Urban Planning
Bahador Zamani; Ehsan Babaei Salanghooch
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In recent years, the use of grounded theory methodology has increased in scientific fields related to the built environment, especially in urban planning and design. On the other hand, researchers' lack of attention to the foundations and methodological considerations of grounded theory and its readings ...
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In recent years, the use of grounded theory methodology has increased in scientific fields related to the built environment, especially in urban planning and design. On the other hand, researchers' lack of attention to the foundations and methodological considerations of grounded theory and its readings has sometimes led to a type of methodology with eclectic readings, which sometimes lacks and conflicts the nature of the grounded theory methodology and the primary considerations of the intended reading. Despite this, the review and evaluation of the quality of such research in the scientific fields related to the built environment, particularly urban design and planning has been done less. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to systematically evaluate the studies using the grounded theory methodology in urban planning and design in order to understand the appropriate application of the key tenets of this methodology in this field of knowledge and to provide suggestions for future applications. In this regard, the eligible studies have been selected by systematic search of papers published in reliable Persian-language scientific databases applying the systematic review method. After screening the existing studies based on the specified criteria, 44 studies published until 2019 were selected and evaluated based on the evaluation criteria of the grounded theory methodology. The results of the methodological evaluation of the conducted researches based on the grounded theory methodology showed that despite the increasing use of this method in urban planning and design research, many of these research have been unsuccessful in fully and accurately applying the principles and stages of the grounded theory methodology and its readings, and their results have been reduced to a diagram, model and conceptual framework instead of a theory as the expected achievement from the application of this method. In addition, the results of the present study showed that a number of the research only use a set of techniques of the grounded theory methodology including coding or memo writing. Neglecting important processes such as theoretical sampling, constant comparison and in-depth analysis of categories, has caused that these studies did not go beyond the level of description, and while limiting themselves to presenting descriptive themes and narratives, they rarely achieve theory building as the aim of the grounded theory methodology. Based on the findings of this paper, improving the quality of research based on the grounded theory methodology in the field of urban planning and design requires researchers with a correct understanding of the nature, characteristics and principles of the grounded theory and a deep insight of the readings of this method and their differences, in order to measure the appropriateness and justify the choice of the appropriate reading based on the aims and characteristics of the research.
environmental psychology
alireza khadivipanah; islam karami
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The emergence of social housing as a necessity in urban planning systems, the problem of the present research is the quality of living in residential complexes and the premise of the research is the role of privacy in improving the quality of living. The aim of the research is to achieve a human and ...
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The emergence of social housing as a necessity in urban planning systems, the problem of the present research is the quality of living in residential complexes and the premise of the research is the role of privacy in improving the quality of living. The aim of the research is to achieve a human and social structure in residential complexes by improving the quality of living. The explanation of the components and criteria of the quality of residence and privacy and how it is realized in the samples of the research - four residential complexes in Mashhad) are the questions of the research. Through random sampling in the statistical sample (345 people) and using an open questionnaire, field research was conducted and using spss analysis software, the results of the studies were presented using descriptive tests, mean, correlation, regression and path analysis. . The findings show that there is a significant relationship and correlation between the two variables of privacy and quality of residence, and only two variables of residence status and gender have a direct and positive effect on the variable of quality of residence. A single or concentrated type like the Venus complex has the highest quality of residence and privacy in general and among the components of the quality of residence (perceptual-emotional, physical-functional, social-activity) and privacy components (individual-social, moral-religious). , behavioral-functional). The habitat quality of the scattered species (Farhangian complex) and then the peripheral species (Pars complex) are respectively in favorable conditions. And in relation to the privacy variable, the environmental species (Pars) and then the scattered species (Farhangian) are in favorable conditions. Privacy and quality of living in residential complexes have a correlation and positive significance. Finally, the results of the research are presented in three areas of designing residential units, neighborhood units and residential complexes.
