In collaboration with Payame Noor University and Iranian Geography and Urban Planning Association
Volume 10 (2023)
Volume 9 (2022)
Volume 8 (2021)
Volume 7 (2020)
Volume 6 (2019)
Volume 5 (2018)
Volume 4 (2017)
Volume 2 (2015)
Volume 1 (2013)

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Physical Development Planning is an open access and peer-reviewed journal dedicated to the advancement of Geographical sciences with a physical planning approach. Papers are subject to a double-blind peer review process to ensure the quality of their underlying research methodology and argument. 

The submitted papers will be published after review as well as the approval of the editorial board. The journal was established by Payame Noor University. The honorable professors and researchers are highly appreciated if they visit this site, register, submit and set up their papers based on authors guidelines. Therefore, visiting in person or calling the journal office are not recommended, so all connections with authors and reviewers are done through the website. The journal provides article download statistics.


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Bibliographic Information
  • Title: Physical Development Planning
  • ISSNPrint:  2645-5471
  • Online:  2645-548X
  • Coverage: planning
  • Language: Persian; including English abstracts and bibliographies
  • Start Year: 2013
  • Frequency: Quarterly
  • Place of Publication: Iran
  • Publisher: Payame Noor University
  • StatusActive
  • Refereed: Yes
  • Type of Access: Open Access (OA)
  • Type of License:  Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0 International (CC-BY 4.0)
  • Plagiarism Detection Software:  Hamyab
  • Type of Publication: Online submission, Free 
  • Full text access: Open Access
  • Revenue Sources: Institutional support, Donation
  • Type of Material: Serial (Periodical)

 

Research Paper
Conceptual Framework for Conflict Management in Tourism Destinations (Case Study: Protected Areas)

roghayeh ghanbari ghadikolaei; mahmood ziaee; vajhollah ghorbanizadeh; Mahmoud Jomehpour

Volume 11, Issue 4 , April 2025

https://doi.org/10.30473/psp.2025.72973.2749

Abstract
  Conflict is inevitable among stakeholders in tourism destinations. For this reason, conflict management has been the focus of tourism researchers; therefore, it is necessary to present an overview of studies conducted in this field and identify areas that require effort. Accordingly, the aim of this ...  Read More

Research Paper
Explaining Sustainable Housing in Rural Settlements Based on the Conceptual Framework of Basic Community Case Study: Rural Area on the Edge of Zayandeh Rood, Falavarjan County

zohreh sadeghi; farhad azizpour; Asghar tahmasebi; Mohsen Sartipipour

Volume 11, Issue 4 , April 2025

https://doi.org/10.30473/psp.2025.71895.2734

Abstract
  Suitable housing in villages is one of the key factors in sustainable development and improving the quality of life of villagers. In this regard, the present study tried to conduct an assessment of the current status of housing in rural areas on the outskirts of Zayandeh-Rood, Falavarjan County, in addition ...  Read More

Research Paper
Identifying the challenges in the improvement plan for valuable rural tissues (case of study: Khorasan Razavi Province)

Maryam Ghasemi; Forogh sadat Abootorabi

Volume 11, Issue 4 , April 2025

https://doi.org/10.30473/psp.2025.70382.2713

Abstract
  In Iran, the project to improve the valuable rural fabric has been prepared and implemented sice 1379 by the Islamic Revolution Housing Foundation, spending a lot of money. Although this plan has created changes in the valuable tissues of the village, but like all other plans, it faces challenges that ...  Read More

Research Paper
Analysing the Relationship Between Functional Form and Social Interactions in Urban Spaces : Case Study of Shiraz

Mohammadmahdi Sharifinia; mohammad hosseinpour; ali soltaani

Volume 11, Issue 4 , April 2025

https://doi.org/10.30473/psp.2025.73093.2751

Abstract
  Social interactions are an important indicator for measuring the quality of life, health, well-being and happiness of citizens and their social satisfaction also leads to life satisfaction. It is now believed that the rate of social interaction in cities has decreased in recent years, and this issue ...  Read More

Research Paper
Physical pathology affected by tourism activities (Case study: Fouman County)

Teimour Amar; madineh fallah; Mohammad baset Ghoreishi

Volume 11, Issue 4 , April 2025

https://doi.org/10.30473/psp.2025.73455.2757

Abstract
  Due to its natural, human and cultural attractions, Fouman County has always been attracted to domestic and foreign tourists. The expansion of tourism flows in the county, combined with the lack of efficient planning and management, has resulted in different positive and negative economic, physical and ...  Read More

Research Paper
Analyzing the Effective Components in Creating Urban Transformative Management: A Case Study of the Metropolitan City of Ahvaz

صادق Allahyari

Volume 11, Issue 4 , April 2025

https://doi.org/10.30473/psp.2025.73372.2756

Abstract
  management is referred to as transformative management or transformative leadership.Urban transformative management is a dynamic management with the participation of all urban stakeholders and at different levels of urban development, which aims to address challenges and create positive urban changes ...  Read More

Spatial Consequences of Land Use Change in Rural Settlements (Case Study: Qarchak County, Tehran Province)
Volume 6, Issue 2 , September 2019, , Pages 79-94

https://doi.org/10.30473/psp.2019.6069

Abstract
  There has recently occurred a massive change of land use in rural settlements in the hinterland of cities. The expansion of urbanization has induced considerable changes in rural settlements with some physical, social, economic and environmental consequences. One of the most important consequences of ...  Read More

An analysis of urban sprawl and land use alterations (a comparative study of Isfahan and Urmia)
Volume 2, Issue 4 , December 2015, , Pages 73-98

Abstract
  Rapid expansion of cities and their uneven physical growth, which calls “urban sprawl”, has some consequences such as; vanishing the villages and their surrounding farm lands, converting agricultural lands into other land uses, and destructing the ecological resources. Such a situation is ...  Read More

Exploring how to improve the urban landscape through the body and revive cultural values-Historic City
Volume 1, Issue 3 , September 2013, , Pages 89-102

Abstract
  In the last three decades of the twentieth century to the early development of psychol-ogy as the environment changes, scientific, technological and cultural life in the physical environment emerged. The impact of these developments and current issues in environ-mental psychology and behavioral science ...  Read More

Rural-Urban Integrity in the Form of Rural Constellations
Volume 2, Issue 4 , December 2015, , Pages 11-20

Abstract
  Sustainable rural development is a process that will facilitate and encourage the promotion of rural life through acceptable activities in harmony with the environment. Thus, rural sustainable development includes various aspects, but preparation of sufficient structures in 4 backgrounds could facilitate ...  Read More

Transmission of physical texture of nearby metropolitan villages (Case Study: rural houses of Torghabeh Dehestan)
Volume 1, Issue 1 , January 2013, , Pages 39-48

Abstract
  Physical textures of villages are considered as the location of many various and important activities of rural life. Some other rural functions are closely related to the physical texture of villages, too. For example, any changes of socio-cultural and economic characteristics of villages are reflected ...  Read More

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