Biourbanism urban design: Human bio-based approach to urban design (Case study: Cheshme kile Riverside of Tonekabon)

Subject Areas : Architecture and urbanism

Parisa Ghobadi ¹ , Reza Jafariha ² , Ali Niknama ³ , Alireza Aali ⁴

1 - PhD of Islamic Urbanism, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tabriz Islamic Art University, Tabriz, Iran. )*Corresponding Author)
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Buein Zahra Technical University, Buein Zahra, Qazvin, Iran.
3 - Master of Urban Design, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tabriz Islamic Art University, Tabriz, Iran.
4 - Master of Urban Design, Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tabriz Islamic Art University, Tabriz, Iran.

Received: 2018-01-21 Accepted : 2018-08-13 Published : 2022-12-22

Keywords: Cheshme Kile of Tonekabon, human-bio based, Biourbanism, Urban design, River,

Abstract :

Background and Objective: Urbanization in the past, due to a coherent view of the city and not distinguishing between nature and urban context, left positive effects that are seen today. Experts are seeking to apply new practical approaches in the design and reconstruction of urban spaces, so that they can solve the existing problems. Material and Methodology: The current research is descriptive-analytical in terms of method and applied research in terms of purpose. Findings: The achievement of this research in theoretical foundations is the introduction of bio-urbanism as a new approach in urban design that considers the urban environment as a very complex living object and tries to connect natural elements and human needs and sees urbanism as inseparably linked with biology. By analyzing three selected case examples based on the components of biourbanism, how the solutions based on them were investigated, and finally, the edge of the Kileh Tankabon spring river as a domestic and local research case, was analyzed and parts of it were designed as a sample of the selected projects. Discussion and Conclusion: This new type of urban approach and its application in Iran may face a large number of limitations, such as: high maintenance costs, low public awareness of its benefits, and diverging interests of the real estate market. But it is possible to gradually overcome the problems through a broad concept promotion and by raising the level of awareness about the usefulness of ecosystem services and the interaction of larger target groups.

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