Urban Scape
hajar Asadpour; Mahmoud Ghalehnoee; Armin Bahramian
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The visual aspects of historical urban landscapes are often overlooked, which leads to distorted and unclear images of landscapes that are recorded in the minds of citizens. To optimally manage the visual aspects of historical urban landscapes, it is necessary to take into consideration the affordances ...
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The visual aspects of historical urban landscapes are often overlooked, which leads to distorted and unclear images of landscapes that are recorded in the minds of citizens. To optimally manage the visual aspects of historical urban landscapes, it is necessary to take into consideration the affordances of the urban landscapes. A recent research study was conducted to explain the process of visual management of historical urban landscapes based on environmental affordances in the studied sample. The Zandiyeh area of Shiraz was chosen for the study due to the changes it has undergone in recent development and organization processes. The research aimed to answer two questions: what are the steps of the visual management process, and what is their status? What is the level of environmental affordances in the area? After conducting library studies and identifying the affordances of the environment, the studied area was networked using the "Photo Grid" technique. Experts were then asked to rate each affordance in this area based on images and their previous knowledge, using an image-based questionnaire. Additionally, various steps of the visual management process in Shiraz were evaluated. The results showed that the current situation of the historical urban fabric of Shiraz is plagued with three categories of problems: "Design and Planning Challenges," "Management Challenges," and "Challenges related to Understanding the Context." In the visual management process, the steps of "Developing Visual Protection Goals" and "Landscape Organization" are the least prioritized for action.
The research determined the visual management process in historical urban landscapes, which can be used in the Shiraz historical tissue. By emphasizing the step of framing and environmental affordances, it was determined that Zone No. 5 of the Zandiyeh area (the area adjacent to Vakil mosque and bathhouse) has all the affordances at the optimal level, while Zone No. 2 (Divankhaneh area) received a lower score than other parts, which requires more attention.
Regeneration and revival of historical context
Reza Alishahi; Najma Esmailpoor
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Urban regeneration, despite the past decade’s consideration in Iran, has rarely been investigated comprehensively. Accordingly, this study examines the synthesis of the dimensions and components of urban regeneration in scientific research publications on urban planning during the 1390s and researchers' ...
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Urban regeneration, despite the past decade’s consideration in Iran, has rarely been investigated comprehensively. Accordingly, this study examines the synthesis of the dimensions and components of urban regeneration in scientific research publications on urban planning during the 1390s and researchers' attitudes towards it. This paper was conducted with a qualitative approach and the inductive reasoning method in three phases. The desk study method was used in order to extract the components and dimensions of urban regeneration. Afterward, related dimensions and components were identified and verified through the application of the content validity index in accordance with expert opinions. A systematic review was conducted in the second phase to select articles regarding urban regeneration. The content of these articles was analyzed using MaxQDA2020 and VOSviewer software. Finally, a Conceptual model was developed. As a result of the findings, the dimensions of society, economy, and culture, as well as the components of social participation, city and neighborhood economies, and cultural heritage, have received the greatest amount of attention and participation in the synthesis of urban regeneration research. However, the dimensions of environment, management, and law, as well as the components of laws and regulations and environmental pollutants, have received the least attention. According to the findings of the research, in the 1390's, two approaches of economic application of cultural heritage for the purpose of economic prosperity with the ultimate goal of social prosperity in the inefficient areas of the cities and taking advantage of the social potential of the urban areas in order to conduct urban regeneration received the most attention. Thus, a balanced approach should be adopted in order to increase the productivity of research by incorporating both new perspectives, such as paying attention to the capability of urban events as a concept linked to both. Aligning Iran's urban regeneration policies with theories like the Eventful Cities, and Iranshahr can enhance development success. This approach revitalizes urban spaces while preserving cultural and historical aspects, contributing to sustainable development and heritage preservation.
Urban Ecology
Hassan sajadzadeh; fatemeh ghorbanileylestani,
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The Effect of Vegetation on Reducing the Urban Heat IslandCase Study: Karaj CityIntroductionWith the rapid growth of population, urbanization is gaining momentum where urban areas are developed with greater proportion resulting into changes in existing landscape, buildings, roads, and other supporting ...
