Assessment and Sustainable Urban Landscape Design in 2th Region of Tehran Municipality, with Eco-City Approach

Subject Areas : Environmental acriculture

Afrooz  Eslami ¹ (M.Sc. Environmental Design, Department of Environmental Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)
Nasim  Sahraei Nejad ² (Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.)
Seyyed Hossein  Moosavi Fatemi ³ (Instructor, Department of Environmental Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.)

Received: 2020-10-23 Accepted : 2021-09-05 Published : 2022-09-23

Keywords: Sustainable design, urban landscape, Tehran, Eco-City,

Abstract :

Basis and Goals: Lack of attention to the issue of sustainability in development process leads cities to a growing trend of unsustainability. Eco-cities pave the way for sustainability through integrated planning and management by saving energy, reducing pollution and increasing the quality of life of citizens. In recent years in metropolis of Tehran, the quality of life has declined sharply, so by creating Eco-city, efforts are being made to increase the quality of life of citizens. The main purpose of this study is, first, determining the factors affecting achievement of Eco-city approach and explain their importance, then score the 9areas of Tehran Region2 based on the factors and finally provide design solutions to achieve sustainability and Eco-city. Method: The present research was applied in terms of purpose and in terms of nature, descriptive-analytical and research data were collected through library studies, field surveys and questionnaires. After determining the effective criteria by reviewing theoretical basis and using the opinions of urban landscape experts and AHP analytical method and pair-wise comparison of criteria and calculations in Excel software, the importance of the criteria was weighted and then the potential of different areas of Tehran Region2 was evaluated. Using SWOT technique, the data collected through field surveying of study area will be analyzed to provide more accurate design strategies. Findings: The results of the research show that region 9 has the highest score among the region 2 in terms of using the evaluated criteria effective on the ecological city approach, which means that in this region, compared to other regions, there are more measures to achieve and finally, by carrying out studies to identify and analyze District 9 of region 2 of Tehran Municipality and considering the opportunities and limitations of this area, various solutions for sustainable design and on the way to achieving an ecological city in this area in the form of a strategic plan were proposed and presented. Discussion: Based on the studies, it is clear that the basic design of the urban landscape based on the presented solutions is a platform for increasing the sustainability and development of the ecological city approach and transforming this urban area into a quality habitat for the settlement and survival of human and non-human species, and at the same time, it is a model for Other districts and urban areas will provide with similar conditions.

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