod-el , Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) Model