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The Effect of Vegetation on Reducing the Urban Heat IslandCase Study: Karaj CityIntroductionWith the rapid growth of population, urbanization is gaining momentum where urban areas are developed with greater proportion resulting into changes in existing landscape, buildings, roads, and other supporting infrastructure. Such a change replaces open land and vegetation in the form of permeable surfaces with concrete surfaces which are impermeable and dry in nature.The consequences of population growth and urbanization on the urban environment, climate, and water supply have caused a wide range of issues. One of the key impacts of rapid urbanization on the environment is the effect of urban heat island (UHI). Such a development leads to the formation of urban heat islands whereby urban regions experience warmer temperatures than their adjacent rural surroundings.Urban Heat Island (UHI) is a growing problem worldwide and increase in the land surface temperature and the formation of heat islands in the metropolis ar n recent years, various studies continuously manifest that the increased ambient air temperature in cities caused by UHI phenomenon embraces enormous negative influences on social, environmental and economic dimensions of cities eas has become one of the environmental problems. The heat island affects the quality of urban life, including energy consumption, air quality, as well as human health.Strategies to mitigate the Urban Heat Island represent an important objective in design and urban planning, especially in cities in hot climates. Mitigation of UHI is necessary for cities to adapt to climate change and enhance sustainable development at a city scale. Cooling cities with urban vegetation management is a sustainable solution for urban heat mitigation and to increase thermal comforts of urban residents. Materials and MethodsRemote sensing is a powerful tool for environmental monitoring that can be used to help understand LULC and rapid urbanization and to estimate UHI and ndvi properties at the Earth’s surface.The present paper, Land cover maps within the administrative boundary of karaj city were derived from the cloud-free Landsat (downloaded free from http://www.usgs.gov/) with a resolution of 30 m for the years 2001-2021. at first 2 images of the warm seasons of the year from 2001-2021 were extracted from Landsat satellite including Landsat 7 (ETM+), Landsat 8 (OLI/TIRS) sensors. After the necessary pre-processing, land surface temperature (LST), and normalized difference vegetation index(NDVI) land use patterns were calculated for monitoring the land use changes in karaj. The land covers were classified into three types (built-up land, vegetation, and barren land) using the maximum likelihood classification approach.Therefore, the present study explored the relationship between LST and NDVI Karaj region of alborz. The relationship of LST with NDVI was examined using correlation analysis. We used a regression tree model to examine the nonlinear relationships between LST and normalized differential vegetation index (NDVI).This study focused on tow objectives. Firstly, analyzing land surface temperature (LST), normalized difference vegetation (NDVI) indices. Secondly, investigating interrelationships among LST, NDVI. Finally, the environmental criticality index (ECI) was used to identify and analysis of the sensitive regions.Discussion of ResultsIn this paper, the negative impact of Urbanization over a time and its effect on increasing trend of temperature and degradation of urban ecology was assessed using the Landsat thermal data and field survey of karaj city, alborz.In karaj City, LST showed an increased trend from 2001 to 2021 years, as increase the maximum temperature in the period from 2001 to 2021 was 4 °C, while increase the minimum temperature of 19°C was observed from 2001 to 2021.The result showed that the type of land use had an effect on LST. The results showed that the arid lands around the city have the highest temperature and form very hot temperature areas. The observed results showed that the central portion of the city exhibited the highest surface temperature compared to the surrounding open area, the areas having dense built-up displayed higher temperatures and the areas covered by vegetation exhibited lower temperatures.The highest temprature of studied region is observed around the city due to existence of barren lands and in to the city around the industrial centers, around the airport, passenger terminal, around the metro stations, the highways and streets of heavily congested areas and urban decay context areas. At the same time, analyzing the land surface temperature maps in karaj indicate the areas without vegetation have a maximum LST and areas with high density vegetation have minimum LST.The landuse maps also show the reduction of barren lands, vegetation and increasing the urban landuse. This indicates that the decrease in vegetation cover