Measuring Biophilic City Indicators on Improving Physical Resilience in District One of Tehran City

Subject Areas : Urban Futurology

Abdolamir Mojadam ¹ , Parvaneh Zivyar ² , Tahmineh Daniyali ³

1 - PhD student Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Islamic Azad University, Yadegar Imam Khomeini (RAH) Shahr-e-Rey Branch, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Associate Professor Department of Geography and Urban Planning, Islamic Azad University, Yadegar Imam Khomeini (RAH) Shahr-e-Rey Branch, Tehran, Iran.
3 - Assistant Professor Department of Geography and Rural Planning, Islamic Azad University, Yadegar Imam Khomeini (RAH) Shahr-e-Rey Branch, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2025-01-12 Accepted : 2025-02-18 Published : 2025-05-21

Keywords: Biophilic City, Resilience, Physical Resilience, District One, Tehran,

Abstract :

The concept of the biophilic city has emerged as a compelling vision for how to design and organize future cities. It can be said that biophilic cities promote the application of biophilia at an urban scale, in which the relationship between humans and nature is clearly emphasized. Therefore, the aim of this study is to measure the indicators of the biophilic city on promoting physical resilience in District One of Tehran. The research method in this study is descriptive-analytical and based on library and field studies, and the research indicators were analyzed using statistical tests. The results showed that among the biophilic city indicators, the highest direct impact of 0.791 and indirect impact of 0.393 are related to the indicators of biophilic infrastructure and conditions and biophilic institutions and governance. Friedman test was used to rank physical resilience indicators. The results of Friedman test in the ranking of indicators showed that environmental sustainability index (20.33) and geographical characteristics index (10.49) were ranked first. In examining biophilic city indicators to correlate physical resilience with the concept of biophilic city, indicators of biophilic infrastructure and conditions, biophilic activities and lifestyle, biophilic knowledge and attitudes, biophilic institutions and governance, and biophilic economic and financial status have been examined. In examining biophilic city indicators to correlate physical resilience with the concept of biophilic city, indicators of biophilic infrastructure and conditions, biophilic activities and lifestyle, biophilic knowledge and attitudes, biophilic institutions and governance, and biophilic economic and financial status have been examined. Studies show that among the biophilic city indicators, the indicators of biophilic infrastructure and conditions and biophilic institutions and governance have high importance and coefficient; therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to this indicator, considering its importance, for the feasibility of promoting physical resilience in the studied area.

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