This study, titled "Physical Resilience of Cultural Tourism Attractions Against Earthquakes with a Tourist-Centered Approach: A Case Study of District ۷, Region 1, Tehran," examines the physical vulnerability of key cultural attractions in the neighborhoods of Bagh-e Ferdows, Tajrish, and Qeytarieh. The research methodology encompasses qualitative descriptive analysis, seismic simulations, numerical taxonomy modeling, and utilization of data from Tehran Municipality and crisis management documents to identify and prioritize risk factors.Findings indicate that more than half of the factors (۵۸%) exhibit very high vulnerability. Historical buildings such as the Bagh-e Ferdows mansion and Imamzadeh Saleh in Tajrish are at serious risk due to their location on active faults, structural deterioration, facade and stucco collapse, inadequate insurance, lack of backup equipment, and inefficiency of evacuation plans. Tajrish Bazaar, Qeytarieh Park, hotels, and insufficient shelters also diminish the district's resilience. Strengths include monitoring of qanats, training of tour guides, and safety of signage. Results suggest that in the event of a ۷-magnitude earthquake, extensive damage would affect the district. Accordingly, recommendations include structural retrofitting, development of GIS-based multilingual warning applications and signs, provision of backup equipment, formulation of evacuation plans, comprehensive training, and conversion of green spaces into multi-purpose shelters to enhance resilience and transform the district into a model for sustainable tourism. This tourist-centered study highlights the importance of integrating urban safety, crisis management, and cultural tourism development.
Shad et al. (Fri,) studied this question.