and increase in urban landuse were the most important factors in development of the heat islands in karaj. Also Land use maps also show a decrease in the area of arid lands and vegetation and increase urban use.The findings show normalized difference vegetation index is strongly correlated with the variations of land surface temperatures. The correlation coefficient between LST and NDVI was negative and inverse. The highest environmental sensitivity was in the East and Northeast parts of the city were identified.ConclusionsThis paper has demonstrated the relationship between urban heat islands and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index in karaj city. Results indicated that the spatial distribution of the land surface temperature was affected by the land use-land cover change and anthropogenic causes.The results illustrated that barren lands surrounding the city in continuous and dense have the largest urban thermal islands and forming very hot temperature limits and in the study area, extreme high-temperature zones were observed, possibly due to dense concrete surfaces.Hence, the development of green roof vegetation and tailored to the indigenous climate is proposed as solution to mitigate urban thermal island and dealing with environmental crisis.Keywords: Urban heat islands, vegetation, satellite images, Karaj
Regeneration and revival of historical context
Golbarg Ghaemmaghami Farahani; Hooman Ghahremani; Hossein Bahrainy
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Despite the numerous development plans formulated in Iran with the aim of enhancing place qualities so far, the assessment process of such qualities has remained rather expert-oriented, following a top-down approach. This has made for a growing disparity between actual users’ expectations and priorities ...
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Despite the numerous development plans formulated in Iran with the aim of enhancing place qualities so far, the assessment process of such qualities has remained rather expert-oriented, following a top-down approach. This has made for a growing disparity between actual users’ expectations and priorities discerned by professionals and executive managers. This gap manifests itself in a multitude of forms, such as the outward migration of residents and urban fabric gentrification. Abkooh is among Mashhad's oldest neighborhoods -with a history dating back to 400 years ago- that has failed to reclaim its place qualities in the contemporary urban context despite having undergone three development plans since 2006. The present study investigates the need to assess place qualities in deteriorated urban areas and proceeds to explore the distinctions between top-down and bottom-up assessment approaches in these areas. The present work endeavors to explore the theoretical approach to place quality through secondary research and qualitative content analysis using MAXQDA2018. Secondly, as the focal point of the current study, a phenomenological approach along with a combination of first-person and existentialist phenomenological techniques has been used to explore the nature of place quality in the Abkooh neighborhood and evaluate it. The results revealed that the quality of place in deteriorated urban areas can be examined in five perceptual-semantic, physical, socio-economic, functional, and environmental dimensions; However, in the Abkooh neighborhood of Mashhad, due to the distinct legal conditions, especially in the issue of land ownership, the legal-management dimension is one of the priorities affecting the improvement of the quality of the place; In addition, our results suggested a different prioritization of these dimensions across the Abkooh phenomenon and theoretical findings. By comparing the phenomenological results with the currently-implemented model of place quality assessment indicated in the latest approved plan entitled “Abkooh Neighborhood Quality of Urban Life Improvement Plan", it has been determined that the plan prepared for the mentioned neighborhood with a top-down evaluation approach has not been able to assess all the place qualities. Considering the different challenges of inefficient urban contexts, which in each case are affected by the existing context, results revealed that relying solely on theoretical studies and focusing on the priorities set by authorities would not yield a favorable level of place quality improvement and place-making in deteriorated urban areas and bottom-up approaches such as phenomenology are revealed to be crucial to evaluating the quality of the place.
Urban Economy
Gholamreza Moradi
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The agglomeration economies have long been a subject of interest among researchers. Previous studies in this area have primarily focused on the economic aspects at the national, regional, and city levels, with limited attention given to smaller scales, particularly streets. However, in this study, instead ...
