Evaluation of Key Strategies for Resilience and Sustainability of Urban Green Spaces (Case Study: Ahvaz Metropolis)

sadegh allahyari ¹ ( Assistant Professor of Geography, Payame Noor University )

Submited date : 2025-01-26 Accepted date : 2025-05-13

Keywords: Resilience, Green Space, Strategy, UrbanSustainability, Ahvaz City,

Abstract :

Urban green space resilience adopts a proactive approach to the sustainable growth of urban green spaces,emphasizing green development strategies that integrate urban planning, land use management, and environmental protection. Additionally, these measures also pursue the protection of the urban environment. However, achieving urban green space resilience requires the formulation and analysis of strategies in this area.Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the key strategies for resilience and sustainability of the green spaces in Ahvaz metropolis.The present research is applied in terms of its purpose and descriptive-analytical in terms of its methodology.The data collection tools are questionnaires and interviews.The statistical population of the present research includes urban management experts, managers,and researchers in Ahvaz, from which 30samples were selected using the non-probabilistic and purposive sampling method.To answer the research questions,the Johansen Unrestricted Cointegration Rank Test (Johansen method) was used in the Eviews software.The results of the research show that the strategies for resilience and sustainability of urban green spaces in Ahvaz metropolis include two categories:executive and operational strategies,and planning and policy strategies.The results in this regardshowed that:Selecting plant species resistant to evapotranspiration conditions in AhvazCreating green walls (tree walls) of native speciesPlanting species adapted to climate change and adverse environmental factorsare the most important operational and executive strategies.Additionally,the key planning and policy strategies for the resilience and sustainability of Ahvaz's urban green spaces are:Smart monitoring of the urban environmentEmbracing innovative green ideasGreen space financing programs by municipalities, oil companies, and steel industries.

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