Research Paper
fateme piri; saeed amanpour; Abolfazl Meshkini
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The present study aims to introduce a suitable housing investment model in Ahvaz city based on barriers and incentive policies. The present study is applied in terms of purpose, exploratory-explanatory in nature, and descriptive-analytical in terms of implementation method. Documentary and field studies ...
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The present study aims to introduce a suitable housing investment model in Ahvaz city based on barriers and incentive policies. The present study is applied in terms of purpose, exploratory-explanatory in nature, and descriptive-analytical in terms of implementation method. Documentary and field studies and interviews with experts (Delphi method) were used to collect data. Content analysis method and ATLAS TI software were used to analyze the data. Based on the findings the most important challenges and obstacles to achieve the desired housing investment model are environmental issues and water and drought crises. On the other hand, some policies and opportunities such as changing the way real estate firms receive transaction fees to a fixed transaction fee, acquiring brownfield land, and transferring their warehouse and industrial sectors outside the city limits to create the city's internal capacity for housing development are policies and opportunities that, if implemented and recognized, can somehow control the housing market. While in other countries there are various criteria for appropriate housing location; one of the most successful ones is affordability criteria. In these criteria, in addition to physical criteria, attention is also paid to social, cultural, and ecological sustainability of supportive complexes, improving the quality of life of residents, and ultimately establishing spatial social justice.
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Mostafa Amirfakhrian; Aliyeh Mohammadi
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Environmental quality is one of the important factors in the psychological well-being of citizens. The present study attempts to measure the stress experienced in the urban space in terms of acquired and non-acquired characteristics of citizens in District 10 of Mashhad. The question of the present study ...
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Environmental quality is one of the important factors in the psychological well-being of citizens. The present study attempts to measure the stress experienced in the urban space in terms of acquired and non-acquired characteristics of citizens in District 10 of Mashhad. The question of the present study is; Can the history of living in the environment cause a person's flexibility in facing stressors? The present study is a descriptive-analytical study that, by examining related sources and developing a conceptual model, has categorized the stressors of the urban environment into three categories: residential environment (with 16 variables), mobility elements (with 15 variables), and major land uses (with 14 variables). The sample size was determined to be 250 residents of District 10, according to the type of statistical tests. The collected data, after coding and entering into the SPSS software, were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical methods such as t-test, correlation, trend line, R2 coefficient, and orthogonal tables. The results showed that environmental elements were associated with higher levels of stress among married people (compared to single people), women (compared to men), older people (compared to young people), and more educated people (compared to less educated people). On the other hand, examining the history of residence also showed that as it increases, the level of stress experienced by individuals from the urban environment decreases. This issue had the greatest effect on older people and people with higher levels of education. Supplementary findings revealed that the stress experienced by individuals from one environment is also spread to other environments. Therefore, the level of comfort of an individual from the residential environment can play an important role in his or her feeling of the surrounding environments. Finally, paying attention to human scales and trying to give importance to the structure of the neighborhood in planning can play an important role in the flexibility of individuals in facing environmental stressors.
Research Paper
Mostafa Taleshi; Shahbakhti Rostami; Behruz Gharani Arani; Amanallah Taromi
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Land is the basis of most human activities, production systems, and achieving sustainable development. On the other hand, with social and economic changes and unconventional resource exploitation, land instability conditions are intensifying. Measuring land use changes requires examining issues such ...
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Land is the basis of most human activities, production systems, and achieving sustainable development. On the other hand, with social and economic changes and unconventional resource exploitation, land instability conditions are intensifying. Measuring land use changes requires examining issues such as land use system, land cover, and monitoring patterns. Land use and land cover patterns, by providing monitoring and understanding the process of changes in the exploitation system through the use of remote sensing techniques, facilitate the possibility of reforming and changing policymaking, optimal management, and future planning of environmental resources. The aim of the present study is to monitor the changes in the LULC system in the Kuhpayeh-Segzi sub-basin using satellite images in the period 2000 to 2023 and update spatial information. The results of the evaluation of the land use and land cover maps using the Decision Tree Algorithm indicate an increase in the area of more than 97% of built-up land, 173% of rangeland, 230% of irrigated areas, 72% of agricultural land, and a decrease in the area of more than 14% of barren land. In this process, 913 hectares of barren land, 244 hectares of rangeland, 44 hectares of agricultural land, and 0.155 hectares of irrigated areas have been converted into built-up land. Sustainability of environmental resources, especially reducing the trend of land use and land cover change and stabilizing the exploitation system, requires the implementation of optimal resource management and the application of land protection models with the participation and empowerment of local rural communities.