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The agglomeration economies have long been a subject of interest among researchers. Previous studies in this area have primarily focused on the economic aspects at the national, regional, and city levels, with limited attention given to smaller scales, particularly streets. However, in this study, instead of considering the city as a unified entity, the main economic structures of the city have been examined by segregating them based on streets. By examining 3,804 companies in Kazerun, various indices such as location quotient, Herfindahl-Hirschman, and Shannon have been utilized to investigate the concentration of businesses and its implications, including specialization and diversity at the street level. As a result, not only have location-centric specialized and diverse streets been identified and presented, but the relevant industries and companies have also been included. The results show that economic activities, according to the type of services they provide, in addition to the space required for the activity, the importance of vehicle access, the amount of pedestrian traffic, proximity to population centers can be concentrated or spread in certain locations of the city so that that technical activities such as vehicle services (Khorramshahr Boulevard) and agricultural services (Ferdossi Street) in streets that are wider and farther from the city center and lack pedestrian traffic, more real estate consultants in new developments (Pardis Boulevard), medical centers in the city center (Salman Farsi Street), various streets (Northern and Southern Shohada Streets, Abu Dhar, Hazrati and Imam Khomeini Streets) are less wide than specialized streets and near the central business district of the city, busier sidewalks, and a variety of different activities in They have accommodated themselves.
Urban Design
Farzaneh Amoozadeh; Sara Soleimani
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Urban areas pose formidable environmental challenges, including harmful atmospheric emissions. This has culminated in elevated temperatures and urban densification. One of the most significant them is Urban Heat Island (UHI), which manifests more prominently in densely populated urban locales. Among ...
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Urban areas pose formidable environmental challenges, including harmful atmospheric emissions. This has culminated in elevated temperatures and urban densification. One of the most significant them is Urban Heat Island (UHI), which manifests more prominently in densely populated urban locales. Among the constituent components of urban morphology, water bodies such as rivers and lakes wield noteworthy influence on urban cooling oases. Due to their cooling attributes, water bodies substantially impact UHI through evaporation and heat transfer processes, surpassesing other spaces. In recent years, Tehran has been confronted with pronounced heating predicaments due to population growth. The construction of Chitgar Lake in Tehran provides a remarkable opportunity to explore water bodies' cooling effects and optimize urban structures. In this study, with ENVI-met4.4.5 software, based on the studies, 16 combined models were planned to compare urban scenarios based on urban form and geometry under climatic factors and PET thermal comfort index. From the obtained results, it was found that with the construction of Chitgar Lake, the ambient temperature has decreased and the humidity has increased. The thermal comfort index of PET shows that after the construction of Chitgar Lake, the thermal comfort is lower. The results obtained from the optimal urban form scenario showed that the higher the ratio of height to width of urban valleys, the temperature and thermal comfort index decrease, but the humidity increases. Also, the location of the buildings in the northeast to southwest direction has the lowest temperature and thermal comfort of PET, but it has more humidity.
Urban Tourism
leila Oveisi; akbar Pourfaraj; mohammadamir oveisi
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The emergence of child-friendly tourism has been a response to children's needs for leisure and in harmony with lifestyle changes. With the development of the city, the increase in population and the ever-increasing changes in the field of leisure and consumption, recreational commercial complexes ...
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The emergence of child-friendly tourism has been a response to children's needs for leisure and in harmony with lifestyle changes. With the development of the city, the increase in population and the ever-increasing changes in the field of leisure and consumption, recreational commercial complexes have entered the cycle of tourism and leisure of citizens. Improper design and neglect of children's needs in these urban spaces cause fatigue, behavioral abnormalities in children and create an unpleasant experience that can negatively affect the experience of companions, other visitors and tourists. In the present research, we intend to analyze the realization of the key components of child-friendly development in commercial and recreational complexes as a part and subsystem of tourism. The subject of our study is the business, entertainment and tourism complex of the Persian Gulf of Yazd.
