Transforming Urban Nightlife and the Development of Smart Public Spaces (original) (raw)

Global literature provides indicators of vibrant urban spaces with night activities that differ based on the historical and spatial, demographic, and cultural settings. This study aims to investigate Tehran's nightlife with an emphasis on the effects of these settings on nightlife. Scanning literature figured out that nightlife is a prominent manifestation of the complex, dynamic, and increasing relationship between the components of the economy, society, and culture. In the reflection on the case study of Tehran, nightlife can be examined from objective-physical-functional and mental-psycho-perceptual viewpoints. The concluded remarks indicate that in creating the nightlife, it is crucial to redefining the three factors of cultural areas: people, time, and creativity. The results also showed the effect of urban space components (body, function, and meaning) on nightlife in Tehran. The ambition is to deepen the understanding of ongoing transformations in regulating, using, and experiencing the nightlife during religious ceremonies compared to regular nights. Space is an artificial environment that has been produced, formed, molded, and used in various periods and among various societies. Space shows not only the general geographical characteristics of the societies; it also reflects the cultural ideals and historical values of a society. In this case, space is considered a social thing, with special meanings, values, and characteristics that, on the one hand, is the product of