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Mohammad hosein Saraei; Reza Ahmadi
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In the present study, we have investigated the socio-semiotic discourse of the Holy defense in the entrance landscape of Dezful city and the role of local governance in creating a designed and purposeful entrance landscape. The purpose of the research is to investigate and analyze how to use the landscape ...
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In the present study, we have investigated the socio-semiotic discourse of the Holy defense in the entrance landscape of Dezful city and the role of local governance in creating a designed and purposeful entrance landscape. The purpose of the research is to investigate and analyze how to use the landscape of the entrance to present discourses, narratives and imagery of national and local governance. The research uses a combination of descriptive-analytical and field methods, and its foundation is based on qualitative research method. We examine all the squares, toponyms, entrance and memorial billboards located at the entrances, and categorize them in terms of different discourse and imagery patterns. The findings show that the discourse of sacred defense, religious and historical are 3 major discourses and cross-border resistance is an emerging discourse in the landscape of Dezful entrances. The discourse of holy defense has decisively dominated the landscape of Dezful's entrance and in a contextual way, it is engaged in a kind of illustration of the role and position of Dezful in one of the most important events of Iran's contemporary history, namely the 8-year war. In this imagery, all the signs related to the legacy of the sacred defense are presented in the context of a mythological narrative of Dezful's role during the war. Indeed, many heritage initiatives are designed by local authorities to match national discourses and strategies. As a result, the existing entrance landscape is a represented landscape in which the dominant groups use their desired discourses, myths and ideologies in writing and illustrating the entrances of the city and encode them in the framework of the ruling values of their mental world. The political authority and cultural hegemony of some groups is the result of this process.
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ahmad hami; Saadi Faraji; Farzin Emami; Zanyar Samadi Todar
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The present research examines the motivations and recreational activities of people in urban-regional parks of Tabriz. This study was conducted in 4 parks (Shams, Golestan, Qonakhlar Baghi, Mirdamad) out of 8 existing regional parks, and face-to-face interviews were conducted with 120 visitors about ...
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The present research examines the motivations and recreational activities of people in urban-regional parks of Tabriz. This study was conducted in 4 parks (Shams, Golestan, Qonakhlar Baghi, Mirdamad) out of 8 existing regional parks, and face-to-face interviews were conducted with 120 visitors about their most important motivation for coming to the park and doing the activities. The results of the research showed that having fun, being with family, getting rid of stress, and walking were the most important motivations for people to go to regional parks. Also, the most important activities of the respondents, in order of priority, included morning sports, landscape photography, and group sports. Chi-square test was used to know the relationship between different types of activities with the mentioned parks, and the result of the analysis showed that Golestan Park is more suitable for sedentary activities such as mental games, Mirdamad Park for active activities such as Amusement park and morning sports, Qonakhlar Baghi Park were suitable places for family activities and finally Shams Park for social activities such as gathering with friends. Applying the findings of this research allows landscape designers and city managers to plan and design parks based on citizens' priorities. This work can be effective in increasing the efficiency of parks and encouraging people to go to parks.
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Mohammad Nazari; Kiana Etemadi; Seyed Mojtaba Ghazi Mirsaeed
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Good urban governance is considered as one of the most effective and sustainable approaches to urban management, which is based on democratic development. This approach is based on concepts such as transparency, accountability and responsibility, responsiveness, justice, participation, effectiveness ...