The current research has been carried out with a mixed approach in two consecutive phases. The first phase of the research is qualitative with an approach based on grounded theory, which used the theme analysis technique of Clark and Brown (2013) to analyze the data obtained from the interviews. Data were collected through in-depth and semi-structured interviews with 31 experts in the field of child tourism, architecture and design of child-friendly spaces, and child psychology, who were selected in a targeted way and as a chain reference. The second phase is a quantitative research which used the method of failure analysis and its effects to analyze the data. The results of the research during the theme analysis process, which included 5 times of continuous review between data sets and coded extractive summaries, led to the identification of 39 categories in the form of 7 main categories "facilities and physical facilities, management and planning, safety and sense of security, educational needs" and self-actualization, social and cultural needs, visual and appearance needs, and recreation, entertainment and social events.
As the results of the FMEA technique show, the category of developing codified regulations for spatial planning and management in the field of children with 370.58 RPN coefficient is priority 1, the categories of paying attention to children's scales in the design of space, designing the space of children's interactions in order to social integration and to arouse a sense of belonging. A space in the child, creating a physically safe environment, received the next priorities. These categories were related to the main categories of management and planning, visual and appearance needs, and security. These categories all refer to improving the capabilities of the commercial-entertainment complex. Since the needs of children do not show much dynamics, it is necessary to consider the development of child tourism with proper planning and investment in the private and public sectors.
Urban livability
Aliakbar Shamsipour; Zeinab Kia; Ghasem Azizi
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Urban spaces with different characteristics from natural environments require revision of traditional climatic zoning so that climatic conditions can be used in city planning and management. The city of Tehran, with its topographical, structural, physical, and geometrical characteristics and different ...
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Urban spaces with different characteristics from natural environments require revision of traditional climatic zoning so that climatic conditions can be used in city planning and management. The city of Tehran, with its topographical, structural, physical, and geometrical characteristics and different urban development patterns, has different responses to different climatic conditions. Homogeneous climate response units (HCR) perform urban climate classification based on building density maps and the natural geomorphology of the earth, their purpose is to prepare a map with a set of homogenous areas with urban space, and its advantage is in providing climate guidelines for Planning is in comprehensive urban plans. To conduct the study, layers of spatial information of land use/cover, building density, green spaces, hydrographic network, air temperature, precipitation, road network, population density and city topography were used in the GIS environment. By integrating the layers of information, the urban climate map of Tehran was obtained in 17 climatic units, followed by 8 climatic guidelines for urban planning. The results obtained from the analysis of the findings showed that mountains, riverbeds, lakes and green spaces are among the most important homogenous climate response units of Tehran, which should be preserved. The central and southern areas of the city do not have favourable weather conditions and proper ventilation and have heat stress and high-intensity air pollution. One of the reasons is the high construction density, population, activity, traffic and lack of green infrastructure. The north of Tehran has a good climatic condition, one of the reasons for which is the proximity of this area to the mountains and rivers of the north of the city. The physical expansion of the city on the side of the heights, especially in the direction of the gorges often reduces the dynamic capacity of the atmosphere, ventilation and air circulation. It is one of the factors of increases the environmental heat load the formation of urban heat islands and intensifying air pollution.
Urban Planning
esmail DALIR
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Bioethics can serve as a basis for creating a global ethical habitat and as a real space of justice and a new metanarrative. This article has been compiled with the aim of identifying and determining the dimensions of social justice and its relevance and impact on the biological ethics of Ardabili citizens. ...
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Bioethics can serve as a basis for creating a global ethical habitat and as a real space of justice and a new metanarrative. This article has been compiled with the aim of identifying and determining the dimensions of social justice and its relevance and impact on the biological ethics of Ardabili citizens. The current descriptive-analytical research based on Cochran's formula, among 529374 citizens of Ardabili, 383 People have Been determined as a statistical sample. Then, 40 research questions with a Likert scale for 20 items were provided to the statistical sample. In order to complete the research, a combined model (factor analysis, model) was used, the data was first analyzed through spss software version 20 with the factor analysis method and then through the model. The results showed: based on the factor analysis, fairness, equality, need, economic individualism have the greatest to least effect on citizens' bioethics, respectively. The output of the Waspas model also showed that the urban areas: one, two, five, three, four have obtained the highest to the lowest amount of social justice criteria, respectively. Region 1 has developed about 50% of the components in itself. The rest of the urban areas have performed below average, so that only about 38% of social justice dimensions have been realized in the four urban areas.The rest of the urban areas have performed below average, so that only about 38% of social justice dimensions have been realized in the four urban areas.The rest of the urban areas have performed below average, so that only about 38% of social justice dimensions have been realized in the four urban areas.
