Once upon a process. Regenerating the old neighborhood, Ishafan, Iran

This is a pilot project working on Isfahan historical city center. It is an urban redevelopment project starting from the information at hand and current situation; shortcomings and resources. It attempts to” define a clear but flexible spacial framework. Main issues to be defined in the spatial framework are:functional use ,density,localization and types of public spaces and public amenities and infrastructure, accessibility and road hierarchy Other than the redevelopment project itself,more attempts have been made to promote a generic planning tool assisting the planner to define densities according to the targets((leading idea) )of the project. The general target is optimizing a density which provides enough area for spurring the mixed-used community in this context while achieving the highest spacial,sOcial,environmental and economical productivity. Undeniably, the role of planner is not under question.. Planner makes some reference decisions; the tool would help the planner to simply and test scenarios ,evaluate urban performance and optimize solution(s).The intervention entails implementing associative approach in the field of planning other than formal design.