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Good urban governance is considered as one of the most effective and sustainable approaches to urban management, which is based on democratic development. This approach is based on concepts such as transparency, accountability and responsibility, responsiveness, justice, participation, effectiveness and efficiency, which are known as indicators of good urban governance. The current research aims to evaluate the urban management system of Semnan city in order to measure the indicators of good urban governance and to identify the performance of city managers within the framework of these indicators. The approach of this research is based on qualitative analysis and a combination of descriptive and analytical methods are applied. Also, in terms of research strategy, it is a survey and field type study. The required data are collected through face-to-face visits and in the form of 14 interviews with experts, managers and citizens. Also, qualitative content analysis method was used to analyze the interview data and categorize and identify the strengths and weaknesses of Semnan's urban management in the framework of each of the indicators of good urban governance. Finally, the results obtained from the evaluation of the interviews indicated that among the indicators of good urban governance, participation indicators with 64%, receptive and responsive index with 57%, and justice index with 42% need to be recreated, and to be more considered. With the recent actions of managers and organizations involved in the urban management of the city of Semnan, relative progress can be seen in the direction of realizing the indicators of transparency, effectiveness, and efficiency.
Research Paper
ahmad hajarian
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Since natural hazards cause severe social, economic, cultural, physical, and functional disruptions in cities, promoting urban resilience not only helps maintain the initial performance of cities, but also leads to their improvement and prosperity after the occurrence of hazards. The aim of the present ...
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Since natural hazards cause severe social, economic, cultural, physical, and functional disruptions in cities, promoting urban resilience not only helps maintain the initial performance of cities, but also leads to their improvement and prosperity after the occurrence of hazards. The aim of the present study is to identify the factors affecting urban resilience. The research method is applied in terms of purpose, interpretive and analytical in nature, and qualitative and quantitative in terms of method. Grand Theory, Delphi, and finally Self-Interaction Matrix (SSIM) models were used to analyze the data. The statistical population in the present study includes experts and elites in the field of urban planning in general and urban management in particular. Purposive sampling was used to collect data, and finally (30) people were selected as a sample. In the present study, categories including economic, social, cultural, and physical were identified as effective factors in urban resilience. Then, using the Delphi method in two stages of the survey; the experts' agreement was announced regarding the factors raised. The results of the self-interaction matrix showed that the economic factor has an effect on other factors. The physical factor, which is the most important factor in urban resilience, is affected by other factors and does not have an effect on another factor by itself.
Research Paper
hojjat sheikhi; Rohalah Shasavari
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Cities are complex systems that are vulnerable to natural or human threats. The current dominant view in disaster and urban management has been the risk reduction approach. However, today, societies are trying to achieve conditions that will allow them to quickly return to the pre-crisis (initial and ...
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Cities are complex systems that are vulnerable to natural or human threats. The current dominant view in disaster and urban management has been the risk reduction approach. However, today, societies are trying to achieve conditions that will allow them to quickly return to the pre-crisis (initial and normal) state in the event of a crisis. Resilience is a new concept that is mostly used in dealing with unknowns and uncertainties. The overall goal of the present study is to evaluate the level of resilience of the city of Pol-e Dokhtar during a flood. In order to achieve the aforementioned goals, a qualitative method with a descriptive-analytical approach was used. In order to measure the dimensions of resilience in the neighborhoods of Pol-e Dokhtar, 384 households were selected as a sample community using the Cochran formula. In order to analyze the data obtained from the questionnaire in the SPSS software environment, statistical methods based on comparison of means, Friedman tests and regression were used. The TOPSIS model was used to rank the resilience of the neighborhoods. As a result, based on five resilience assessment indicators; the Basijian, Old Core (Hasteh Ghadimi) and Pasdaran neighborhoods have a more favorable situation than other neighborhoods in Pol-e-Dokhtar city. The East and West Coast neighborhoods (Sahel Sharghi va Gharbi) and Sazmaniha neighborhoods have the worst situation in terms of resilience against floods. The results of the Friedman test to determine the most important and influential resilience indicators of Pol-e-Dokhtar city showed that the physical index with an average of 3.533 and the economic index with an average of 3.251 were ranked first and second, respectively.