Urban Planning
Mohamadreza Pourjafar; Seyed Mahdi Khatami; ali soltani; Fatemeh Shams
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The concept of a traditional neighborhood as a social unit within a geographical area and in the role of a self-reliance system is perhaps as old as human life. For thousands of years, the neighborhood as an understandable physical and urban heritage has saved the society from collapse by maintaining ...
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The concept of a traditional neighborhood as a social unit within a geographical area and in the role of a self-reliance system is perhaps as old as human life. For thousands of years, the neighborhood as an understandable physical and urban heritage has saved the society from collapse by maintaining organized and place-oriented social groupings, and multi-level urban integrity. It seems that in today's societies, in order to achieve the forgotten urban values, redefining the neighborhood has a special place and can be considered the most fundamental urban element and a mediator between the city and the citizens. The present study was conducted in response to the conceptual and spatial nature of the traditional neighborhood and making it subjective, under the interpretive paradigm and in terms of the research method based on the qualitative approach. Since the goal was to understand the conceptual developments of the neighborhood and achieve a comprehensive view of the visible and hidden layers of the traditional neighborhood, documentary studies of the theorists' opinions and thoughts were used. After the systematic review of the sources, the content analysis of the data extracted from the sources was carried out and coding was carried out in 6 stages and was designed in a part-to-whole method and continued until reaching the theoretical saturation stage. The findings show that the overarching themes of the capacities of local communities, including the organizing themes of a) social attachment and b) social cohesion, as well as neighborhood sociability including c) social obligations and d) public good and empowerment, are the main themes of existence. They form the social field of the traditional neighborhood, and by making each of them operational, it is possible to intervene to revive troubled neighborhoods or areas without urban identity.
Urban Ecology
elnaz khalili; Seyed Muslim Seyedolhosseini; toktam hanaee; sanaz saeedi mofrad
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The continued acceleration of the urbanization process around the world has led to the aggravation of environmental problems and natural environments through standard placement and according to nature-friendly solutions. At the same time, they play an important role in the overall health of urban communities, ...
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The continued acceleration of the urbanization process around the world has led to the aggravation of environmental problems and natural environments through standard placement and according to nature-friendly solutions. At the same time, they play an important role in the overall health of urban communities, increasing different populations, such as improving air quality. Reduction of carbon and increase of biodiversity, which are the main factors in the quality of urban life in today's cities. The focus is on integrating biophilic design principles.The current research was applied in terms of purpose and qualitative nature with a systematic review and qualitative meta-composite using an inductive perspective, as suggested by Sandelowski and Barroso. We conducted a systematic literature search in two Semantic Scholar databases and the Web Of Science website in recent years, with an update of 2023, and the results of each study were analyzed using inductive coding in MaxQDA software.The studies conducted are between 2017 and 2023. The most selected studies in this research belong to 2020, with 36%. The inductive codes of this research were categorized in the form of five main environmental, social, economic, functional, and physical categories and were identified according to the degree of concept similarity in the form of 12 sub-categories. According to the degree of similarity of the sub-categories, they reached 28 indicators. Our study showed that the quality of biophilic placemaking can be related to different levels of connection with nature and human understanding. The literature reports biophilicity and placemaking as independent phenomena, but our results tell a different story, showing that they are actually intertwined and related to environmental quality. This study aims to clarify the search for places that occur between people and natural environments so that future research can use new ideas called biophilic placemaking.
