Agricultural Museum Site: An Educational Approach to Promoting Urban Environment

Subject Areas : Environmental acriculture

Neda  Zarkesh ¹ (Master of Aarchitectural Engineering, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran *(Corresponding Author))
Reza  Sameh ² (Assistant professor of Department of Architectural Engineering, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran)
Mohammad Mehdi  Zarrabi ³ (Assistant professor of Department of Horticultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran)

Received: 2017-04-14 Accepted : 2017-08-16 Published : 2019-09-23

Keywords: Education, urban landscape, Agriculture, Environmental sustainability, Museum Site,

Abstract :

Background and Objective: Nowadays, one of the most important strategies in the face of the increased population of cities is the design of green space in part of the urban structure. Empowerment at the urban and regional levels should meet the needs of life and respond to the needs of citizens. Agriculture has a valuable heritage in Iran and depreciating it in this rich and talented country not only threatens food security, but also endangers environmental health. Since issues such as population growth and climate change require considering the environment. The purpose of this article is to promote environmental conditions by creating an agricultural museum site and establishing a link between the man-made environment and natural environment in order to provide good conditions for education and create a good environmental culture and expand the recreational space. Methodology: The present study uses a descriptive and analytical research method. After describing the previous studies in this field as well as their function, the approaches and goals related to agricultural education in the city and its suburbs will be discussed and the proposed activities on Agricultural Museum Site will be classified into six factors and their impact on each of the mentioned approaches will be analyzed. Findings: The findings of the research show that urban and suburban agricultural approaches, productive urban landscape, design of ecosystems and performance analysis of each one, including their educational, tourism, recreational, economic, social and cultural roles and climatic changes help promote the quality of the natural environment Discussion and Conclusion: The Agricultural Museum Site is a naturalistic approach and presented as an educational approach to promote the urban environment in this research. Therefore, the allocation of urban and suburban lands to productive lands, such as the Agricultural Museum Site and its proper management as part of the social spaces of cities and a place for social interactions have helped revive the green space and improve the quality of the living environment in the city.

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